Mark Catesby
British · 1679–1749 · Painter, Printmaker
English naturalist, painter and etcher (1683–1749)
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Record prices
- T. 46 The ChattererBrunk Auctions · $8,500≈ £6,442≈ €7,726Sign up to see
A Set of Six Ornithological Prints from Recueil de divers Oiseaux étrangers et peu communs, qui se trouvent dans les ouvrages de MM Edwards et Catesby (Nuremberg, 1770-1773), after Catesby's 'Natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands (1729-1747)Bonhams · $8,320≈ £6,347≈ €7,576Sign up to see
- T. 11 Parrot of Carolina from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama IslandsBrunk Auctions · $6,000≈ £4,547≈ €5,454Sign up to see
Mark Catesby’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).
Price trend
16 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
2 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prints & multiples | 144 | 135 | 94% | $1.1kSign up | $750Sign up | $8.5kSign up |
| Etching | 16 | 16 | 100% | $915Sign up | $825Sign up | $1.7kSign up |
| Engraving | 128 | 119 | 93% | $1.1kSign up | $700Sign up | $8.5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.