Edward Armfield Auction Prices and Value Guide

Edward Armfield auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 316 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Edward Armfield auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Edward Armfield
Source records
316
Market update
2026-02-06

Edward Armfield market snapshot

Edward Armfield shows deep auction liquidity with 199 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $650. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-11.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (70.0% · 91 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (30.0% · 39 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$500
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
9
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-11-11

Artist context

About Edward Armfield

Born

1817

Died

1896

Nationality

British

Edward Armfield (1817–1896) was a British painter active during the nineteenth century. Public authority records consistently identify him as a painter, while Art UK documents several of his works in British public collections. Collectors most often encounter Armfield through animal and sporting subjects, particularly dogs, terriers, retrievers, game, and otter-hunting scenes. Documented titles include Disturbed at Dinner, On the Watch, At Fault, Otter Hunting, The Otter Hunt, and The Otter at Bay. These works show that narrative animal scenes formed a recurring part of his practice, ranging from attentive dogs to more active hunting compositions. His presence in collections represented by Brighton & Hove Museums, Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, The Whitaker, and Wolverhampton Art Gallery provides useful reference points for identity and subject matching. Available sources firmly establish his lifespan, nationality, occupation, and characteristic subject matter, although they provide little detailed biographical information about his training, exhibitions, or career chronology.

PaintingDogs and terriersOtter huntingSporting and hunting scenesRetrievers and game

Common works and media

Works encountered under Edward Armfield's name are principally paintings of animals and British sporting subjects. Documented examples feature terriers, retrievers, game, watchful dogs, otter hunts, and animals shown at moments of pursuit or interruption. Public-collection titles such as On the Watch, Disturbed at Dinner, The Otter Hunt, and The Otter at Bay provide useful reference compositions. Medium, support, dimensions, signatures, and inscriptions must still be checked on each individual object.

Market and appraisal context

Armfield's market context should be assessed work by work rather than inferred from his name alone. The collected institutional evidence supports comparison by subject and composition, especially among dog paintings, game scenes, and otter-hunting pictures. Public collections also document related titles and variants, including two versions of Disturbed at Dinner, which can help distinguish compositions but does not by itself establish authenticity or value. A defensible appraisal should verify the object's attribution, medium, dimensions, condition, provenance, and likely date before selecting comparable auction records. This source pack contains no inspectable major-auction-house results or cataloguing notes, so it does not support a price forecast, market trend, or claim about rarity.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Animal paintings
  • Sporting and hunting paintings
  • Dog paintings

Value drivers

  1. The depicted subject and composition, including whether the work represents dogs, game, or an otter-hunting scene documented in Armfield's known work
  2. Relationship to documented public-collection compositions and titled variants, such as the two listed versions of Disturbed at Dinner

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected source pack contains no major auction-house result page, catalogue entry, condition report, or provenance history from which to infer price levels or market trends.
  • Attribution, medium, dimensions, condition, provenance, and date should be verified from the individual object and its records before selecting comparable sales.
  • The Appraisily artist page was rate-limited during collection, so its underlying auction records could not be reviewed for this profile.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

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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.

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Edward Armfield 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 Edward Armfield artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.