Harriet Hosmer Auction Prices and Value Guide
Harriet Hosmer auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 296 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Harriet Hosmer auction prices: quick answer
Harriet Hosmer auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Harriet Hosmer
- Source records
- 296
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Harriet Hosmer market snapshot
Harriet Hosmer shows thin auction liquidity with 1 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $31,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2015-01-14.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
- $10,000+ (100.0% · 1 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $0
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 0
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2015-01-14
Artist context
About Harriet Hosmer
Born
1830
Died
1908
Nationality
American
Also known as
Harriet Goodhue Hosmer
Harriet Goodhue Hosmer (1830–1908) was an American sculptor associated with nineteenth-century Neoclassicism. Authority records identify her under both Harriet Hosmer and Harriet Goodhue Hosmer, while encyclopedic and institutional profiles consistently center her work on sculpture. Hosmer also lived within the expatriate artistic community in Rome, a setting that connected her with writers and artists working abroad. Collectors encounter her name especially in relation to marble sculpture and historically framed subjects; Britannica, for example, documents Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra. Her public reputation includes her position as a pioneering professional woman sculptor in the United States. The collected authorities also connect her to poetry and to technical work concerning artificial marble. For entity matching, the full name, exact life dates, American nationality, Neoclassical context, and stable authority identifiers provide the clearest basis for linking museum references, auction records, and appraisal research to the same artist.
NeoclassicismSculptureMarble sculptureZenobia, Queen of PalmyraHistorical and classical figures
Common works and media
Auction and appraisal research is most likely to encounter Hosmer through sculpture, particularly works described as marble. Named historical or classical figures are relevant to her documented Neoclassical context, with Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra providing one established example. The source pack does not establish a reliable inventory of bronzes, casts, replicas, editions, drawings, or other work types, so those categories require object-specific and catalogue-level verification.
Market and appraisal context
Works attributed to Hosmer should first be evaluated as sculpture, with close attention to the stated material and whether an object is described as marble. An identified subject or title can improve comparison with documented works, as the Zenobia example shows. Relevant public auction records should then be compared by work type, material, subject, and attribution language, with sale dates and realized prices read in their original lot context. The collected Appraisily page confirms an auction-record context, but the supplied source excerpts do not expose individual lots, edition or replica details, or a defensible price range. No market trend or price prediction is therefore offered; appraisal conclusions should rest on verified comparable lots and object-specific examination.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Sculpture
- Marble sculpture
Value drivers
- Stated medium and sculptural material, particularly whether the object is marble
- Identification of the represented subject or documented work title
- Comparison with relevant public auction records in their original sale-date and realized-price context
Appraisal caveats
- The supplied source excerpts do not provide lot-level auction results, price ranges, market trends, or evidence about edition and replica practices.
- No price prediction should be made without verifying the object and comparing it with closely related public auction lots.
- The source pack supports sculpture and marble as relevant categories but does not establish a complete catalogue of Hosmer's media or sale formats.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- IdRef library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- Encyclopædia Britannica encyclopedia
- National Gallery of Art museum or university
- British Museum museum or university
- Wikipedia wikipedia
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 Harriet Hosmer 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.
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