What is a Louis-Ernest Barrias sculpture worth?
1841–1905 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 10 works by Louis-Ernest Barrias with a published auction price sold between $978Sign up free to see and $2,892Sign up free to see, and the median is $1,936Sign up free to see. For sculptures alone, the median is $2,250Sign up free to see across 9 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,250Sign up free to see across 7 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
Louis-Ernest Barrias prices by medium
- Auction results
- 16
- Sold rate
- 63%
- Active at auction
- 2011–2025
- Median price
- $1.9kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $13.2kSign up free to see 'La Fille De Bou Saada' a Gilded Bronze study of a Seated Young Female, Bonhams, Jun 2018
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture | 9 | $800–$2.9kSign up free to see | $2.3kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Bonhams (8), Sloans & Kenyon (1), Pandolfini (1)
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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.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 3 | $1.3k–$2.6kSign up free to see | $2.3kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 5 | $1.5k–$6kSign up free to see | $1.6kSign up free to see |
Recent Louis-Ernest Barrias sales
- Nature Unveiling Herself Before Science, Patinated Bronze Sculpture — $6,000Sign up free to see, DuMouchelles, Oct 17, 2025
- La Renommee, bronze, mounted to green onyx plinth — $2,813Sign up free to see, Abell Auction Company, Sep 27, 2025
- Enfant au coquillage et au crabe, bronze with brown patina — $435Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Dec 17, 2024
- 'La Nature se dévoilant devant la Science', Gilt and patinated bronze, raised on a red marble plinth — $2,918Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Dec 4, 2024
- 'The Scarf Dancer', late 19th century — $1,621Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Dec 4, 2024
- Da un modello di. La Natura che si svela davanti alla Scienza — $1,514Sign up free to see, Capitolium Art, Apr 12, 2023
- Portrait of the Painter Henry Regnault -, Bronze bust with green patina — $2,250Sign up free to see, Jackson's International Auctioneers, Dec 15, 2021
- Jeanne d'Arc, bronze, cast, patinated; marked on the base and signed: foundry stamp "SUSSE Fre — $520Sign up free to see, im Kinsky, Dec 3, 2019
Questions about Louis-Ernest Barrias prices
What is a Louis-Ernest Barrias sculpture worth?
Based on 10 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Louis-Ernest Barrias have sold for a median of $1,936, and half of them sold between $978 and $2,892. For sculptures alone the median is $2,250 (9 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 Louis-Ernest Barrias sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $13,175 for “'La Fille De Bou Saada' a Gilded Bronze study of a Seated Young Female” at Bonhams in June 2018.
How often do Louis-Ernest Barrias works sell at auction?
63% of the 16 lots recorded between 2011 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Louis-Ernest Barrias sculpture?
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Of the 16 lots by Louis-Ernest Barrias recorded at auction between 2011 and 2025, 10 found a buyer (63%).
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