Alfred George Stevens Auction Prices and Value Guide

Alfred George Stevens auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 208 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Artist
Alfred George Stevens
Source records
208
Market update
2026-02-16

Artist context

About Alfred George Stevens

Alfred George Stevens (1817–1875) was a British sculptor, painter, designer, and architect whose career bridged the fine and decorative arts in Victorian Britain. Born in Blandford Forum, Dorset, he trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence from around 1839, absorbing Renaissance principles that shaped his mature style. He later taught at the Government School of Design in London. Stevens is best known for the monumental sculpture group dedicated to the Duke of Wellington in St Paul's Cathedral, considered one of the most ambitious sculptural achievements of nineteenth-century Britain. His practice extended to painting, metalwork, architectural decoration, and gem carving, reflecting the interdisciplinary ideals of the Victorian design reform movement. Collectors encounter his work across a range of media, from preparatory drawings and studio models to finished bronzes and decorative schemes.

Victorian-era British art and design reformItalian Renaissance influencesculpture (bronze, plaster, marble)paintingdrawing and preparatory studiesmetalwork and ornamental designcommemorative and monumental sculptureequestrian and figurative subjectsdecorative architectural schemes

Common works and media

Stevens worked across sculpture in bronze, plaster, and marble; painted compositions; preparatory drawings and design sketches; metalwork and ornamental fixtures; architectural decorative elements; and gem carvings. The Wellington Monument project generated numerous studies, maquettes, and studio versions that are the most commonly encountered works on the market. His design drawings and decorative schemes for interiors also appear in auction and appraisal contexts.

Market and appraisal context

Stevens's work appears at auction primarily as sculpture, drawings, and decorative objects. His Wellington Monument is a permanent installation, but preparatory studies, studio casts, and smaller-scale works related to it periodically surface. Collectors should verify attribution carefully, as his name is frequently confused with the Belgian painter Alfred Stevens (1823–1906). Key appraisal factors include medium (bronze, plaster, marble, or works on paper), provenance linking the piece to known commissions or studio practice, condition, and documentation. Design drawings from his Government School of Design period or related to architectural commissions form a distinct collecting category.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Appraisal caveats

  • Alfred George Stevens (1817–1875), the British sculptor, must not be confused with Alfred Stevens (1823–1906), the Belgian painter of fashionable women — a different artist entirely. Works attributed simply as 'Alfred Stevens' at auction should be examined for correct identity
  • Stevens's most celebrated work, the Wellington Monument, is a permanent public installation in St Paul's Cathedral and does not circulate on the market; related preparatory studies and studio versions are the primary collectible material
  • With 208 records in the Appraisily database, Stevens's auction footprint is moderate, suggesting that works appear with some regularity but are not abundant

Evidence

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Data basis

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