Sell a Thomas Kent Pelham painting
Have a Thomas Kent Pelham painting to sell? Start with a free auction estimate. Thomas Kent Pelham has 8 recorded auction lots, 88% of them sold, most often at Bonhams. Half of the priced sales fell between $365Sign up free to see and $1,536Sign up free to see.
Record price: $2,151Sign up free to see for Fruit and Water Seller of Alicante, Toovey's, March 2014.
Past auction results, not a valuation. Condition, size, subject, date and provenance decide what a particular work brings. Full price guide: what is a Thomas Kent Pelham painting worth? →
Recent Thomas Kent Pelham results
- The Love Letter — $150Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, Jul 2025
- The Young Fruit Sellers — $334Sign up free to see, Anderson & Garland, Aug 2024
- A Fruit Seller — $1,673Sign up free to see, Davidson Auctions, Jul 2024
- Young fisher girl awaiting the return of the fleet — $396Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jul 2019
- 'A minstrel of a Southern Clime' — $1,400Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Sep 2018
- A Memory of Seville' (Head and Shoulders Portrait of a Young Woman) — $407Sign up free to see, Toovey's, Jun 2014
Where Thomas Kent Pelham sells
| Auction house | Lots | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonhams | 3 | 2 | $898Sign up free to see |
| Toovey's | 2 | 2 | $1.3kSign up free to see |
| Sloans & Kenyon | 1 | 1 | $150Sign up free to see |
Free auction estimate
How selling at auction works
- Send photos for a free estimate. A photo of the front, plus the signature, the back and any labels if you can. Add the size and anything you know about where the work came from.
- Get an auction estimate. A specialist compares the work with recorded auction results and replies with an estimate range: what the work could reasonably bring at auction, not a guarantee or a formal appraisal.
- Agree terms and a reserve. If you decide to sell, you sign a consignment agreement that sets the commission, any fees and the reserve (the confidential minimum price below which the work will not sell).
- Ship or hand over the work. The work goes to the house for inspection, cataloguing and photography. Condition and authorship are checked before it is offered.
- The sale. The work is offered in a scheduled sale, online or in the room. Buyers pay a buyer’s premium on top of the hammer price; that is the buyer’s cost, not yours.
- Get paid. After the buyer pays, the house settles with you: the hammer price minus the seller’s commission and any agreed fees.
Typical timeline
- Estimate: usually a few days after you send photos.
- Consignment to sale: commonly 6–12 weeks, because houses build sales around themes and seasons and need time to catalogue and market each lot.
- Payment: usually about 30–35 days after the sale, once the buyer has paid.
What selling costs
- Seller’s commission: a percentage of the hammer price. At many houses it falls roughly between 10% and 25%, often lower for higher-value works, and it is frequently negotiable.
- Possible fees: some houses charge for photography, insurance, shipping or an unsold-lot fee. Ask which apply before you sign.
- Buyer’s premium: paid by the buyer on top of the hammer price. Prices in our results include it where the house publishes it.
What to have ready for your Thomas Kent Pelham estimate
- A straight-on photo of the whole front, in daylight, without glare (frame on is fine)
- A close-up of the signature, monogram or any stamp
- The back: canvas or board, stretcher, labels, gallery or exhibition stickers, inscriptions
- Height and width (and depth for sculpture), without the frame if you can
- Medium if you know it: oil, acrylic, watercolor, print, bronze…
- How you acquired it: purchase receipts, gallery invoices, letters, family history, past appraisals
- Condition notes: tears, flaking, stains, restoration, foxing on paper
- For prints: the edition number (e.g. 23/100) and any blindstamp
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Thomas Kent Pelham appraisal for insurance or an estate
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Selling Thomas Kent Pelham: questions
How do I sell a Thomas Kent Pelham painting?
Send photos of the front, signature and back with the size for a free auction estimate. If you decide to sell, you consign the work to an auction house under a written agreement that sets the commission and reserve; the house catalogues, markets and sells it, then pays you after the buyer pays.
Is there demand for Thomas Kent Pelham at auction?
ArtSell has recorded 8 Thomas Kent Pelham lots between 2014 and 2025, and 88% of them sold; 3 priced sales came in the last five years.
What have Thomas Kent Pelham paintings sold for?
Half of the 7 priced sales were between $365 and $1,536 (median $407); the record is $2,151. These are past auction results, not a valuation of your work.
How much does it cost to sell at auction?
The seller pays a commission on the hammer price, at many houses roughly 10% to 25% and often negotiable for higher-value works, plus any agreed fees such as photography, insurance or shipping. The estimate itself is free.
How long does it take?
An estimate usually takes a few days. From consignment to sale is commonly 6 to 12 weeks, and payment usually follows about a month after the sale.
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