Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell Auction Prices and Value Guide

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 345 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell auction prices: quick answer

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell
Source records
345
Market update
2026-02-06

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell market snapshot

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell shows solid auction liquidity with 67 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $800. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-27.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (61.3% · 19 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (38.7% · 12 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,000
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
7
Median shift vs prior year
+25.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-11-27

Artist context

About Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell

Born

1749

Died

1822

Nationality

Bavarian

Also known as

Franz Kobell

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell (1749–1822), often listed as Franz Kobell, was a Bavarian court painter, etcher, and draughtsman. Public authority records place him in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries and associate his name with drawing, printmaking, and painting. Collectors may encounter his work under the shortened name Franz Kobell, making identity matching especially important when comparing collection catalogues and auction records. The collected sources also contain a separate authority record for “Friedrich Kobell, 1749–1822,” which should not be merged automatically with Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell. Although one collected encyclopedia page describes Kobell as Romantic, the available institution-grade excerpts do not independently establish that movement classification, so it is not treated here as settled. In appraisal contexts, drawings, etchings, and paintings are the most defensible work types to examine, while authorship, technique, date, and the exact Kobell identity require object-level review.

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Common works and media

Works encountered under Franz Kobell’s name may include drawings and other works on paper, etched prints, and paintings. The collected identity sources support these media, but they do not provide enough institution-grade detail to define a reliable subject taxonomy, named series, or edition history. Each object should therefore be classified from its physical characteristics and cataloguing evidence.

Market and appraisal context

An appraisal should begin by confirming that the object is correctly associated with Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell rather than another Kobell artist or a similarly named authority record. Work type and technique are central comparison points because collected sources identify him with drawing, etching, and painting. Relevant public auction records should then be compared by medium, object type, catalogued attribution, sale date, realized price, and descriptive detail. Those records provide context rather than a guaranteed value. The supplied source pack does not establish a price trend, and it contains no object-specific evidence about condition, dimensions, provenance, inscriptions, or authenticity. Those factors require direct examination and supporting documentation.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Drawings and works on paper
  • Etchings and other prints
  • Paintings

Value drivers

  1. Work type and technique, including whether an object is a drawing, etching, or painting
  2. Correct artist attribution and name disambiguation, particularly where records use shortened or conflicting Kobell names
  3. Comparable public auction records considered by object type, sale date, realized price, and cataloguing detail when available

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack does not contain lot-level evidence sufficient to establish price trends or predict the value of an individual object.
  • Condition, dimensions, provenance, inscriptions, and attribution should be verified from the individual object and its documentation rather than inferred from the artist identity record.
  • A separate VIAF record identifies a Friedrich Kobell with the same lifespan; automated matching should not merge that record with Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell without further authority review.

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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Recent sale records

Selected public auction records currently in the Appraisily lot index. Use them as market context, then request a formal appraisal before you sell, insure, or donate.

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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.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell 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 Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell artwork?

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