What is a John Gould print worth?
1804–1881 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 133 works by John Gould with a published auction price sold between $225Sign up free to see and $926Sign up free to see, and the median is $576Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $600Sign up free to see across 128 sales. In the last five years the median was $225Sign up free to see across 21 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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John Gould prices by medium
- Auction results
- 146
- Sold rate
- 91%
- Active at auction
- 2009–2026
- Median price
- $576Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $5.8kSign up free to see Platycercus Eximius (Rose-Hill Parrakeet), Leonard Joel, Oct 2015
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 128 | $224–$945Sign up free to see | $600Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Leonard Joel (93), Davidson Auctions (35), DuMouchelles (6)
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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 John Gould sales
- Common Curlew; Slender Billed Curlew (from Birds of Europe), Lithographs with Hand Coloring on Paper — $150Sign up free to see, DuMouchelles, Jul 24, 2026
- Phascogale penicillata (Brush-tailed Phascogalen), hand-coloured lithograph — $834Sign up free to see, Leonard Joel, Jul 7, 2026
- Phalacrocorax leucogaster (White Breasted Cormorant); and Geronticus spinicollis (Ibis), hand-coloured lithograph (2) — $69Sign up free to see, Leonard Joel, Jul 7, 2026
- Scotophilus picatus (Little pied bat); and Scotophilus greyi (Little broad-nosed bat), colour lithograph (2) — $208Sign up free to see, Leonard Joel, Jul 7, 2026
- Birds of Paradise, Hand Colored Lithograph on Paper — $500Sign up free to see, DuMouchelles, May 15, 2026
- Curruca Orphea and Alauda Arborea, and Henry Richter (English) Hand Colored Lithographs on Paper — $225Sign up free to see, DuMouchelles, Apr 17, 2026
- Fulica Australis (Australian Coot), Lithograph — $98Sign up free to see, Davidson Auctions, Nov 29, 2025
- Astur Novae Hollandiae (White Goshawk), Lithograph — $212Sign up free to see, Davidson Auctions, Nov 29, 2025
Questions about John Gould prices
What is a John Gould print worth?
Based on 133 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by John Gould have sold for a median of $576, and half of them sold between $225 and $926. For prints alone the median is $600 (128 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 John Gould sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $5,815 for “Platycercus Eximius (Rose-Hill Parrakeet)” at Leonard Joel in October 2015.
How often do John Gould works sell at auction?
91% of the 146 lots recorded between 2009 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a John Gould print?
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Of the 146 lots by John Gould recorded at auction between 2009 and 2026, 133 found a buyer (91%).
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