Giorgio Ghisi Auction Prices and Value Guide
Giorgio Ghisi auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 266 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Giorgio Ghisi auction prices: quick answer
Giorgio Ghisi auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Giorgio Ghisi
- Source records
- 266
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Giorgio Ghisi market snapshot
Giorgio Ghisi shows solid auction liquidity with 75 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,134. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 6 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-07-09.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (44.4% · 24 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (51.9% · 28 sales)
- $10,000+ (3.7% · 2 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $800
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 6
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-07-09
Artist context
About Giorgio Ghisi
Born
1520
Died
1582
Nationality
Italian
Also known as
Giorgio Mantuano
Giorgio Ghisi was a sixteenth-century Italian engraver from Mantua whose career also included work in Antwerp and France. Authority and biographical records identify him primarily with engraving, while collected accounts also document his production of damascened metalwork. His work is placed within the Italian Renaissance and, more specifically, a late Mannerist context. The alternate name Giorgio Mantuano reflects his association with Mantua. Collectors are most likely to encounter Ghisi through prints, including compositions executed after designs by other artists. Such works require attention to the distinction between the designer of the composition and the engraver who translated it into print. Surviving metalwork represents a separate and exceptionally limited part of his documented practice. His activity across Mantua, Antwerp, and France also places his work within the international circulation of images and printmaking expertise during the sixteenth century.
Late MannerismItalian Renaissance printmakingEngravingDamascened metalwork
Common works and media
Works associated with Giorgio Ghisi most commonly appear in print contexts as engravings. Cataloguing may identify a particular state and may distinguish Ghisi's role as engraver from that of the artist who supplied the underlying design. The source pack also documents damascened metalwork, although it describes only two surviving examples, making metal objects an exceptional rather than routine category for attribution.
Market and appraisal context
Ghisi's market should be assessed work by work rather than through a general price expectation. For engravings, useful distinctions include the composition, attribution, relationship to the original designer, recorded print state, dimensions, and whether measurements refer to the sheet or printed image. These details help identify the correct comparison among public auction records. Object type is also important because his documented engravings and damascened metalwork belong to materially different categories. The collected source pack does not contain condition reports, provenance histories, or item-level realized prices, so those factors require evidence from the object, cataloguing references, and comparable public sales before an appraisal conclusion can be formed.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Engravings and other prints
Value drivers
- Recorded print state and the identification of the individual impression
- Dimensions and whether measurements describe the sheet or printed image
- Authorship and the relationship between Ghisi's engraving and another artist's design
- Object type and medium, particularly the distinction between engravings and damascened metalwork
- Comparison with public auction records for the same or closely related composition
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack does not provide individual realized prices, sale dates, condition reports, or provenance histories, so it does not support a price trend or value prediction.
- Damascened metalwork is documented as part of Ghisi's practice, but the collected biographical excerpt reports only two surviving examples; an object should not be associated with him on medium alone.
- Print states, attribution relationships, dimensions, and impression-specific evidence should be checked against the individual object and a recognized catalogue or institutional record.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
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
How much is Giorgio Ghisi 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 Giorgio Ghisi artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.