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114 results on record
91% sell-through
$1,936 median result (USD, incl. premium; 58% observed, 42% estimated from hammer)
$654,724 record in our coverage
Drawn from 114 recorded results
(111 sold · 3 passed) across 5 auction houses, 2003–2026.
What we cover
Median sold price by year
USD, incl. premium; 58% observed, 42% estimated from hammer
method
· log scale
$139K $279K $418K 2003: $576 median, 5 sold 2004: $12K median, 7 sold 2005: $4.9K median, 5 sold 2006: $913 median, 3 sold 2007: $516K median, 1 sold 2009: $324 median, 1 sold 2010: $29K median, 2 sold 2011: $24K median, 4 sold 2012: $6.7K median, 2 sold 2013: $3.3K median, 7 sold 2014: $5.3K median, 4 sold 2015: $4.2K median, 4 sold 2016: $963 median, 2 sold 2017: $1.2K median, 1 sold 2018: $1.6K median, 1 sold 2019: $2.2K median, 9 sold 2020: $3.7K median, 4 sold 2021: $2.1K median, 11 sold 2022: $1.3K median, 8 sold 2023: $1.4K median, 7 sold 2024: $1.3K median, 9 sold 2025: $1.6K median, 9 sold 2026: $1.6K median, 5 sold 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023 2026
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
Medium Results Sell-through Median result (USD)
other 61
100%
$3,471
Medium is recorded for 61 of
114 results
(54%) — rows above cover
that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885.
$139K $279K $418K 1998: $9.9K median 2003: $12K median 2004: $5.5K median 2005: $2.1K median 2006: $752 median 2007: $3.9K median 2008: $16K median 2009: $3.8K median 2010: $4.5K median 2011: $2.6K median 2012: $5.1K median 2013: $3.4K median 2014: $16K median 2015: $3.8K median 2016: $3.1K median 2017: $4.4K median 2018: $1.5K median 2019: $1.3K median 2020: $6.6K median 2021: $5.8K median 2022: $1.3K median 2023: $1.3K median 2024: $2.4K median 2025: $940 median 2026: $1.3K median 2003: $576 median 2004: $12K median 2005: $4.9K median 2006: $913 median 2007: $516K median 2009: $324 median 2010: $29K median 2011: $24K median 2012: $6.7K median 2013: $3.3K median 2014: $5.3K median 2015: $4.2K median 2016: $963 median 2017: $1.2K median 2018: $1.6K median 2019: $2.2K median 2020: $3.7K median 2021: $2.1K median 2022: $1.3K median 2023: $1.4K median 2024: $1.3K median 2025: $1.6K median 2026: $1.6K median 1998 2005 2012 2019 2026
Metric Jean-jacques Roussau Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885.
Median result $1,936 $3,126 Record price
$654,724
$707,521 Results on record 114 312 Years active at auction
2003–2026
1998–2026
Related artists: Hugo, Victor. 1802-1885. Pablo Picasso Dumas, Alexandre, Fils. 1824-1895. Voltaire
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
83 / 100
Sell-through 91% Meets estimate 64% Market depth 114 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
House Results Sell-through Median vs. estimate
Sotheby's
59
$4,318
1.32×
International Autograph Auctions
45
$1,319
0.81×
Ketterer Kunst
4
—
$1,002
—
Hermitage Fine Art
4
$2,105
0.80×
Bonhams
2
$238
0.38×
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
114 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule
✓ Includes 3 passed lots
Date Lot Medium vs. estimate Estimate USD Result USD, incl. premium House
14 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19 , once — buy a pass
2005·06
l'amour n'a t-il rien qui le tente ? ariette par mr dumont, amateurtexte et musique, copie autographe signée[vers 1752] $1,207–$1,810
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Sotheby's
2005·06
devoirs de l'amitiémanuscrit autographe[1746-1751] $12,069–$18,104
$••,•••
Sotheby's
2004·12
lettre autographe à leniepsmontmorency, 18 janvier 1862 $4,015–$5,353
$••,•••
Sotheby's
2004·12
lettre autographe signée à delucmotiers, 25 octobre 1763 $8,030–$10,706
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Sotheby's
2004·12
oeuvres--la botanique paris, defer de maisonneuve, dufour, 1793-1799. (18 vol.)--paris, delachaussée et garnery, 1805 $40,149–$66,915
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Sotheby's
2004·12
lettre autographe à paul-claude moultou, pasteur à genèvemotiers, 30 avril 1763 3 pages in-8, adresse au dos, cachet de cire rouge. Petits manques de papier
$4,015–$5,353
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Sotheby's
2004·12
lettre autographe à leniepsmotiers, 23 juillet 1763 3 pages in-8, adresse au dos, cachet de cire rouge. Petits manques de papier
$5,353–$8,030
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Sotheby's
2004·12
lettre autographe à leniepsmontmorency, 11 décembre 1760 $5,353–$8,030
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Sotheby's
2004·12
lettre autographe signée à leniepsmotiers, 17 mars 1765 $2,677–$4,015
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Sotheby's
2003·12
dictionnaire de musique. parigi: chez la veuve duchesne, 1775 $679–$802
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Sotheby's
2003·12
pensées d'un esprit droit, et sentimens d'un coeur vertueux. parigi: fournier-favreux, 1826 $247–$370
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Sotheby's
2003·12
julie ou la nouvelle héloïse (deuxième partie, lettre xxi)manuscrit autographe [ermitage, montmorency, 1756-1757] $48,748–$73,122
$••,•••
Sotheby's
2003·12
lettre autographe signée à nicolas-bonaventure duchesne, librairemotiers, 15 septembre 1763 $1,219–$1,828
$••,•••
Sotheby's
2003·05
dictionnaire de musique. parigi: chez la veuve duchesne, 1775 $633–$749
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Sotheby's
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