Albertus Seba Auction Prices and Value Guide

Albertus Seba auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 748 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Albertus Seba auction prices: quick answer

Albertus Seba auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Albertus Seba
Source records
748
Market update
2026-02-16

Albertus Seba market snapshot

Albertus Seba shows developing auction liquidity with 25 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $225. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-28.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (90.5% · 19 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (9.5% · 2 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$200
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
2
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-10-28

Artist context

About Albertus Seba

Albertus Seba portrait
Didier Descouens · Public domain · Source

Born

1665

Died

1736

Nationality

Dutch

Also known as

Albert Seba

Albertus Seba (1665–1736) was a Dutch pharmacist, zoologist, author, and collector whose name is closely tied to early modern natural history. He assembled a major cabinet of curiosities in the Netherlands, sold one collection to Peter the Great in 1717, and later formed another collection. His specimens provided the foundation for a lavishly illustrated, four-volume Thesaurus. Seba's historical identity therefore lies at the intersection of collecting, scientific publishing, and image production rather than a conventional studio-art career. His natural-history work is also described as influencing Linnaeus's early approach to taxonomy. Collectors may encounter Seba's name on complete or partial publications, illustrated natural-history plates, and objects catalogued through their connection to the Thesaurus. Attribution requires care: the collected sources establish Seba's authorship and collecting role but do not identify the makers or production history of every individual image associated with him.

Illustrated natural-history publicationsNatural-history specimensCabinets of curiosities and natural-history collections

Common works and media

The best-supported category in the collected sources is material connected with Seba's illustrated four-volume Thesaurus of natural-history specimens. Appraisal contexts may therefore include complete or partial publications and individual natural-history plates identified with that work. The source pack does not establish detailed edition histories, printing processes, or the maker of each illustration. Those particulars should be verified from the object, its bibliographic description, and reliable catalogue information before assigning authorship or selecting comparable sales.

Market and appraisal context

Material associated with Albertus Seba should be appraised through its specific publication and object history, not through his name alone. Useful checks include the stated title, volume and plate context, date, edition, completeness, condition, provenance, and attribution. A complete publication, a detached illustrated plate, and a later impression are different objects and should not be compared without bibliographic verification. Seba is documented as the author and collector behind the Thesaurus, but that does not establish that he personally drew, engraved, printed, or colored every image. Public auction records can provide comparable evidence when the objects share meaningful edition, format, condition, and attribution characteristics; this source pack does not support a price trend or prediction.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Illustrated natural-history books and plates associated with Seba's Thesaurus

Value drivers

  1. Documented identification of the volume, plate, or other publication context within Seba's four-volume Thesaurus
  2. Object-level verification of date, edition, completeness, condition, provenance, and stated attribution before comparison with public auction records
  3. Clear distinction between Seba's role as author and collector and the stated maker of a particular image or physical object

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack contains no successfully retrieved major auction-house biography or lot analysis, so it does not support price trends or claims about the relative value of particular editions.
  • Seba is documented primarily as a pharmacist, zoologist, author, and collector; his association with an illustration does not by itself establish that he personally designed, drew, engraved, printed, or colored it.
  • Individual books, plates, and later impressions require object-level bibliographic and attribution research.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, thin source quality.

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Recent sale records

Selected public auction records currently in the Appraisily lot index. Use them as market context, then request a formal appraisal before you sell, insure, or donate.

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Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Albertus Seba

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Albertus Seba worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

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