Frederick William Watts Auction Prices and Value Guide

Frederick William Watts auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 220 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Frederick William Watts auction prices: quick answer

Frederick William Watts auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Frederick William Watts
Source records
220
Market update
2026-02-16

Frederick William Watts market snapshot

Frederick William Watts shows developing auction liquidity with 42 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $550. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2023-12-12.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (58.3% · 7 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (41.7% · 5 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
0
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2023-12-12

Artist context

About Frederick William Watts

Born

1800

Died

1862

Nationality

British

Also known as

William Watts, Frederick W. Watts

Frederick William Watts (1800–1862) was a British painter and draughtsman active in the nineteenth century. The British Museum records that he enrolled in the Royal Academy Schools in 1817 under the name William Watts. He later used Frederick William to distinguish himself from the engraver William Watts. From 1821, Watts lived in Hampstead, where John Constable also resided, and the museum identifies Constable as an important influence on his work. Collectors are most likely to encounter Watts through paintings, drawings, and other works on paper connected with this Constable-influenced British artistic context. The collected sources do not identify a formal movement, catalogue raisonné, complete chronology, or named series. Careful identity matching remains important: auction-derived image metadata in the source pack sometimes uses “Frederick Waters Watts” and the dates 1800–1870, while the British Museum identifies Frederick William Watts as living from 1800 to 1862.

PaintingDrawing and works on paper

Common works and media

The strongest institutional source identifies Watts as a painter and draughtsman. In appraisal and auction contexts, collectors may therefore encounter paintings, drawings, and other works on paper. Appraisily's auction taxonomy also lists prints, but edition status, authorship, inscriptions, medium, and condition should be verified for each object. The collected evidence is insufficient to define a complete subject catalogue or named body of work.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's public artist page reports matched auction records for Watts and advises comparing similar objects rather than treating any single result as a valuation. Relevant factors include medium, dimensions, date, condition and restoration, surface quality, signatures or inscriptions, provenance, exhibition and catalogue references, and confidence in the attribution. Recent public sales of genuinely comparable works can provide context, but private transactions, incomplete feeds, reporting conventions for premiums and fees, and later attribution changes may not be visible. Name ambiguity is especially important because the collected material contains variant names and conflicting death years. A defensible appraisal should therefore confirm the artist's identity and the object's attribution before applying auction evidence.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
  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 similar in medium, size, date, condition, and attribution
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are a starting point rather than a complete appraisal, and private sales or incomplete auction feeds may not be represented. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/frederick-william-watts/
  • Reported results may differ in their treatment of buyer premiums and fees, so comparisons should use consistent reporting conventions. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/frederick-william-watts/
  • Authentication, condition, and later attribution changes can materially alter how an auction result should be interpreted. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/frederick-william-watts/
  • The public page describes both 42 tracked lots and 41 records, including 12 priced records; this internal count difference should be reconciled before presenting a definitive total. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/frederick-william-watts/

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate 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 Frederick William Watts

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Frederick William Watts 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 Frederick William Watts artwork?

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