Basil Ede Auction Prices and Value Guide
Basil Ede auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 193 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Basil Ede auction prices: quick answer
Basil Ede auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Basil Ede
- Source records
- 193
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Basil Ede market snapshot
Basil Ede shows solid auction liquidity with 111 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $550. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 1 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-07-06.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (64.7% · 44 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (32.4% · 22 sales)
- $10,000+ (2.9% · 2 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $100
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 1
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-07-06
Artist context
About Basil Ede
Born
1931
Died
2016
Nationality
English
Basil Ede (1931–2016) was an English wildlife artist best known for paintings of birds. Public identity records distinguish him as an artist, while the available biographical account describes avian portraiture as his particular specialization and notes the ornithological precision associated with his work. This combination of wildlife subject matter and closely observed detail provides the clearest context for understanding his place in the market. Collectors may encounter Ede through individual bird paintings and other wildlife-related works offered at auction, as well as through references connecting his name to ornithological art. The present source pack does not establish a named art movement, formal series, complete exhibition history, or catalogue raisonné, so those associations should not be inferred. Instead, identification should begin with the artist's documented lifespan, English identity, and consistent association with bird and wildlife painting, followed by object-specific examination and comparison with appropriately described auction lots.
PaintingBirdsWildlifeAvian portraiture
Common works and media
Works most plausibly encountered under Basil Ede's name are paintings of birds and other wildlife, with avian portraiture forming the best-supported subject category. The collected material does not establish a reliable list of specific media, named series, print editions, sculptures, ceramics, or recurring titles. Any object's medium, support, dimensions, signature, date, and attribution should therefore be recorded from the work and its documentation rather than inferred from the artist's general specialization.
Market and appraisal context
Auction appraisal of a work associated with Basil Ede should begin with the specific object rather than a general artist-wide price assumption. The available sources connect Ede most clearly with bird and wildlife paintings, especially avian portraiture marked by close ornithological observation. The species or subject represented and the quality of that observed detail may therefore help determine which recorded lots are relevant comparisons. Appraisily's public artist page reports a substantial body of auction records, but the collected source excerpts do not expose individual lot descriptions, conditions, dimensions, provenance, attribution language, sale dates, or prices. Those details must be checked at lot level before drawing a value conclusion, and results from differently described or attributed works should not be treated as directly comparable.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Bird and wildlife paintings
Value drivers
- The depicted bird or wildlife subject and the work's degree of ornithological detail
- Comparison with publicly recorded Basil Ede auction lots, including their sale dates and realized prices
Appraisal caveats
- The source pack identifies 193 auction records but does not provide lot-level descriptions, dimensions, condition reports, provenance, attribution wording, or realized-price data for individual works.
- No price trend, scarcity conclusion, or forward-looking valuation claim can be supported from the collected excerpts alone.
- Authorship, medium, condition, dimensions, signature, provenance, and sale terms should be verified for the specific object before selecting comparable auction records.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
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.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Basil Ede 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.
Can Appraisily value my Basil Ede artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.