What is a James Gillray print worth?
1756–1815 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 40 works by James Gillray with a published auction price sold between $141Sign up free to see and $664Sign up free to see, and the median is $309Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $219Sign up free to see across 37 sales. In the last five years the median was $200Sign up free to see across 25 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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James Gillray prices by medium
- Auction results
- 50
- Sold rate
- 80%
- Active at auction
- 2015–2026
- Median price
- $309Sign up free to see
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 37 | $129–$651Sign up free to see | $219Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Toovey's (11), Bonhams (10), Chorley's (7)
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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 James Gillray sales
- Untitled, The King of Brobdingnag, and Gulliver, published H Humphrey, 1803, hand coloured — $404Sign up free to see, Chorley's, Sep 16, 2026
- Maniac Ravings _ or _ Little Boney in a strong fit _vide Lord W _ account of a visit to Thuilleries, hand coloured engraving — $215Sign up free to see, Chorley's, Sep 16, 2026
- Tales Of Wonder!, hand-coloured engraving — $67Sign up free to see, Chorley's, Sep 16, 2026
- Uncorking Old Sherry, contemporary ink annotations of several depicted characters to margins — $377Sign up free to see, Chorley's, Sep 16, 2026
- The Dagger Scene:__or__The Plot Discover'd, hand coloured engraving — $81Sign up free to see, Chorley's, Sep 16, 2026
- The Pigs Possessed: _ or _ the Broad bottom'd Litter running headlong into ye Sea of Perdition, hand coloured engraving — $404Sign up free to see, Chorley's, Sep 16, 2026
- End of the Irish Farce of Catholic - Emancipation, hand coloured engraving — $377Sign up free to see, Chorley's, Sep 16, 2026
- Company Shocked at a Lady; and five other associated, engraving — $82Sign up free to see, Anderson & Garland, May 7, 2026
Questions about James Gillray prices
What is a James Gillray print worth?
Based on 40 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by James Gillray have sold for a median of $309, and half of them sold between $141 and $664. For prints alone the median is $219 (37 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 James Gillray sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records 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 April 2023.
How often do James Gillray works sell at auction?
80% of the 50 lots recorded between 2015 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a James Gillray print?
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Of the 50 lots by James Gillray recorded at auction between 2015 and 2026, 40 found a buyer (80%).
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