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1736–1813

Lagrange, Joseph Louis. 1736-1813.

7results on record
50%sell-through
$1,534median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$4,105record in our coverage

Drawn from 7 recorded results (5 sold · 2 passed) across 2 auction houses, 2006–2026. 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

$1.6K$3.2K$4.7K2006: $1.3K median, 1 sold2011: $2.8K median, 2 sold2014: $1.2K median, 1 sold2018: $4.1K median, 1 sold20062009201220152018

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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.

$1.5K$1.2K$4.1K

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

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
other 4 100% $2,812

Medium is recorded for 4 of 7 results (57%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Pasteur, Louis. 1822-1895. Lagrange, Joseph Louis. 1736-1813. Pasteur, Louis. 1822-1895.

$40K$80K$120K1999: $2.4K median2011: $895 median2013: $4.0K median2014: $148K median2015: $12K median2016: $1.2K median2017: $973 median2018: $1.2K median2019: $3.8K median2020: $26K median2021: $3.7K median2022: $1.2K median2023: $1.6K median2024: $579 median2025: $2.7K median2006: $1.3K median2011: $2.8K median2014: $1.2K median2018: $4.1K median19992005201120172023
MetricLagrange, Joseph Louis. 1736-1813.Pasteur, Louis. 1822-1895.
Median result$1,534$1,637
Record price $4,105 $147,720
Results on record743
Years active at auction 2006–2026 1999–2026

Related artists: Pasteur, Louis. 1822-1895.Rand, Ayn. 1905-1982.Pioneering Work On Environmental Science And Meteorology Werner, JohannRepton, Humphry. 1752-1818.

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Sotheby's 4 100% $2,812 0.69×
Bonhams 3 33% $1,250 0.50×

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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 7 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

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2026·06 Théorie des fonctions analytiques, contenant les principes du calcul différentiel. . . . Paris: Imprimérie de la République, An V [1797/98]. $4,000–$6,000 Bonhams
2018·05 méchanique analitique. paris, veuve desaint, 1788. $3,518–$5,864 Sotheby's
2015·04 Théorie des fonctions analytiques, contenant les principes du calcul différentiel.... Paris: Imprimerie de la République, An V [1797/98]. $1,000–$1,500 Bonhams
2014·10 Théorie des fonctions analytiques, contenant les principes du calcul différentiel.... Paris: Imprimerie de la République, An V [1797/98]. $1,500–$2,500 Bonhams
2011·11 traité de la résolution des équations numériques de tous les degrés, avec des notes sur plusieurs points de la théorie des équations algébriques. nouvelle édition.paris, courcier, 1808. $1,636–$2,454 Sotheby's
2011·11 théorie des fonctions analytiques contenant les principes du calcul différentiel, dégagés de toute considération d'infiniment petits ou d'évanouissans, de limites ou de fluxions, et réduits à l'analyse algébrique des quantités finies.paris, de l'imprimerie de la république, prairial an v [1797]. $4,090–$5,453 Sotheby's
2006·12 mécanique analitique. parigi: veuve courcier, 1811-15 $1,054–$1,581 Sotheby's

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