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James Gillray Prints: Auction Prices

British · 1756–1815

ArtSell has recorded 45 auction results for James Gillray prints between 2016 and 2026, of which 37 sold (82% sell-through). Prices realised range from $20 to $5,956, with a median of $219 across 37 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 4 lots offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $5,956 for “THE APOTHEOSIS OF HOCHE; TITIANUS REDIVIVUS or THE SEVEN WISE MEN CONSULTING THE NEW VENETIAN ORACLE, A SCENE IN YE ACADEMIC GROVE; DISCIPLES CATCHING THE MANTLE - THE SPIRIT OF DARKNESS, OVERSHADOWIN” at Lawrences Auctioneers in 2023.

Record: THE APOTHEOSIS OF HOCHE; TITIANUS REDIVIVUS or THE SEVEN WISE MEN CONSULTING THE NEW VENETIAN ORACLE, A SCENE IN YE ACADEMIC GROVE; DISCIPLES CATCHING THE MANTLE - THE SPIRIT OF DARKNESS, OVERSHADOWIN — $5,956Sign up free to see

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  1. James Gillray, Maniac Ravings _ or _ Little Boney in a strong fit _vide Lord W _ account of a visit to Thuilleries, hand coloured engraving
    Maniac Ravings _ or _ Little Boney in a strong fit _vide Lord W _ account of a visit to Thuilleries
    Engraving
    25.5cm x 34cm
    Chorley's · · Lot 992
    £160≈ $215≈ €187HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–200View at Chorley's ↗
  2. James Gillray, Untitled, The King of Brobdingnag, and Gulliver, published H Humphrey, 1803, hand coloured engraving
    Untitled
    Engraving
    31cm x 25cm
    Chorley's · · Lot 991
    £300≈ $404≈ €350HammerSign up free to seeEst. £250–350View at Chorley's ↗
  3. James Gillray, End of the Irish Farce of Catholic - Emancipation, hand coloured engraving
    End of the Irish Farce of Catholic - Emancipation
    Engraving
    37.5cm x 45cm
    Chorley's · · Lot 990
    £280≈ $377≈ €327HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–300View at Chorley's ↗
  4. James Gillray, The Pigs Possessed: _ or _ the Broad bottom'd Litter running headlong into ye Sea of Perdition, hand coloured engraving
    The Pigs Possessed: _ or _ the Broad bottom'd Litter running headlong into ye Sea of Perdition
    Engraving
    40.5cm x 30cm
    Chorley's · · Lot 988
    £300≈ $404≈ €350HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–300View at Chorley's ↗
  5. James Gillray, The Dagger Scene:__or__The Plot Discover'd, hand coloured engraving
    The Dagger Scene:__or__The Plot Discover'd
    Engraving
    40cm x 31cm
    Chorley's · · Lot 987
    £60≈ $81≈ €70HammerSign up free to seeEst. £80–120View at Chorley's ↗
  6. James Gillray, Tales Of Wonder!, hand-coloured engraving
    Tales Of Wonder!
    Engraving
    26.5cm x 35cm
    Chorley's · · Lot 981
    £50≈ $67≈ €58HammerSign up free to seeEst. £70–100View at Chorley's ↗
  7. James Gillray, Antisaccharrites, or John Bull and His Family leaving off the use of Sugar, engraving with hand-coloring, 1792, Bohn
    Antisaccharrites, or John Bull and His Family leaving off the use of Sugar
    Engraving
    12 5/8 x 16 in
    Rachel Davis Fine Arts · · Lot 4
    Result not publishedEst. $100–200View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
  8. Company Shocked at a Lady; and five other associated
    Engraving
    Five 18th and 19th Century Engravings to include: "The Anatomy of Melancholy", Thomas Rowlandson, 1808; "Ancient Music" after James Gillray, later state engraving; "The Tree of Liberty" after James Gillray, later state engraving; and "The Morning after Marriage", after James Gillray, later state engraving; James Gillray , "Company Shocked at a Lady getting up to Ring the Bell", unsigned, hand-tinted engraving, published H. Humphry, November 20th 1804, plate 25 x 37cms, 37 x 49cms in frame. (5)
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 439
    £60≈ $82≈ €69HammerSign up free to seeEst. £80–120View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  9. The Dissolution or The Alchymist producing an Aetherial Representation
    Engraving
    plate 36 x 26cms, 52x 42.5cms in frame.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 259
    £40≈ $54≈ €46HammerSign up free to seeEst. £50–100View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  10. The Zenith of French Glory; The Pinnacle of LibertyAfter the artist
    Engraving · Paper
    plate 35 x 25cms, 51 x 40cms in frame.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 257
    £40≈ $54≈ €46HammerSign up free to seeEst. £50–100View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  11. James Gillray, Presentation Of The Mohametan Credentials - Or - The Final Resource Of French Atheists, 1793, etching with later colouring
    Presentation Of The Mohametan Credentials - Or - The Final Resource Of French Atheists, 1793
    Etching
    48 x 58cm
    Olympia Auctions · · Lot 547A
    £15≈ $20≈ €17HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
  12. James Gillray, One of the Advantages of a Low Carriage, 1835, etching on paper
    One of the Advantages of a Low Carriage, 1835
    Etching · Paper
    image size: 23 by 34,5cm; 50 by 59,5 by 1,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 289
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  13. James Gillray, Tiddy-Doll the great French Gingerbread-Baker..., engraving with hand-colouring
    Tiddy-Doll the great French Gingerbread-Baker...
    Engraving
    26cm x 39cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 22
    £150≈ $196≈ €170HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  14. James Gillray, Middlesex - Election Day 1804, Etching
    Middlesex - Election Day 1804
    Etching
    35x50cm (plate)
    Davidson Auctions · · Lot 515
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$300–500View at Davidson Auctions ↗
  15. James Gillray, Karikatur auf Napoleon Bonaparte, Radierung
    Karikatur auf Napoleon Bonaparte
    Etching
    Auktionshaus Mehlis · · Lot 3538
    €650≈ $704≈ £544HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
  16. James Gillray, Morning Promenade upon the Cliff, Brighton, hand-coloured etching
    Morning Promenade upon the Cliff, Brighton
    Etching
    36.5cm x 56cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 40
    £80≈ $101≈ €97HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  17. James Gillray, Ladies dress, as it will soon be., Etching
    Ladies dress, as it will soon be.
    Etching
    Bertolami Fine Art · · Lot 299
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €150–200View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
  18. Scotch Harry on His Fast Trotter & Hounds Finding
    Etching
    page 24.5 x 35cms (trimmed)
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 8
    £20≈ $26≈ €23HammerSign up free to seeEst. £50–80View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  19. James Gillray, Untitled, 1793 a hand-coloured etching by James Gillray
    Untitled
    Etching
    Sworders · · Lot 259
    £350≈ $450≈ €415HammerSign up free to seeEst. £150–200View at Sworders ↗
  20. Confederated-Coalition;-or-The Giants storming Heaven
    Etching · Paper
    page 33.5 x 25.5cms (trimmed).
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 17
    £160≈ $200≈ €187HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–300View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  21. James Gillray, La Couronne Théatrale disputed by the Demoiselles Duchesnois & Georges Weimer, Etching
    La Couronne Théatrale disputed by the Demoiselles Duchesnois & Georges Weimer
    Etching
    Bertolami Fine Art · · Lot 203
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €200–300View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
  22. James Gillray, Sketch of the interior of St Stephens, as it now stands, Etching
    Sketch of the interior of St Stephens, as it now stands
    Etching
    Bertolami Fine Art · · Lot 202
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €200–300View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
  23. James Gillray, THE NEW AND ELEGANT ST GILES'S CAGE. Erected on Purpose for the Dillitanti Theatrical Society.etching 26.0x 20.5 cm, Etching
    THE NEW AND ELEGANT ST GILES'S CAGE. Erected on Purpose for the Dillitanti Theatrical Society.etching 26.0x 20.5 cm
    Etching
    Bertolami Fine Art · · Lot 201
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €200–300View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
  24. James Gillray, To Phantasmagoria; -scene- Conjuring-up an Armed Skeleton, Etching
    To Phantasmagoria; -scene- Conjuring-up an Armed Skeleton
    Etching
    Bertolami Fine Art · · Lot 200
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €200–300View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
  25. James Gillray, The Bridal-Night, etching and aquatint with hand coloring
    The Bridal-Night
    Etching
    41.0 x 56.5 cm (16 1/8 x 22 1/4 in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 224
    $384≈ £303≈ €354Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Bonhams ↗
  26. James Gillray, A Phantasmagoria: Scene - Conjuring Up an Armed Skeleton (British Museum 9962), 1803, Etching and aquatint with hand-coloring on wove paper
    A Phantasmagoria: Scene - Conjuring Up an Armed Skeleton (British Museum 9962), 1803
    Etching · Paper
    13 3/4 x 10 1/4in (34.9 x 26cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 41
    $960≈ £792≈ €911Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
  27. James Gillray, New Dramatic Resource, a Begging we will go! A Scene from Covent Garden Theatre after the Conflagration, Theatrical Mendicants relieved, have Pity upon all our Aches and Wants!, etching with aquatint and later hand-colouring
    New Dramatic Resource, a Begging we will go! A Scene from Covent Garden Theatre after the Conflagration, Theatrical Mendicants relieved, have Pity upon all our Aches and Wants!
    Etching
    26cm x 35cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 36
    £65≈ $79≈ €75HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  28. James Gillray, A Connoisseur Examining A Cooper, etching with hand-coloring, 1792
    A Connoisseur Examining A Cooper
    Etching
    7 x 5 1/4 in
    Rachel Davis Fine Arts · · Lot 22
    Result not publishedEst. $200–400View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
  29. The Plumb-Pudding in DangerAfter the artist
    Engraving
    23 x 29cms, framed.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 1013
    £60≈ $75≈ €68HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–200View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  30. What Can Little T.O Do?.... Drive a Phaeton and Four!!!!
    Etching
    29 x 71cms, framed.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 1011
    £280≈ $350≈ €317HammerSign up free to seeEst. £70–120View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  31. James Gillray, THE APOTHEOSIS OF HOCHE; TITIANUS REDIVIVUS or THE SEVEN WISE MEN CONSULTING THE NEW VENETIAN ORACLE, A SCENE IN YE ACADEMIC GROVE; DISCIPLES CATCHING THE MANTLE - THE SPIRIT OF DARKNESS, OVERSHADOWIN, etchings with hand colouring
    THE APOTHEOSIS OF HOCHE; TITIANUS REDIVIVUS or THE SEVEN WISE MEN CONSULTING THE NEW VENETIAN ORACLE, A SCENE IN YE ACADEMIC GROVE; DISCIPLES CATCHING THE MANTLE - THE SPIRIT OF DARKNESS, OVERSHADOWIN
    Etching
    49 x 37.5cm
    Lawrences Auctioneers · · Lot 366
    £4,800≈ $5,956≈ €5,448HammerSign up free to seeEst. £800–View at Lawrences Auctioneers ↗
  32. James Gillray, The Pigs Possessed:–or–the Broad Bottom'd Litter Running Headlong into Ye Sea of Perdition (BM 10719), Etching with hand-colouring, 1807, on wove
    The Pigs Possessed:–or–the Broad Bottom'd Litter Running Headlong into Ye Sea of Perdition (BM 10719)
    Etching · Paper
    Bonhams · · Lot 435
    £179≈ $216≈ €201Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Bonhams ↗
  33. James Gillray, Bank-Notes, Paper-Money, French-Alarmists, o, the Devil, the Devil! Ah! poor John-Bull!!!, etching with later hand-colouring
    Bank-Notes, Paper-Money, French-Alarmists, o, the Devil, the Devil! Ah! poor John-Bull!!!
    Etching
    26cm x 37cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 51
    £25≈ $31≈ €29HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  34. A comical cartoon depicting Georgian fashion
    Etching
    25 x 33cms, framed.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 8
    £140≈ $160≈ €160HammerSign up free to seeEst. £30–60View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  35. The Cow Pock - The Wonderful Effects of the New Inoculation - 1802After the artist
    Lithograph
    9.75 x 13 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 415
    $76≈ £56≈ €67$60 + $16 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $100–200View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  36. James Gillray, HAND TINTED, 1805, ETCHING ON PAPER
    HAND TINTED, 1805
    Etching · Paper
    H 14.25", W 10", "UNCORKING OLD SHERRY"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1042
    Result not publishedEst. $500–700View at DuMouchelles ↗
  37. James Gillray, Elements of Skateing, A Fundamental Error in the Art of Skaiting' and 'Elements of Skateing, The Consequence of going before the Wind' (Ice Skating), a pair of etchings with aquatint and later hand-colouring
    Elements of Skateing, A Fundamental Error in the Art of Skaiting' and 'Elements of Skateing, The Consequence of going before the Wind' (Ice Skating)
    Etching
    each 25cm x 35.5cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 33
    £95≈ $129≈ €114HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  38. James Gillray, The State Waggoner, and John Bull, etching with later hand-colouring
    The State Waggoner, and John Bull
    Etching
    28cm x 37.5cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 37
    £130≈ $168≈ €151HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  39. James Gillray, Britannia between Scylla & Charybdis, etching with later hand-colouring
    Britannia between Scylla & Charybdis
    Etching
    30cm x 35.5cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 36
    £170≈ $219≈ €198HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  40. One hundred and fifty-seven plates on forty-one sheets from The Works of James Gillray, from the original plates,... subjects not before collected, printed for Henry G. Bohn, London, 1796-1884
    Engraving
    largest plate 23-1/2 x 17 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 908
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  41. James Gillray, Company shocked at a Lady getting up to Ring the Bell, etching with later hand-colouring
    Company shocked at a Lady getting up to Ring the Bell
    Etching
    34.5cm x 49cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 82
    £120≈ $145≈ €129HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  42. James Gillray, Ci devant Occupations, or, Madame Talian and the Empress Josephine, etching with later hand-colouring
    Ci devant Occupations, or, Madame Talian and the Empress Josephine
    Etching
    34cm x 48cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 116
    £280≈ $354≈ €317HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  43. James Gillray, The Death of Admiral Lord Nelson in the moment of Victory, etching
    The Death of Admiral Lord Nelson in the moment of Victory
    Etching
    38.5cm x 28.5cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 31
    £200≈ $270≈ €229HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  44. James Gillray, Spanish-Patriots attacking the French-Banditti; The Church Militant; Meeting of Unfortunate Citoyens, Three etchings with extensive hand-colouring, c. 1800, on wove
    Spanish-Patriots attacking the French-Banditti; The Church Militant; Meeting of Unfortunate Citoyens
    Etching · Paper
    Bonhams · · Lot 192
    £1,250≈ $1,734≈ €1,404Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  45. James Gillray, Betty Canning revived; God save the King; A Lady putting on her Cap; Enter Cowslip with a bowl of Cream, Four etchings with extensive hand-colouring, c. 1795, on wove
    Betty Canning revived; God save the King; A Lady putting on her Cap; Enter Cowslip with a bowl of Cream
    Etching · Paper
    Bonhams · · Lot 191
    £1,250≈ $1,734≈ €1,404Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  46. James Gillray, The Triumph of Quassia; The Bear and his Leader; Grace before Meat, Three etchings with extensive hand-colouring, c. 1806, on wove
    The Triumph of Quassia; The Bear and his Leader; Grace before Meat
    Etching · Paper
    Bonhams · · Lot 190
    £1,250≈ $1,734≈ €1,404Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  47. James Gillray, The Grand Coronation Procession of Napoleone the 1st, Emperor of France, from the Church of Notre Dame, Dec.r 2d. 1804, etching with later colour
    The Grand Coronation Procession of Napoleone the 1st, Emperor of France, from the Church of Notre Dame, Dec.r 2d. 1804
    Etching
    25.5cm x 79.5cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 105
    £120≈ $159≈ €135HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  48. James Gillray, Dido In Despair, etching and aquatint
    Dido In Despair
    Etching
    Olympia Auctions · · Lot 166
    £500≈ $723≈ €639HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
  49. James Gillray, A Cognocenti Contemplating Ye Beauties Of Ye Antique Etching, etching and aquatint 35cm by 25cm
    A Cognocenti Contemplating Ye Beauties Of Ye Antique Etching
    Etching
    Olympia Auctions · · Lot 165
    £450≈ $651≈ €575HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
  50. James Gillray, French Liberty, British Slavery, etching and aquatint 24cm by 34cm
    French Liberty, British Slavery
    Etching
    Olympia Auctions · · Lot 164
    £650≈ $940≈ €831HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗

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