Maximilian Pfeiler — auction results & prices

22results on record

50%sell-through

$16,516median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)

$88,000record in our coverage

Drawn from 22 recorded results (16 sold · 6 passed) across 5 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

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)
ceramics & design	8	57%	$9,677
painting	6	n/a	$23,992

Medium is recorded for 14 of 22 results (64%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Italian School, 17th Century Maximilian Pfeiler Italian School, 17th Century

Metric	Maximilian Pfeiler	Italian School, 17th Century
Median result	$16,516	$1,804
Record price	$88,000	$337,178
Results on record	22	1,153
Years active at auction	1998–2026	1998–2026

Where this artist sells best

House	Results	Sell-through	Median	vs. estimate
Sotheby's	7	100%	$14,838	0.83×
Christie's	6	—	$23,992	—
Dorotheum	4	50%	$5,119	—
Bonhams	4	25%	$7,647	1.60×
Lempertz	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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 22 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 6 passed lots

Date	Lot	Medium	Estimate USD	House
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2026·03	Still life with a vase of roses, lemons, grapes, peaches, a pomegranate and a mandolin on an oriental carpet, a landscape beyond		$11,592–$17,388	Sotheby's
2025·07	Still life with peaches and figs on a pewter plate, together with glasses and a ewer on a marble ledge		$6,827–$9,558	Sotheby's
2024·04	Still life of figs, grapes, a melon, strawberries and biscuits, accompanied by glassware, a lute and an oriental carpet		$6,350–$8,890	Sotheby's
2019·11	A Pair of Fruit Still Lifes in a Park Landscape		$11,034–$13,241	Lempertz
2019·04	[no title recorded]		—	Dorotheum
2018·12	[no title recorded]		—	Dorotheum
2018·04	[no title recorded]		—	Dorotheum
2016·07	A silver vase of roses, tulips, chrysanthemums and other flowers with a split melon, grapes,		$10,381–$15,572	Bonhams
2015·10	Roses, tulips, narcissi and other flowers in a glass vase with peaches, plums and grapes on a stone ledge		$3,059–$4,588	Bonhams
2015·10	[no title recorded]		—	Dorotheum
2015·07	an elaborate still life of fruit and flowers piled high in an outdoor setting		$18,485–$27,727	Sotheby's
2013·12	A still life of an elaborate gilt ewer beside two glasses of wine and a carafe on a gilt dish with white roses, biscuits and a silver dish of fruit on a table draped with a blue cloth		$24,564–$32,752	Bonhams
2013·12	A still life of a glass bowl of grapes, a pomegranate, a silver dish of biscuits and fruit, with flowers on a table draped with a blue cloth		$13,101–$19,651	Bonhams
2012·05	A watermelon, a pomegranate and figs, with grapes on a draped plinth, in a landscape	oil on canvas, unframed	$9,704–$12,939	Christie's
2011·12	A cut pumpkin on a silver platter, figs, wine glasses and pastries on a draped plinth, with pomegranates, apples, grapes and other fruit, in a landscape	oil on canvas	$23,532–$31,375	Christie's
2007·02	(active Rome, first quarter 18th Century)	oil on canvas	$7,796–$11,694	Christie's
2005·11	Natura morta con uva		$9,434–$11,793	Sotheby's
2005·01	still life of figs and grapes on a pewter platter with a basket of flowers on a carpeted ledge, with a wooded landscape beyond; still life of plums and cherries in a tazza resting on a ledge with wild strawberries on a large leaf, a basket with grapes and peaches, and a pomegranate, with a hilly landscape beyond		$80,000–$120,000	Sotheby's
2004·05	still life of melons, grapes, peaches and other fruit in a landscape		$20,000–$30,000	Sotheby's
2001·06	Peaches, plums, and grapes on a silver dish, with figs, flowers and chestnuts, all on a natural ground against a landscape; and A basket of figs and grapes with pomegranates and plums, all on a natural ground	oil on canvas, unframed	$20,000–$30,000	Christie's
2001·03	Natura morta di frutta con anguria, uva e fichi		$17,680–$26,520	Christie's
1998·07	Putti playing with fruit by an upturned urn of flowers		$40,812–$57,138	Christie's

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