James Sharples
British · 1751–1811 · Painter, Printmaker
James Sharples was an English portrait painter and pastelist, who moved to the United States in 1794. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1779. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- Portrait of George WashingtonBrunk Auctions · $210,000≈ £157,009≈ €180,925Sign up to see
- A Pair of Portraits: A Man and A WomanBrunk Auctions · $5,500≈ £3,889≈ €4,455Sign up to see
- A Pair of Portraits: A Man and A WomanBrunk Auctions · $3,000≈ £2,304≈ €2,761Sign up to see
James Sharples’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).
Lots sold
3
of 4 offered · 2014–2025
Sell-through
75%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
7 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 4 | 3 | 75% | $72.8kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $210kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Pastel | 3 | 3 | 100% | $72.8kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $210kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.