David Law Auction Prices and Value Guide

David Law auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 557 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

David Law auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
David Law
Source records
557
Market update
2026-02-06

David Law market snapshot

David Law shows solid auction liquidity with 56 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $95. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-14.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (94.7% · 36 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (5.3% · 2 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$30
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
2
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-09-14

Artist context

About David Law

David Law portrait
George Paul Chalmers · Public domain · Source

Born

1831

Died

1901

The available identity evidence most plausibly points to David Law (1831–1901), identified in a documented portrait as an engraver and etcher. A separate public-domain record credits him with The Houses of Parliament from Lambeth, supporting a connection to nineteenth-century printmaking and architectural or urban subject matter. The source pack, however, contains no dedicated museum biography, authority record, catalogue raisonné, or encyclopedia entry for this artist. Its Wikidata result describes a Trinidad and Tobago politician, while Wikipedia provides only a broad disambiguation page. Collectors should therefore treat this identification as provisional rather than fully resolved. Works encountered under the name may include prints and works on paper, but Appraisily also groups name-matched records into broader auction categories. Signatures, inscriptions, dates, medium, provenance, and direct image comparison are especially important before assigning a work or sale record to this particular David Law.

Printmaking, including engraving and etchingWorks on paper and printsLondon architecture and city views, represented by The Houses of Parliament from Lambeth

Common works and media

The strongest artistic evidence identifies David Law as an engraver and etcher and documents a work titled The Houses of Parliament from Lambeth. This supports prints and works on paper, including architectural or city views, as plausible material for comparison. Appraisily's broader auction categories should not be treated as a definitive catalogue of his output because the shared name may combine records associated with different people or makers.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's public index reports 61 matched records, including 41 priced records, for 2003–2026. It shows an observed range of $12 to $1,625 and a median near $95. These figures describe name-matched public auction data, not a verified catalogue of works by the engraver and etcher identified here. The page also reports that many results fall between $45 and $223, but unresolved identity makes this signal provisional. An appraisal should compare medium, size, date, subject, condition, edition state, inscriptions, provenance, and attribution level. Restoration, auction-fee conventions, incomplete feeds, private transactions, and later attribution changes can reduce comparability. Confirm the maker's identity before treating any reported result as a valuation benchmark.

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

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction sales for works with similar characteristics
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Artist identity remains unresolved because the supplied Wikidata result describes a politician, while the documented portrait identifies a nineteenth-century engraver and etcher (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115797711; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Paul_Chalmers_(1833-1878)_-_David_Law_(1831%E2%80%931901),_Engraver_and_Etcher_-_PG_1440_-_National_Galleries_of_Scotland.jpg).
  • The public index warns that private sales, incomplete auction feeds, differing fee conventions, and attribution changes may limit comparison (https://appraisily.com/artist/david-law/).
  • The supplied count of 557, the page statement of 56 tracked lots, and its table of 61 records with 41 priced records use apparently different scopes or counting methods that require reconciliation (https://appraisily.com/artist/david-law/).

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

Source-grounded artist Markdown

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 David Law

LLM summary index · LLM full index

Artist value FAQ

How much is David Law 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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