Sir Godfrey Kneller, Charles Beauclerk (1670–1726), Duke of St. Albans

Sir Godfrey Kneller

British · 1646–1723

Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1st Baronet was a British painter of German origin. The leading portraitist in England during the late Stuart and early Georgian eras, he served as court… (Wikipedia)

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5lots offered2025–2026years recorded67%sold (2)$4.6kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Sir Godfrey Kneller, Portrait of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, in a crimson velvet coat and silk scarf, oil on canvasPortrait of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, in a crimson velvet coat and silk scarfSworders · £4,000≈ $5,363≈ €4,615Sign up to see
  2. Sir Godfrey Kneller, Portrait of Lady Lucy Pelham-Holles, Countess of Lincoln, half-length, in a blue dress, oil on canvasPortrait of Lady Lucy Pelham-Holles, Countess of Lincoln, half-length, in a blue dressSworders · £2,800≈ $3,754≈ €3,231Sign up to see

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Average price
median $4.6kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
2
of 3 offered · 2025–2026
Sell-through
67%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$1k$3k$10k$32k2026-05-19 · $5,3632026-05-19 · $3,754
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

58 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

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
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Oil3267%$4.6kSign up$4.6kSign up$5.4kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202622$4.6kSign up
202510—Sign up

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