Girolamo Gianni Auction Prices and Value Guide
Girolamo Gianni auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 187 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Girolamo Gianni auction prices: quick answer
Girolamo Gianni auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Girolamo Gianni
- Source records
- 187
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Girolamo Gianni market snapshot
Girolamo Gianni shows solid auction liquidity with 125 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,346. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-12.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (21.4% · 18 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (67.9% · 57 sales)
- $10,000+ (10.7% · 9 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $2,200
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 4
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-12
Artist context
About Girolamo Gianni
Born
1837
Died
1895
Nationality
Italian
Girolamo Gianni (1837–1895) was an Italian painter whose career is closely associated with Malta. Public authority data identifies him as active there, while Art UK records works depicting Valletta, Verdala Palace, the Grand Harbour, Fort St Elmo, and British naval vessels in Maltese waters. These institutional records place his work within nineteenth-century landscape, city-view, and marine painting, although the available sources do not assign him to a named movement. Collectors are most likely to encounter painted views of Malta, especially harbours, fortifications, ships, and architectural landmarks. Art UK lists paintings in the Museum of the Order of St John and the National Maritime Museum, including scenes of the Mediterranean Fleet and individual Royal Navy ships. Gianni's market identity therefore depends heavily on subject, location, date, medium, dimensions, physical condition, and confidence in attribution. Exact day-level birth and death dates are not established by the available sources, so this page uses year-only life dates.
PaintingMaltese urban and architectural viewsHarbours, fortifications, and coastal views around VallettaRoyal Navy ships and Mediterranean fleet scenes in Maltese waters
Common works and media
Institutional records chiefly identify Gianni with paintings of Malta. Documented subjects include Valletta and its Grand Harbour, Fort St Elmo, Verdala Palace, harbour panoramas, Mediterranean fleet gatherings, and portraits of specific Royal Navy ships at Malta. Works encountered for appraisal should be assessed individually for medium, support, dimensions, date, signature or inscriptions, condition, restoration, provenance, and the strength of the attribution.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisily's public market index reports 147 matched records for Girolamo Gianni, including 103 priced records, across auction dates from 1997 to 2026. Its observed results range from $50 to $163,250, with a reported median near $3,346, but these figures describe a varied public-auction sample rather than a prediction for an individual work. A useful comparison should match the work's medium, dimensions, date, Maltese or maritime subject, condition, restoration history, provenance, inscriptions, and attribution status. Buyers should also check whether a reported result includes buyer's premium or other fees. Private transactions, incomplete feeds, and subsequent attribution changes may fall outside the available record.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
Value drivers
- Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, and confidence in attribution
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Subject matter, rarity, and comparable public auction sales for similar works
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
- Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, reporting conventions, and later attribution changes may not be fully represented.
- Reported prices may differ in whether buyer's premium or other fees are included, so comparisons should be made on a like-for-like basis.
- Authentication, attribution, and condition can materially affect value.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- RKD library authority
- Art UK museum or university
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
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 Girolamo Gianni 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 Girolamo Gianni artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.