Elyse Ashe Lord Auction Prices and Value Guide
Elyse Ashe Lord auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 496 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Elyse Ashe Lord auction prices: quick answer
Elyse Ashe Lord auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Elyse Ashe Lord
- Source records
- 496
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Elyse Ashe Lord
Elyse Ashe Lord (ca. 1900–1971) was a British painter, watercolorist, engraver, and draughtswoman known for color prints and watercolors influenced by Chinese art and culture. Active from roughly 1914 through the late 1930s, she exhibited widely during the interwar period. In 1922 she was elected to the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colour, and she also belonged to the Society of Graver-Printers in Colour, reflecting her standing in the British printmaking community. Lord lived and worked in Bexley, Kent. Her work draws on East Asian decorative traditions, and collectors most often encounter her color engravings, watercolors, and drawings at auction today.
watercolorengraving and color printmakingoil paintingdrawingChinese-inspired imagery and decorative subjects
Common works and media
Lord's most frequently encountered works are color engravings and prints in the Society of Graver-Printers in Colour tradition, watercolors on paper, and figurative drawings. Her subjects often reflect Chinese and East Asian decorative influences, including stylized figures, flora, and ornamental compositions. Oil paintings are less commonly attributed. Print editions and works on paper from her interwar exhibiting period represent the bulk of auction appearances.
Market and appraisal context
Elyse Ashe Lord's prints and watercolors circulate regularly at auction, with hundreds of recorded lots. Valuation factors include the medium (color engravings and watercolors are most common), subject matter (Chinese-inspired decorative imagery), condition, provenance, and whether the work dates from her principal exhibiting period of 1915–1939. Institutional membership in the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colour adds provenance weight. No published catalogue raisonné exists, so attribution should be supported by stylistic analysis and exhibition records.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Value drivers
- Color prints and engravings from the Society of Graver-Printers in Colour tradition may appear at auction
- Membership in the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colour supports institutional recognition
- 496 lots recorded in Appraisily/Invaluable data suggest regular auction circulation
Appraisal caveats
- Exact birth date is uncertain (ca. 1900); attribution should rely on stylistic and documentary evidence rather than assumed dates.
- No catalogue raisonné or estate authority is cited in available sources; attribution and provenance should be verified against known exhibition records.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Library of Congress library authority
- RKD — Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
- VIAF (OCLC) library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Wikidata library authority
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
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