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British, 1775–1845

Robert Salmon

81results on record
54%sell-through
$27,188median result (USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% estimated from hammer)
$284,800record in our coverage

Drawn from 81 recorded results (64 sold · 17 passed) across 5 auction houses, 1998–2026. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$68K$135K$202K1998: $32K median, 3 sold1999: $46K median, 4 sold2001: $29K median, 1 sold2002: $11K median, 3 sold2003: $53K median, 3 sold2004: $18K median, 1 sold2005: $48K median, 7 sold2006: $132K median, 3 sold2007: $25K median, 3 sold2008: $89K median, 1 sold2009: $242K median, 1 sold2010: $184K median, 1 sold2012: $52K median, 3 sold2013: $44K median, 1 sold2015: $24K median, 3 sold2016: $62K median, 1 sold2017: $22K median, 4 sold2018: $22K median, 4 sold2019: $26K median, 2 sold2020: $32K median, 2 sold2021: $29K median, 2 sold2022: $9.5K median, 2 sold2024: $5.4K median, 3 sold2026: $4.4K median, 4 sold19982005201220192026

Where does a value land in this market?

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$27K$3.0K$285K

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)
painting 36 58% $23,000

Medium is recorded for 36 of 81 results (44%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen Robert Salmon Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen

$65K$131K$196K1998: $14K median1999: $9.8K median2000: $23K median2001: $16K median2002: $9.6K median2003: $14K median2004: $12K median2005: $10K median2006: $8.8K median2007: $17K median2008: $18K median2009: $11K median2010: $9.1K median2011: $8.1K median2012: $9.4K median2013: $10K median2014: $12K median2015: $12K median2016: $9.4K median2017: $8.8K median2019: $7.6K median2020: $8.2K median2021: $6.9K median2022: $6.4K median2023: $5.5K median2024: $8.4K median2025: $5.3K median2026: $4.5K median1998: $32K median1999: $46K median2001: $29K median2002: $11K median2003: $53K median2004: $18K median2005: $48K median2006: $132K median2007: $25K median2008: $89K median2009: $242K median2010: $184K median2012: $52K median2013: $44K median2015: $24K median2016: $62K median2017: $22K median2018: $22K median2019: $26K median2020: $32K median2021: $29K median2022: $9.5K median2024: $5.4K median2026: $4.4K median19982005201220192026
MetricRobert SalmonAntonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen
Median result$27,188$11,250
Record price $284,800 $83,650
Results on record81321
Years active at auction 1998–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Antonio Nicolo Gasparo JacobsenJames Edward ButtersworthThomas ButtersworthHenry Scott

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

63/ 100
  • Sell-through54%
  • Meets estimate59%
  • Market depth81 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

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Christie's 27 100% $29,375
Sotheby's 28 75% $50,881 0.80×
Bonhams 17 41% $6,585 0.75×
Heritage Auctions 8 38% $5,000
Freeman's | Hindman 1 100% $53,125 0.53×

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 81 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 17 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2026·04 The Upper Firth of Clyde Oil on canvas Heritage Auctions
2026·04 The Kyles of Bute Oil on canvas Heritage Auctions
2026·01 Coastal View near Greenock oil on panel $10,000–$15,000 Christie's
2026·01 Seascape and Seascape with Shipwreck : A Pair of Works each, oil on panel $10,000–$15,000 Christie's
2024·07 View of Holyhead 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (19.7 x 24.8 cm.) $5,000–$7,000 Bonhams
2024·07 Fishing with Nets 9 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. (24.5 x 32.1 cm.) $5,000–$7,000 Bonhams
2024·01 A Departing Brig off Maryport Harbor oil on canvas $20,000–$30,000 Christie's
2022·10 The Scottish Lighthouse Board's tender $9,438–$13,483 Bonhams
2022·05 The Isles of Bute looking North 41.7 x 60.3 cm. (16 7/16 x 23 3/4 in.) $9,438–$13,483 Bonhams
2022·04 The Scottish Lighthouse Board's tender $16,180–$24,270 Bonhams
2022·04 Fisherfolk on a shore tending their nets $4,045–$6,742 Bonhams
2022·04 Shipping in the Mersey, Liverpool beyond $4,045–$6,742 Bonhams
2021·10 Shipping in the Mersey, Liverpool beyond $8,090–$10,787 Bonhams
2021·05 A privateer in two positions leaving Whitehaven Harbour , 1801 oil on canvas $70,000–$90,000 Freeman's | Hindman
2021·04 Dumbarton Castle $4,045–$6,742 Bonhams
2021·04 The Scottish Lighthouse Board's tender $33,708–$47,192 Bonhams
2021·01 Along the Shore $25,000–$35,000 Sotheby's
2020·05 a man-of-war of the red squadron, departing the 'tail of the bank' anchorage on the clyde $16,180–$24,270 Sotheby's
2020·05 a british brig and frigate, off the mouth of the mersey $8,000–$12,000 Sotheby's
2019·12 An outward-bound, 18-gun merchantman at the ‘Tail of the Bank’, portrayed in three positions oil on canvas $40,450–$67,416 Christie's
2019·09 a man-of-war of the red squadron, departing the 'tail of the bank' anchorage on the clyde $26,967–$40,450 Sotheby's
2019·05 Fisherfolk at low tide $5,393–$8,090 Bonhams
2019·05 The full-rigged merchantman Liverpool in the Mersey, seen from the Wallasey foreshore $94,383–$134,833 Bonhams
2019·05 Fisherfolk on a beach, a still day $1,079–$1,618 Bonhams
2018·11 The Estridge in Two Views Off Dover Oil on canvas Heritage Auctions
2018·10 a british brig and frigate, off the mouth of the mersey $20,000–$30,000 Sotheby's
2018·01 Sailing Ship Kitty: 235 Tons, In the Mersey off Liverpool $60,000–$80,000 Sotheby's
2018·01 A British Brig and Frigate, Off the Mouth of the Mersey $40,000–$60,000 Sotheby's
2017·11 The Estridge in Two Views Off Dover Oil on canvas Heritage Auctions
2017·04 Burning of Liverpool $8,000–$12,000 Sotheby's
2017·01 calm & sunset, shipping; tynemouth point and boat $15,000–$25,000 Sotheby's
2017·01 Stormy Seas $12,000–$18,000 Sotheby's
2017·01 A Storm Off the Coast $15,000–$25,000 Sotheby's
2016·05 A French Lugger 16-1/2 x 24-1/4 in. $70,000–$100,000 Bonhams
2016·01 Two Views of a 16-gun sloop off Liverpool 28 x 44-1/2 in. (71.1 x 113.0 cm) $200,000–$300,000 Bonhams
2015·11 an outward-bound, eighteen-gun merchantman at the tail of the bank, portrayed in three positions $60,000–$80,000 Sotheby's
2015·09 The Holyhead Semaphore Station of 1826 oil on panel $10,000–$15,000 Christie's
2015·04 Coastal View Near Greenock $10,000–$15,000 Sotheby's
2014·10 An armed merchantman running up the Channel $10,787–$16,180 Bonhams
2013·12 Hagies Rock, Scotland Oil on panel Heritage Auctions
2013·11 An armed packet drifting along the Thames off Woolwich with Galleons Reach astern of her and the East India Dock and its masting house observed off her starboard bow oil on canvas $26,967–$40,450 Christie's
2013·10 An armed merchantman running up the Channel $20,225–$26,967 Bonhams
2012·11 A Naval Cutter Oil on panel Heritage Auctions
2012·09 Fishermen at Work $7,000–$10,000 Sotheby's
2012·09 The Estridge in Two Views Off Dover Oil on canvas Heritage Auctions
2012·05 a man-of-war of the red squadron, departing the 'tail of the bank' anchorage on the clyde $40,450–$67,416 Sotheby's
2012·05 a fully rigged ship in the thames off woolwich $40,450–$67,416 Sotheby's
2011·11 The Estridge in Two Views Off Dover Oil on canvas Heritage Auctions
2010·07 the greenland trader lion, in two positions off liverpool, on her return to the mersey in 1807 $134,833–$202,249 Sotheby's
2009·06 Royal Naval Vessels off Pembroke Dock, Milford Haven $200,000–$250,000 Sotheby's
2009·06 the ship liverpool in the mersey, seen from the wallasey foreshore $60,000–$80,000 Sotheby's
2008·11 a man-of-war of the red squadron, departing the 'tail of the bank' anchorage on the clyde $40,450–$67,416 Sotheby's
2007·11 Scottish Sunset $30,000–$50,000 Sotheby's
2007·11 Liverpool Harbour $13,483–$20,225 Sotheby's
2007·01 The snow Hellen of Glasgow in two positions in the Clyde off Greenock, Scotland oil on canvas $100,000–$150,000 Christie's
2007·01 A pilot boat guiding a small fleet of larger trading vessels off a lighthouse oil on panel $20,000–$30,000 Christie's
2006·01 Shipping on the Mersey off Birkenhead $100,000–$200,000 Sotheby's
2006·01 A Port in Moonlight $40,000–$60,000 Sotheby's
2006·01 Shipwreck on Ice $60,000–$80,000 Sotheby's
2005·07 A trading brig aground off the North Shields Lighthouse, Tynemouth oil on board $15,000–$20,000 Christie's
2005·05 coastal view $40,000–$60,000 Sotheby's
2005·02 A ship in three positions in the Mersey estuary oil on canvas $60,000–$80,000 Christie's
2005·02 View of the Firth of Clyde Downstream from Greenock oil on panel $40,000–$60,000 Christie's
2005·02 A ship in four positions in the Clyde with a view of Arran off to the left oil on canvas $60,000–$80,000 Christie's
2005·02 The ship Liverpool in the Mersey, seen from the Wallasey foreshore, 1810 oil on canvas $70,000–$90,000 Christie's
2005·02 Moonlight Scene with lighthouse oil on panel $7,000–$10,000 Christie's
2004·02 English and American merchantmen in the Clyde $12,000–$15,000 Christie's
2003·12 boston light $300–$500 Sotheby's
2003·11 an armed merchant vessel passing the custom house at greenock, on the clyde $40,450–$53,933 Sotheby's
2003·01 A fifth rate ship of the line and a brig drying sails in a flat calm on the River Mersey, 1808 $120,000–$180,000 Christie's
2002·03 A Busy Coastal Semaphore Station oil on board $12,000–$18,000 Christie's
2002·03 Entering Harbour oil on board $10,000–$15,000 Christie's
2002·03 A waterfall $2,022–$3,371 Christie's
2001·05 Mending Sails on the Shore at the Perch lighthouse, New Brighton, at the entrance to the river Mersey with several beached fishing boats $30,000–$40,000 Christie's
1999·10 An outward-bound 18-gun merchantman at the 'Tail of the Bank' portrayed in three positions oil on canvas $67,416–$107,866 Christie's
1999·05 The Sudden Squall $30,000–$50,000 Christie's
1999·05 English Cutter and Lugger, Off North Shields $70,000–$100,000 Christie's
1999·04 A Swedish vessel in distress off Shields $15,000–$25,000 Christie's
1998·02 The Harbour, Liverpool $20,000–$30,000 Christie's
1998·02 Coming Into Shore $10,000–$15,000 Christie's
1998·02 Fisherman Hauling in Their Nets $12,000–$18,000 Christie's

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