John Thomson
British · 1837–1921 · Photographer
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Record prices
Illustrations of China and Its People. A Series of Two Hundred Photographs, with Letterpress Description of the Places and People RepresentedPhillips · $25,000≈ £18,888≈ €21,271Sign up to see
Physic Street, CantonPhillips · $7,500≈ £6,029≈ €7,042Sign up to see
China' (Map of the Country with its Provinces)Toovey's · £130≈ $201≈ €151Sign up to see
John Thomson’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
4
of 5 offered · 2013–2018
Sell-through
80%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
No priced sales yet — the chart appears once sold results with prices are recorded.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 2 | 100% | $12.6kSign up | $12.6kSign up | $25kSign up |
| Engraving | 1 | 1 | 100% | $201Sign up | $201Sign up | $201Sign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $25kSign up | $25kSign up | $25kSign up |
| Photography | 3 | 2 | 67% | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $7.5kSign up |
| Photograph | 3 | 2 | 67% | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $7.5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.