What is a Chinese School work on paper worth?
Price guide from past auction results
Based on 91 priced auction sales, works by Chinese School have sold for a median of $300Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $130Sign up free to see and $701Sign up free to see. For works on paper alone, the median is $275Sign up free to see across 64 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,400Sign up free to see across 19 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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Chinese School prices by medium
- Auction results
- 186
- Sold rate
- 49%
- Active at auction
- 2005–2026
- Median price
- $300Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $7.8kSign up free to see Studies of exotic fruit and blossoming sprays, Bonhams, Dec 2022
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Works on Paper | 64 | $120–$450Sign up free to see | $275Sign up free to see |
| Paintings | 9 | $140–$844Sign up free to see | $500Sign up free to see |
| Prints | 3 | $40–$110Sign up free to see | $55Sign up free to see |
| Sculpture | 2 | $65–$435Sign up free to see | $250Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Sloans & Kenyon (159), Bonhams (17), León Gallery (9)
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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.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 17 | $304–$2.2kSign up free to see | $832Sign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 34 | $141–$429Sign up free to see | $238Sign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 33 | $109–$475Sign up free to see | $275Sign up free to see |
Recent Chinese School sales
- Horses and Cranes (Storks), ink on paper, two handscrolls each bearing red seal impressions; the crane scrol — $143Sign up free to see, León Gallery, Jan 31, 2026
- The Barque 'Malay' Entering a Port, oil on canvas — $1,920Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jan 31, 2025
- A Pair of Paintings of Chinese Junks at Sea, Unsigned; indistinctly inscribed in pencil on the reverse of the image of the tw — $832Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Nov 19, 2024
- A Set of Six Floral Paintings, watercolor on pith paper — $1,792Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Oct 8, 2024
- Northern Chinese Village, Oil on board — $140Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, Apr 18, 2024
- Mother and Child, Watercolor on paper — $150Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, Apr 18, 2024
- Two ancestral portraits, ink and colored on paper — $288Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jul 11, 2023
- Gardening and manual pursuits, A set of six; together with various studies of butterflies, flowers, figures, ex — $2,334Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Dec 6, 2022
Questions about Chinese School prices
What is a Chinese School work on paper worth?
Based on 91 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Chinese School have sold for a median of $300, and half of them sold between $130 and $701. For works on paper alone the median is $275 (64 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 Chinese School sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $7,780 for “Studies of exotic fruit and blossoming sprays” at Bonhams in December 2022.
Which Chinese School medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $500 (9 sales).
How often do Chinese School works sell at auction?
49% of the 186 lots recorded between 2005 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Chinese School work on paper?
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Of the 186 lots by Chinese School recorded at auction between 2005 and 2026, 91 found a buyer (49%).
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