# Julius Bien - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T17:01:24.970Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 25
- Lots with prices: 20
- First auction date: 2008-06-07
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-26
- Median realised price: $225
- Price range: $20 to $960

## Market Takeaway
Julius Bien shows developing auction liquidity with 24 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $275. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-26.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($275\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $100 and $550.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 100% (19 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 0% (0 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 2
- Previous 12 months sales: 2
- Recent 12 months median: $20
- Previous 12 months median: $300
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-26
- Days since latest sale: 23
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- St Charles Gallery: 4 lots
- J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC: 3 lots
- Pace & Hong Auctions, LLC: 3 lots
- Harlowe\-Powell Auction Gallery: 2 lots
- Locati LLC: 2 lots
- One Source Auctions: 2 lots
- Simpson Galleries, LLC: 2 lots
- South Bay Auctions Inc: 2 lots
- Arader Galleries: 1 lots
- Christie's: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-26 | Antique 1908 African American with a Horse and Dog "There's No Kick Comin'" Black Americana Comic Postcard by Julius Bien | One Source Auctions | $20 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-antique-1908-african-american-with-a-horse-and-dog-there-s-no-kick-comin-black-americana-comic-postcard-by-julius-bien-298-c-ed378fa2fc
2. 2025-11-06 | Julius Bien, "Map of the States of Kansas and Texas and Indian Territory" | Ripley Auctions | $90 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-julius-bien-map-of-the-states-of-kansas-and-texas-and-indian-territory-9-c-838246a19d
3. 2025-02-17 | Antique 1908 Santa Holding A Note "A Jolly Old Fashioned Christmas To You" Embossed Post Card w/ Gold Highlights by Julius Bien | One Source Auctions | $25
4. 2024-11-17 | Julius Bien \(1826\-1909\) Lithograph, Arapahoe Indian Skull | Locati LLC | $300
5. 2024-06-08 | JULIUS BIEN \(1826\-1909\) AN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR RECONNAISSANCE MAP, "Map of Texas and Part of New Mexico compiled in the Bureau of Topographical Engineers, Chiefly for Military Purposes, 1857," NEW YORK, 1891\-1895 | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $375 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-julius-bien-1826-1909-an-american-civil-war-reconnaissance-map-map-of-texas-and-part-of-new-mexico-compiled-in-the-bureau-of-topographical-engineers-chiefly-for-military-purposes-1857-new-york-1891-1895-34-c-2614b48a16
6. 2023-12-03 | Julius Bien \(1826\-1909, New York, Germany\) | Marion Antique Auctions | $150
7. 2023-09-23 | JULIUS BIEN \(1826\-1909\) AN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR CADASTRAL MAP, "Map of Texas and Part of New Mexico compiled in the BUREAU OF TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEERS, Chiefly for Military Purposes, 1857," 1891\-1895 | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $225
8. 2018-11-11 | Julius Bien & Co Mutton Fish Framed & Matted Print | Pace & Hong Auctions, LLC | $22
9. 2018-10-02 | Julius Bien & Co. Schoolmaster Snapper Fish Print | Pace & Hong Auctions, LLC | $26
10. 2018-10-02 | Julius Bien & Co Mutton Fish Framed & Matted Print | Pace & Hong Auctions, LLC | N/A
11. 2017-08-29 | JULIUS BIEN \(1826\-1909\) MAP LITHOGRAPH | Echoes Antiques & Auction Gallery | $100
12. 2016-10-01 | JULIUS BIEN \(American, 1826\-1909\) | South Bay Auctions Inc | $550
13. 2016-10-01 | JULIUS BIEN \(American, 1826\-1909\) | South Bay Auctions Inc | $275
14. 2016-04-18 | Julius Bien \(AMERICAN, 1826\-1909\) Chromolithograph of Fairmount Park | Locati LLC | $550
15. 2014-12-06 | Julius Bien, \[6 Views of the Cities of Tennessee on One Sheet\]. | Arader Galleries | $125
16. 2014-10-16 | Julius Bien & Co Point Sublime Geological Survey 3 | J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC | N/A
17. 2014-10-16 | Julius Bien & Co Point Sublime Geological Survey 2 | J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC | N/A
18. 2014-10-16 | Julius Bien & Co Point Sublime Geological Survey 1 | J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC | N/A
19. 2009-10-15 | Julius Bien \(1826\-1909\), after John James Audubon | Christie's | £688
20. 2009-09-19 | Julius Bien, after Audubon, 1826\-1909, "Glossy Ibis, Ibis Falcinellus", a chromolithograph on paper, | Harlowe\-Powell Auction Gallery | $550
21. 2009-09-19 | Julius Bien, after Audubon, 1826\-1909, "Green Heron. Ardea Virescens.....", chromolithograph on paper, | Harlowe\-Powell Auction Gallery | $150
22. 2008-11-22 | Julius Bien \(American, 1826\-1909\) "Tropical Fish", | St Charles Gallery | $780
23. 2008-09-26 | Julius Bien \(American , 1826\-1909\) "Tropical | St Charles Gallery | N/A
24. 2008-07-26 | Julius Bien \(American, 1826\-1909\) "Tropical Fish", | St Charles Gallery | $960

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