David (1796) Roberts Auction Prices and Value Guide
David (1796) Roberts auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 3,566 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
David (1796) Roberts auction prices: quick answer
David (1796) Roberts auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- David (1796) Roberts
- Source records
- 3,566
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
David (1796) Roberts market snapshot
David (1796) Roberts shows solid auction liquidity with 57 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $450. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 17 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-06.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (53.3% · 16 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (10.0% · 3 sales)
- $10,000+ (36.7% · 11 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $38,100
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 17
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-06
Artist context
About David (1796) Roberts
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Born
1796
Died
1864
Nationality
Scottish
Also known as
David Roberts, D. Roberts
David (1796) Roberts is the auction-directory label used for records that appear intended to refer to David Roberts, identified in the collected portrait metadata as a Scottish painter who lived from 1796 to 1864. The current source pack does not contain a museum biography, library authority record, or canonical entity identifier, so that identification remains provisional. Collectors may encounter the name on paintings, works on paper, and prints, the clearest categories named by the available Appraisily market page. The index also carries broader category labels, but these may represent mixed or loosely matched auction records rather than a documented body of work. A signature or name match alone is therefore insufficient to establish authorship. Object-level review should compare medium, subject, date, inscriptions, provenance, and attribution wording before associating a lot with the Scottish artist.
PaintingsWorks on paper and printsSculpture and mixed mediaDecorative art and editions
Common works and media
The current market page most clearly identifies fine art and paintings, together with works on paper and prints. It also assigns some records to sculpture and mixed media or decorative art and editions, but the source pack does not establish that these broader categories are characteristic works by the intended artist. They should be treated as index buckets requiring object-level confirmation, not as a definitive catalogue of David Roberts's production.
Market and appraisal context
The available Appraisily index reports 58 matched records, including 31 with prices, across 2000–2026. It shows an observed range of $2 to $76,200 and a median near $450. These figures describe the matched dataset rather than predict the value of another object, and the page notes that fees may be reported inconsistently. Appraisal comparisons should align medium, size, date, condition, restoration, inscriptions, provenance, catalogue references, and attribution confidence. Subject matter, rarity, and recent comparable public sales may also matter. Because the identity evidence is thin and the feed may contain name collisions or broad category assignments, every proposed comparable should be checked at lot level before it informs value.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
- Sculpture and mixed media
- Decorative art and editions
Value drivers
- Medium, dimensions, date, and placement within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Subject matter, rarity, and comparable public auction sales for genuinely similar works
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
- Private sales, incomplete feeds, inconsistent treatment of buyer fees, and later attribution changes may not be represented consistently.
- The provisional artist identification and broad category assignments require object-level checking before any record is used as a comparable.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: low confidence, thin source quality.
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
- Wikimedia Commons wikimedia commons file
- Wikimedia Commons wikimedia commons file
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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.
Artist value FAQ
How much is David (1796) Roberts 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 David (1796) Roberts artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.