Osbert Lancaster
British · 1908–1986 · Painter, Illustrator
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Record prices
The Dining Room WallBonhams · £1,063≈ $1,400≈ €1,193Sign up to see
A costume design for CoppeliaBonhams · £896≈ $1,209≈ €1,062Sign up to see
A set design for the False Proscenium Arch for Love in a Village, Sadler's WellsBonhams · £832≈ $1,123≈ €986Sign up to see
Osbert Lancaster’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
9
of 10 offered · 2018–2025
Sell-through
90%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $310Sign up | $310Sign up | $310Sign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $310Sign up | $310Sign up | $310Sign up |
| Works on paper | 6 | 6 | 100% | $534Sign up | $261Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $711Sign up | $711Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | 100% | $191Sign up | $190Sign up | $222Sign up |
| Other | 3 | 2 | 67% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.