Price databaseBrowseSell your artwork
Watchlist

Oliver Messel Gouaches: Auction Prices

British · 1904–1978

ArtSell has recorded 5 auction results for Oliver Messel gouaches between 2024 and 2025, of which 5 sold (100% sell-through). Prices realised range from $832 to $2,816, with a median of $1,900 across 5 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $2,816 for “Portrait of Katharine Cornell as The Countess” at Bonhams in 2024.

Record: Portrait of Katharine Cornell as The Countess — $2,816Sign up free to see

5auction results2024–2025years recorded100%sold$1.9kSign up free to seemedian price$2.8kSign up free to seehighest

Price chart & statistics for Oliver Messel →

All gouaches results

Sign up free to see all prices. You’ve seen the free realized prices for this month. Artist, title, date, house, medium, size and estimates stay visible to everyone. Create a free account · Sign in
  1. Oliver Messel, A costume design for 'The Lady', pencil, gouache and watercolour
    A costume design for 'The Lady'
    Gouache
    42.5 x 27.75cm (16 3/4 x 10 15/16in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 72
    £640≈ $864≈ €759Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £400–600View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Oliver Messel, A costume design for a ballerina, probably for Homage to the Queen, Royal Opera House 1953, gouache and pencil
    A costume design for a ballerina, probably for Homage to the Queen, Royal Opera House 1953
    Gouache
    53 x 38.5cm (20 7/8 x 15 3/16in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 67
    £1,408≈ $1,900≈ €1,669Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Oliver Messel, A set design for Ring Round the Moon, Globe Theatre, 1950, gouache, watercolour, chalk and pencil
    A set design for Ring Round the Moon, Globe Theatre, 1950
    Gouache
    22.5 x 35.5cm (8 7/8 x 14in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 65
    £2,048≈ $2,764≈ €2,428Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £600–800View at Bonhams ↗
  4. Oliver Messel, Portrait of Katharine Cornell as The Countess, circa 1955, gouache and pencil on paper
    Portrait of Katharine Cornell as The Countess, circa 1955
    Gouache · Paper
    sight 10 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (26.7 x 18.7 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 252
    $2,816≈ £2,169≈ €2,607Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
  5. Oliver Messel, Costume design for Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), 1955, gouache and pencil on paper
    Costume design for Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), 1955
    Gouache · Paper
    15 x 9 3/4 in. (38.1 x 24.8 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 249
    $832≈ £641≈ €770Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗

Other media by Oliver Messel

PaintingsWorks on PaperOil PaintingsWatercolors

All Oliver Messel auction results → · Own a gouache by Oliver Messel? Get a free auction estimate →