William Armfield Hobday, Portrait of a Young Man

William Armfield Hobday

British · 1771–1831 · Painter

William Armfield Hobday was an English portrait painter and miniaturist whose clientele included royalty and the Rothschild family. (Wikipedia)

£400≈ $488≈ €459Sign uprecord pricePortrait miniature of John Taylor (dWoolley & Wallis3auction results2017–2021years recorded33%sold (1)$488Sign up free to seemedian price

William Armfield Hobday prices at a glance

Auction results
3 2017–2021
Median price
$488Sign up free to see 1 sold
Most recent sale
$488Sign up free to see Mar 2017, Woolley & Wallis
Record sale
$488Sign up free to see 2017, Woolley & Wallis

Recent sales: Portrait miniature of John Taylor (d

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Record prices

  1. Portrait miniature of John Taylor (d by William Armfield Hobday, oil, sold Mar 2017Portrait miniature of John Taylor (dWoolley & Wallis · £400≈ $488≈ €459Sign up to see

William Armfield Hobday’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).

William Armfield Hobday have appeared at auction 3 times in ArtSell’s records between 2017 and 2021; 1 sold, a sell-through rate of 33%. The auction record in our data is Portrait miniature of John Taylor (d, sold at Woolley & Wallis in March 2017 for $488Sign up free to see. Sales were recorded mainly at Chiswick Auctions (2) and Woolley & Wallis (1).

William Armfield Hobday at auction: key figures

Auction results
3
Sold rate
33%
Active at auction
2017–2021
Median price
$488Sign up free to see
Record price
$488Sign up free to see Portrait miniature of John Taylor (d, Woolley & Wallis, Mar 2017

Top auction houses: Chiswick Auctions (2), Woolley & Wallis (1)

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  1. Portrait miniature of John Taylor (d by William Armfield Hobday, oil, sold Mar 2017
    Portrait miniature of John Taylor (d
    Oil
    Woolley & Wallis · · Lot 13
  2. Untitled by William Armfield Hobday, watercolour, offered Mar 2021
    Untitled
    Watercolor
    Chiswick Auctions · · Lot 445
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £300–500View at Chiswick Auctions ↗
  3. Untitled by William Armfield Hobday, Watercolour on ivory Gold frame Oval, offered Mar 2020
    Untitled
    Watercolor · Other support
    Chiswick Auctions · · Lot 88
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £600–800View at Chiswick Auctions ↗

William Armfield Hobday: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by William Armfield Hobday at auction?

$488Sign up free to see, for Portrait miniature of John Taylor (d at Woolley & Wallis (March 2017) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for William Armfield Hobday?

The median sale price is $488Sign up free to see across 1 priced sale. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by William Armfield Hobday have sold at auction?

1 of 3 recorded lots sold between 2017 and 2021.

Which auction houses sell William Armfield Hobday?

Chiswick Auctions and Woolley & Wallis account for the most recorded results. Chiswick Auctions · Woolley & Wallis

About William Armfield Hobday

William Armfield Hobday was an English portrait painter and miniaturist whose clientele included royalty and the Rothschild family.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In museum collections

  • William Armfield Hobday, Mary English (née Ballard, later Greenup)Mary English (née Ballard, later Greenup), 1818
    National Portrait Gallery · Public domain
  • William Armfield Hobday, Commander William Hay, circa 1770-after 1828Commander William Hay, circa 1770-after 1828, 1815
    Royal Museums Greenwich · Public domain
  • William Armfield Hobday, Anne Matthews, Mrs A. Robinson (1793-1864)Anne Matthews, Mrs A. Robinson (1793-1864), 1815
    National Trust · Public domain
  • William Armfield Hobday, Portrait Of The Artist (Self Portrait)Portrait Of The Artist (Self Portrait), 1813
    Birmingham Museums Trust · Public domain

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