Society For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge — auction results & prices

11results on record

70%sell-through

$3,027median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)

$5,686record in our coverage

Drawn from 11 recorded results (8 sold · 3 passed) across 2 auction houses, 2001–2024. 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)
other	8	71%	$2,844

Medium is recorded for 8 of 11 results (73%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Churchill Society For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge Churchill

Metric	Society For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge	Churchill
Median result	$3,027	$3,293
Record price	$5,686	$72,814
Results on record	11	136
Years active at auction	2001–2024	2012–2026

Related artists: Churchill Fleming Lawrence Dickens

Where this artist sells best

House	Results	Sell-through	Median	vs. estimate
Bonhams	10	70%	$3,114	0.91×
Christie's	1	—	$2,941	—

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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 11 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	Estimate USD	House
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2024·06	The Complete Atlas of Modern, Classical and Celestial Maps, together with Plans of the Principal Cities of the World, Edward Stanford, 1857	$2,561–$3,841	Bonhams
2024·03	The Complete Atlas of Modern, Classical and Celestial Maps, together with Plans of the Principal Cities of the World, Edward Stanford, 1873	$1,904–$2,538	Bonhams
2023·06	The Atlas of India; Revised by J. Walker, Edward Stanford, [1856]	$1,273–$1,909	Bonhams
2022·06	The Complete Atlas of Modern, Classical and Celestial Maps, together with Plans of the Principal Cities of the World, bound in 2 vol., Edward Stanford, [c.1877]	$1,838–$2,450	Bonhams
2021·09	Maps of the Society of the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 2 vol., Chapman and Hall, 1844	$1,383–$2,074	Bonhams
2015·12	Maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. London: Chapman and Hall, 1844.	$4,000–$6,000	Bonhams
2015·03	Maps of the Society of the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 2 vol., Chapman and Hall, 1844	$1,758–$2,637	Bonhams
2014·11	Maps of the Society of the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 2 vol., Chapman and Hall, 1844	$2,373–$3,164	Bonhams
2013·11	Maps of the Society of the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 2 vol., 1844	$4,040–$4,848	Bonhams
2012·03	Complete Atlas of Modern, Classical and Celestial Maps, Together with Plans of the Principal Cities of the World, 2 vol.	$2,393–$3,190	Bonhams
2001·01	Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge	$736–$1,178	Christie's

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