Jean-Baptiste Van Loo — auction results & prices

20results on record

71%sell-through

$12,998median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)

$291,295record in our coverage

Drawn from 20 recorded results (18 sold · 2 passed) across 6 auction houses, 1998–2026. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale

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The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

Medium	Results	Sell-through	Median result (USD)
painting	4	100%	$12,100
other	3	n/a	$7,812
ceramics & design	3	n/a	$6,789

Medium is recorded for 10 of 20 results (50%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Sir Joshua Reynolds P.r.a. Jean-Baptiste Van Loo Sir Joshua Reynolds P.r.a.

Metric	Jean-Baptiste Van Loo	Sir Joshua Reynolds P.r.a.
Median result	$12,998	$35,683
Record price	$291,295	$6,111,419
Results on record	20	257
Years active at auction	1998–2026	1998–2026

Where this artist sells best

House	Results	Sell-through	Median	vs. estimate
Sotheby's	12	100%	$11,739	0.86×
Christie's	3	—	$14,201	—
Dorotheum	2	100%	$20,089	—
Heritage Auctions	1	100%	$7,500	—
Lempertz	1	0%	—	—
Bonino Auctions	1	0%	—	—

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 20 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 2 passed lots

Date	Lot	Medium	Estimate USD	House
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2026·06	[no title recorded]		—	Dorotheum
2026·05	King Louis XV of France in full ceremonial armor, wearing the blue ribbon of the Order of the Holy Spirit		$6,959–$9,279	Lempertz
2025·07	attribuito a Ritratto di giovane nobiluomo (Luigi Filippo I di Bornone-Orléans?)		$1,729–$2,882	Bonino Auctions
2021·03	Portrait of James FitzGerald, Earl of Offaly, Marquess of Kildare, and 1st Duke of Leinster (1722 - 1773), in a blue robe with fur trim, half-length		$6,000–$8,000	Sotheby's
2019·04	[no title recorded]		—	Dorotheum
2017·11	Portrait of a man in a gold jacket with lace cuffs, holding a small bronze dish		$2,658–$3,986	Sotheby's
2017·05	Portrait of a gentleman (formerly identified as the Marquis de Dreux-Brézé)	Oil on canvas	—	Heritage Auctions
2017·01	Susannah and the Elders		$50,000–$70,000	Sotheby's
2017·01	portrait of augusta von sachsen-gotha, princess of wales (1719-72), half-length, wearing an ermine and red velvet dress with diamond corsage, and diamond necklace and earrings		$4,930–$7,395	Sotheby's
2016·04	Venus and Cupid	oil on canvas	$10,000–$15,000	Christie's
2014·01	portrait of the sieur de carnay, argentier de la cour d'espagne		$15,000–$20,000	Sotheby's
2010·12	portrait of william murray, 1st earl of mansfield (1705-1793), holding a book and a quill		$94,658–$126,210	Sotheby's
2009·07	portrait of louis xv, king of france (1710-1774), full-length		$241,072–$321,429	Sotheby's
2008·12	portrait of princess amelia (1711-1786), daughter of george ii		$21,945–$29,260	Sotheby's
2006·06	portrait of the rt. hon edward weston (1703-1770)	Half length, wearing a red jacket with gold brocade	$7,438–$11,156	Sotheby's
2004·11	portrait of prince charles edward stuart, the young pretender		$4,715–$6,601	Sotheby's
2004·01	Portrait of Augusta, Princess of Wales		$3,654–$5,481	Sotheby's
2003·11	Portrait of a Gentleman	half length, wearing a red coat with gold tassels, a brocaded waistcoat, and a white stock	$5,140–$6,853	Sotheby's
2000·07	Portrait of a nobleman, thought to be King Ferdinand VI of Spain, half-length, in a blue coat with a breast plate, sash, and an ermine lined cloak, holding a baton, by a table with a tricorn hat and crown		$4,532–$7,553	Christie's
1998·11	Portrait of Charles, 2nd Duke of Grafton (1683-1757), full-length, in Garter robes, holding a wand of office, beside a table on which rests his coronet, in an interior		$24,873–$33,164	Christie's

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