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16 results on record
75% sell-through
$5,250 median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$97,500 record in our coverage
Drawn from 16 recorded results
(13 sold · 3 passed) across 3 auction houses, 2013–2023.
What we cover
Median sold price by year
USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer
method
· log scale
$3.2K $6.5K $9.7K 2013: $1.9K median, 1 sold 2014: $6.9K median, 3 sold 2016: $8.1K median, 1 sold 2018: $3.5K median, 5 sold 2020: $10K median, 1 sold 2022: $12K median, 1 sold 2023: $640 median, 1 sold 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
Medium Results Sell-through Median result (USD)
other 11
71%
$2,500
Medium is recorded for 11 of
16 results
(69%) — rows above cover
that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Darwin
$3.3K $6.5K $9.8K 1998: $7.4K median 2012: $1.2K median 2013: $1.4K median 2014: $3.2K median 2015: $12K median 2016: $8.0K median 2017: $3.1K median 2018: $4.8K median 2019: $9.2K median 2020: $5.7K median 2021: $7.7K median 2022: $5.0K median 2023: $7.8K median 2024: $6.5K median 2025: $8.2K median 2026: $5.1K median 2013: $1.9K median 2014: $6.9K median 2016: $8.1K median 2018: $3.5K median 2020: $10K median 2022: $12K median 2023: $640 median 1998 2005 2012 2019 2026
Metric Shackleton, Ernest. 1874-1922. Darwin
Median result $5,250 $5,120 Record price
$97,500
$500,075 Results on record 16 246 Years active at auction
2013–2023
1998–2026
Related artists: Darwin Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. Ortelius, Abraham. 1527-1598. Washington, George. 1732-1799.
Where this artist sells best
House Results Sell-through Median vs. estimate
Bonhams
11
$4,375
0.93×
Sotheby's
4
—
$4,688
0.71×
Christie's
1
$12,027
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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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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
16 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule
✓ Includes 3 passed lots
Date Lot Medium vs. estimate Estimate USD Result USD, incl. premium House
16 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19 , once — buy a pass
2023·06
The Heart of the Antarctic, being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1909. $300–$500
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Bonhams
2022·07
A sterling silver napkin ring. $1,193–$1,790
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Christie's
2020·03
Autograph Letter Signed ("E.H. Shackleton"), written as he is "looking after the fitting out of the Terra Nova," $5,000–$7,000
$••,•••
Bonhams
2018·09
Aurora Australis. "Published at the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition During the Winter Months of April, May, June, July, 1908 ... Printed at the sign of 'The Penguins'; by Joyce and Wild..." East Antarctica, 1908. $70,000–$100,000
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Bonhams
2018·09
The Heart of the Antarctic, being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1909. $700–$1,000
$••,•••
Bonhams
2018·09
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, prospectus. [London]: Privately printed, [1914]. $3,000–$5,000
$••,•••
Bonhams
2018·09
1. South. The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917. London: William Heinemann, 1919. $1,500–$2,000
$••,•••
Bonhams
2018·09
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, prospectus. [London]: Privately printed, [1914]. $5,000–$8,000
$••,•••
Bonhams
2018·09
1. Au coeur de l'Antarctique. Paris: Hachette, 1910. $800–$1,200
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Bonhams
2018·09
13 volumes, comprising: $500–$800
$••,•••
Bonhams
2016·09
The Heart of the Antarctic, Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909. [WITH:] The Antarctic Book. London: W. Heinemann, 1909. $22,000–$28,000
$••,•••
Bonhams
2016·06
MURRAY, JAMES, and GEORGE MARSTON. Antarctic Days. Sketches of the Homely Side of Polar Life by Two of Shackleton's Men.... London: A. Melrose, 1913. $4,000–$5,000
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Bonhams
2014·12
the heart of the antartic. being the story of the british antarctic expedition 1907-1909. philadelphia: j. b. lippincott company, 1909 $6,000–$7,000
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Sotheby's
2014·12
the heart of the antartic ... popular edition. london: william heinemann, 1910 $3,000–$4,000
$••,•••
Sotheby's
2014·06
The Heart of the Antarctic. London: Heinemann, 1909 $15,000–$20,000
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Sotheby's
2013·07
autograph letter signed, to dorothy l. sayers $2,234–$2,979
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Sotheby's
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