What is a Basil Besler print worth?
1561–1629 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 26 works by Basil Besler with a published auction price sold between $381Sign up free to see and $935Sign up free to see, and the median is $523Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $523Sign up free to see across 26 sales. In the last five years the median was $405Sign up free to see across 13 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Basil Besler prices by medium
- Auction results
- 39
- Sold rate
- 67%
- Active at auction
- 2008–2026
- Median price
- $523Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $6.4kSign up free to see A Set of Four Botanical Prints from Hortus Eystettensis, Bonhams, Jul 2025
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 26 | $381–$935Sign up free to see | $523Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Bertolami Fine Art (9), Bonhams (6), Auktionshaus Mehlis (5)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Basil Besler sales
- I. Limonium Syriacum (sea lavender), II. Calamentha Angustifolys (Calamint), III. Coronopus (swine cress), hand-colored engraving on paper — $275Sign up free to see, Austin Auction Gallery, May 2, 2026
- Hortus Eystettensis, Mentha Crispa, Copper Engraving — $945Sign up free to see, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Jan 11, 2026
- Juncus, Clematis, Periclymenum, Copper Engraving — $1,008Sign up free to see, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Jan 11, 2026
- Blatt aus "Hortus Eystettensis", Kupferstich auf gröberem Bütten — $230Sign up free to see, Auktionshaus Mehlis, Nov 22, 2025
- A Set of Four Botanical Prints from Hortus Eystettensis, hand-colored engraving on laid paper — $6,400Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jul 10, 2025
- Skabiosen aus Hortus Eystettensis, Kupferstich auf gröberem Bütten — $390Sign up free to see, Auktionshaus Mehlis, Mar 20, 2025
- Carnations, Stages of a Carnation Flower, hand colored engraving — $378Sign up free to see, Michaan's Auctions, Nov 15, 2024
- Caryophyllus Multiplex’ (Carnations), etching with engraving and hand-colouring — $484Sign up free to see, Toovey's, Aug 7, 2024
Questions about Basil Besler prices
What is a Basil Besler print worth?
Based on 26 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Basil Besler have sold for a median of $523, and half of them sold between $381 and $935. For prints alone the median is $523 (26 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Basil Besler sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $6,400 for “A Set of Four Botanical Prints from Hortus Eystettensis” at Bonhams in July 2025.
How often do Basil Besler works sell at auction?
67% of the 39 lots recorded between 2008 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Basil Besler print?
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Basil Besler have appeared at auction 39 times in ArtSell’s records between 2008 and 2026; 26 sold, a sell-through rate of 67%.
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