Joseph Walter — auction results & prices

13results on record

29%sell-through

$13,140median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)

$46,055record in our coverage

Drawn from 13 recorded results (8 sold · 5 passed) across 4 auction houses, 2003–2019. 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

Where does a value land in this market?

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	n/a	$16,097

Medium is recorded for 4 of 13 results (31%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Thomas Luny Joseph Walter Thomas Luny

Metric	Joseph Walter	Thomas Luny
Median result	$13,140	$8,565
Record price	$46,055	$281,276
Results on record	13	220
Years active at auction	2003–2019	1998–2026

Where this artist sells best

House	Results	Sell-through	Median	vs. estimate
Christie's	4	—	$16,097	—
Bonhams	6	33%	$10,181	2.27×
Sotheby's	2	—	$25,562	0.55×
Dorotheum	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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 13 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 5 passed lots

Date	Lot	Medium	Estimate USD	House
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2019·06	[no title recorded]		—	Dorotheum
2018·04	Dutch boats in calm waters off the shore		$5,689–$8,533	Bonhams
2017·10	The paddle steamer Cornwall off the coast		$790–$1,053	Bonhams
2015·06	A view of Bristol docks		$1,887–$2,831	Bonhams
2015·06	The H.M.S. Britannia with other shipping off Swansea 29 x 38 in. (73.6 x 96.5 cm.)		$12,000–$15,000	Bonhams
2015·04	A view of Bristol docks		$4,428–$7,379	Bonhams
2014·10	Avonmouth and the lighthouse		$9,640–$12,854	Bonhams
2010·06	Merchantmen drifting in light airs off Avonmouth, Bristol	oil on canvas	$7,388–$10,344	Christie's
2008·12	A Harbour at Dusk		$58,951–$88,426	Sotheby's
2008·10	A three-masted merchantman in a light breeze off Avonmouth, with a Royal Navy frigate anchored and drying her sails offshore	oil on canvas	$6,419–$9,628	Christie's
2007·10	Two large frigates running into Spithead with a flagship of the Blue anchored beyond	oil on canvas	$31,078–$41,437	Christie's
2004·05	A paddle-steamer and other shipping on the River Avon at Pill, near Bristol	oil on canvas	$7,267–$10,900	Christie's
2003·11	Shipping in the Bristol Channel		$6,759–$10,138	Sotheby's

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