George Chinnery

British · 1774–1852 · Painter, Printmaker

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14auction results2017–2025years recorded86%sold (12)$493Sign up free to seemedian price

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Near The BarrierOlympia Auctions · Jun 2023£4,500≈ $5,692≈ €5,266Sign up to see
UntitledSworders · Jun 2019£4,000≈ $5,090≈ €4,470Sign up to see
UntitledSworders · Jun 2021£3,000≈ $4,150≈ €3,491Sign up to see

George Chinnery’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

ArtSell has recorded 14 auction results for George Chinnery between 2017 and 2025, of which 12 sold (86%). Recorded sale prices range from $58Sign up free to see to $5.7kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $5.7kSign up free to see for Near The Barrier at Olympia Auctions in June 2023. The most common medium is drawings (10 lots). Most results come from Sworders (5), Olympia Auctions (4) and Lawrences Auctioneers (2).

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Sketch for a group portrait, possibly a merchant family in Macau
Drawing
image size: 12 x 13cm (4 3/4 x 5 1/8in)
Bonhams · Aug 14, 2025 · Lot 15
£102≈ $139≈ €119Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £150–250View at Bonhams ↗
A Sleeping Child
Drawing · Paper
16.40 x 15.80cm (6.5 x 6.2in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jul 28, 2025 · Lot 179
€50≈ $58≈ £43HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
Untitled
Drawing
Sworders · May 28, 2025 · Lot 282
£380≈ $512≈ €452HammerSign up free to seeEst. £400–600View at Sworders ↗
A Junk In An Estuary
Drawing · Paper
7.5 x 15cm
Olympia Auctions · Mar 16, 2025 · Lot 442
£180≈ $233≈ €214HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
UntitledCircle of the artist
Oil · Canvas
Sworders · Jun 25, 2024 · Lot 86
£4,000≈ $5,074≈ €4,736HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Sworders ↗
Oxen Yoked To A Cart
11.5 x 23.5cm
Lawrences Auctioneers · Apr 16, 2024 · Lot 265
£600≈ $747≈ €702HammerSign up free to seeEst. £700–View at Lawrences Auctioneers ↗
A Sleeping Child
Drawing · Paper
16.40 x 15.80cm (6.5 x 6.2in)
Morgan O'Driscoll · Sep 11, 2023 · Lot 65
€260≈ $279≈ £223HammerSign up free to seeView at Morgan O'Driscoll ↗
Near The Barrier
Drawing
19 x 27.5cm
Olympia Auctions · Jun 14, 2023 · Lot 21
£4,500≈ $5,692≈ €5,266HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
A Blacksmith And Other Studies
Drawing
29.5 x 21cm
Olympia Auctions · Jun 14, 2023 · Lot 22
£2,400≈ $3,036≈ €2,809HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
Untitled
Drawing
Sworders · Apr 4, 2023 · Lot 73
£380≈ $474≈ €435HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–300View at Sworders ↗

George Chinnery works on paper (10)George Chinnery drawings (10)

George Chinnery: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by George Chinnery at auction?

$5,692Sign up free to see, for Near The Barrier at Olympia Auctions (June 2023) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for George Chinnery?

The median sale price is $493Sign up free to see across 12 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by George Chinnery have sold at auction?

12 of 14 recorded lots sold between 2017 and 2025.

Which auction houses sell George Chinnery?

Sworders, Olympia Auctions and Lawrences Auctioneers account for the most recorded results. Sworders · Olympia Auctions · Lawrences Auctioneers

About George Chinnery

In museum collections

Self-Portrait, 1825–28
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Mrs. Whaley (died 1798, Isle of Man)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Gilbert Elliot, 1st Earl of Minto (1751-1814), Viceroy of British India and Governor General of the Dutch East Indies (1812-14), 1812 - 1847
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · Public domain
Cattle resting in a mountainous landscape, Bengal, ca. 1808–12
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0