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1600–1667

Sanson D'abbeville, Nicolas. 1600-1667.

8results on record
67%sell-through
$2,798median result (USD, incl. premium; 83% observed, 17% estimated from hammer)
$6,250record in our coverage

Drawn from 8 recorded results (6 sold · 2 passed) across 4 auction houses, 2001–2021. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 83% observed, 17% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$2.2K$4.3K$6.5K2001: $2.6K median, 1 sold2012: $1.5K median, 1 sold2015: $3.9K median, 2 sold2016: $6.2K median, 1 sold2021: $125 median, 1 sold20012006201120162021

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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.

$2.8K$125$6.2K

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 6 50% $2,798

Medium is recorded for 6 of 8 results (75%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Ortelius, Abraham. 1527-1598. Sanson D'abbeville, Nicolas. 1600-1667. Ortelius, Abraham. 1527-1598.

$8.8K$18K$26K2001: $778 median2002: $563 median2003: $1.1K median2006: $1.5K median2008: $19K median2012: $32K median2013: $4.1K median2014: $4.7K median2016: $3.0K median2017: $13K median2019: $13K median2020: $3.0K median2021: $473 median2022: $2.9K median2023: $1.8K median2024: $277 median2025: $575 median2026: $3.3K median2001: $2.6K median2012: $1.5K median2015: $3.9K median2016: $6.2K median2021: $125 median20012007201320192025
MetricSanson D'abbeville, Nicolas. 1600-1667.Ortelius, Abraham. 1527-1598.
Median result$2,798$2,040
Record price $6,250 $127,141
Results on record892
Years active at auction 2001–2021 2001–2026

Related artists: Ortelius, Abraham. 1527-1598.Blaeu, Willem. 1571-1638.Robert De Vaugondy, Didier. 1723-1786.John Speed

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Bonhams 5 60% $4,750 0.77×
Sotheby's 1 $3,000 0.96×
Christie's 1 $2,595
PASAREL 1 100% $125 0.44×

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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 8 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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2021·10 Terra Promissa, Map of the Holy Land $150–$300 PASAREL
2016·09 L'Amerique, en plusieurs cartes nouvelles, et exactes. Paris: chez l'Autheur, [c.1667]. $5,000–$8,000 Bonhams
2015·12 Le Nouveau Mexique, et la Floride. Paris: Pierre Mariette, 1656. $5,000–$7,000 Bonhams
2015·12 l'europe dédiée à monseigneur monseigneur le tellier secret? d'estat &co... paris. chez l'autheur [n. sanson fils], [1648] $2,000–$3,000 Sotheby's
2012·12 L'Amerique en plusieurs cartes nouvelles, et exactes, &c. Paris: chez l'auteur, 1662. $3,000–$5,000 Bonhams
2012·12 1. L'Afrique en plusieurs cartes nouvelles, et exactes, &c. Paris: chez l'auteur, 1662. $1,000–$1,500 Bonhams
2012·12 L'Asie en plusieurs cartes, nouvelles, et exactes; etc. Paris: chez l'autheur, 1662. $1,500–$2,500 Bonhams
2001·01 Nicolas Sanson d'Abbeville (1600-1667) $1,473–$2,209 Christie's

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