# Richard Cosway - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T23:21:43.287Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 105
- Lots with prices: 69
- First auction date: 2001-10-30
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-28
- Median realised price: $2,800
- Price range: $90 to $14,900

## Market Takeaway
Richard Cosway shows solid auction liquidity with 99 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 8 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-08.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,200\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $400 and $5,500.
- 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: 45.5% (30 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 48.5% (32 sales)
- $10,000\+: 6.1% (4 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 8
- Previous 12 months sales: 6
- Recent 12 months median: $220
- Previous 12 months median: $3,600
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-11-08
- Days since latest sale: 102
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Sotheby's: 15 lots
- Etrusca Auction: 12 lots
- Christie's: 10 lots
- Chiswick Auctions: 6 lots
- Bonhams: 4 lots
- Eldred's: 4 lots
- Greenwich Auction: 4 lots
- Dawsons Auctioneers: 3 lots
- John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers: 3 lots
- Chorley's: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-28 | Richard Cosway \(British 1742\-1821\) Portrait of a Lady, thought to be Laura Anne de Trafford, née Colman \(c.1783\-c.1852\) signed 'Rd Cosway' \(centre right\) watercolour and pencil 20.5 x 14.5 cm, framed and glazed 37 x 31 cm | Dawsons Auctioneers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-cosway-british-1742-1821-portrait-of-a-lady-thought-to-be-laura-anne-de-trafford-nee-colman-c-1783-c-1852-signed-rd-cosway-centre-right-watercolour-and-pencil-20-5-x-14-5-cm-framed-and-glazed-37-x-31-cm-142-c-fd882513e7
2. 2025-08-14 | RICHARD COSWAY \(1742\-1821\). MAGNIFICENT AND AMAZING RUBY AND DIAMOND FRAMED PORTRAIT MINIATURE. | Etrusca Auction | £4,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-cosway-1742-1821-magnificent-and-amazing-ruby-and-diamond-framed-portrait-miniature-183-c-1644a90951
3. 2024-04-23 | RICHARD COSWAY \(1742\-1821\). MAGNIFICENT AND AMAZING RUBY AND DIAMOND FRAMED PORTRAIT MINIATURE | Etrusca Auction | £7,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-cosway-1742-1821-magnificent-and-amazing-ruby-and-diamond-framed-portrait-miniature-84-c-a5c4f009f5
4. 2023-12-06 | RICHARD COSWAY \(1742\-1821\). MAGNIFICENT AND AMAZING RUBY AND DIAMOND FRAMED PORTRAIT MINIATURE | Etrusca Auction | £10,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-cosway-1742-1821-magnificent-and-amazing-ruby-and-diamond-framed-portrait-miniature-227-c-0c34e7d845
5. 2023-11-12 | Richard Cosway \(British, 1742\-1821\) Watercolor on Bone | Lion and Unicorn | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-cosway-british-1742-1821-watercolor-on-bone-1-c-334408c9d9
6. 2023-09-21 | RICHARD COSWAY \(1742\-1821\). MAGNIFICENT AND AMAZING RUBY AND DIAMOND FRAMED PORTRAIT MINIATURE. | Etrusca Auction | £7,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-cosway-1742-1821-magnificent-and-amazing-ruby-and-diamond-framed-portrait-miniature-148-c-2a54b689f6
7. 2023-03-29 | RICHARD COSWAY, RA,  BRITISH 1742\-1821\-  A LADY, WEARING A BLUE CLOAK WITH WHITE FUR TRIM, A WHITE | Roseberys | £650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-cosway-ra-british-1742-1821-a-lady-wearing-a-blue-cloak-with-white-fur-trim-a-white-154-c-7b34331aef
8. 2021-03-30 | RICHARD COSWAY \(BRITISH 1742\-1821\) | Chiswick Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-cosway-british-1742-1821-425-c-e274085a8c
9. 2020-03-25 | RICHARD COSWAY \(BRITISH 1742\-1821\) Portrait miniature of George Spencer Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough \(Marquess of Blandford\) 1766\-1840, circa 1817, wearing historical fancy dress consisting of armour under a red cloak fastened with a buckle on | Chiswick Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-cosway-british-1742-1821-portrait-miniature-of-george-spencer-churchill-5th-duke-of-marlborough-marquess-of-blandford-1766-1840-circa-1817-wearing-historical-fancy-dress-consisting-of-armour-under-a-red-cloak-fastened-with-a-buckle-on-132-c-b3341e5a4c
10. 2011-06-09 | RICHARD COSWAY \(ECOLE DE\) Portrait de jeune femme en robe de soie ivoire. Miniature ovale sur ivoire, vers 1790. H\_6,5 cm L\_5,2 cm... | Pierre Bergé & Associés | €600
11. 2025-11-08 | Richard Cosway \(1742\-1821\) Mix Media Portrait | EJ'S Auction & Appraisal | $170
12. 2025-09-24 | Richard Cosway Watercolor Painting Woman Bathing | Greenwich Auction | $100
13. 2025-09-24 | Richard Cosway \(British 1742\-1821\) Portrait of a Lady, thought to be Laura Anne de Trafford, née Colman \(c.1783\-c.1852\) | Dawsons Auctioneers | £550
14. 2025-09-24 | Richard Cosway \(British 1742\-1821\) Portrait of a Gentleman, thought to be Sir Thomas Joseph de Trafford, 1st Baronet \(1778\-1851\) | Dawsons Auctioneers | £580
15. 2025-08-28 | Richard Cosway Watercolor Painting Woman Bathing | Greenwich Auction | N/A
16. 2025-08-14 | Richard Cosway Watercolor Painting Woman Bathing | Greenwich Auction | N/A
17. 2025-07-31 | Richard Cosway Watercolor Painting Woman Bathing | Greenwich Auction | N/A
18. 2025-04-24 | RICHARD COSWAY \(1742\-1821\). MAGNIFICENT AND AMAZING RUBY AND DIAMOND FRAMED PORTRAIT MINIATURE. | Etrusca Auction | £3,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-cosway-1742-1821-magnificent-and-amazing-ruby-and-diamond-framed-portrait-miniature-171-c-9104a2799c
19. 2025-04-12 | Richard COSWAY \(1742\-1821\), Circle | Galerie Moenius | CHF 220
20. 2025-04-10 | RICHARD COSWAY \(1742\-1821\). MAGNIFICENT AND AMAZING RUBY AND DIAMOND FRAMED PORTRAIT MINIATURE. | Etrusca Auction | N/A
21. 2025-03-27 | RICHARD COSWAY \(1742\-1821\). MAGNIFICENT AND AMAZING RUBY AND DIAMOND FRAMED PORTRAIT MINIATURE. | Etrusca Auction | £3,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-cosway-1742-1821-magnificent-and-amazing-ruby-and-diamond-framed-portrait-miniature-36-c-0044cd4b55
22. 2025-02-06 | RICHARD COSWAY \(1742\-1821\). MAGNIFICENT AND AMAZING RUBY AND DIAMOND FRAMED PORTRAIT MINIATURE. | Etrusca Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-cosway-1742-1821-magnificent-and-amazing-ruby-and-diamond-framed-portrait-miniature-131-c-ecf40a4899
23. 2025-01-16 | RICHARD COSWAY \(1742\-1821\). MAGNIFICENT AND AMAZING RUBY AND DIAMOND FRAMED PORTRAIT MINIATURE | Etrusca Auction | £4,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-cosway-1742-1821-magnificent-and-amazing-ruby-and-diamond-framed-portrait-miniature-27-c-b3b4965989
24. 2024-11-27 | Richard COSWAY | Artcurial | N/A

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