Henry William Bunbury Auction Prices and Value Guide

Henry William Bunbury auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 216 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Henry William Bunbury auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Henry William Bunbury
Source records
216
Market update
2026-02-06

Henry William Bunbury market snapshot

Henry William Bunbury shows solid auction liquidity with 54 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-21.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (74.1% · 20 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (25.9% · 7 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
2
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-21

Artist context

About Henry William Bunbury

Henry William Bunbury portrait
Thomas Ryder / After Thomas Lawrence · CC0 · Source

Born

1750

Died

1811

Nationality

British

Also known as

Henry Bunbury

Henry William Bunbury (1750–1811) was a British artist best known for humorous drawing, caricature and illustration. Educated at Westminster School and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, he developed a particular aptitude for comic subjects. Travel in Europe contributed to a group of caricatures observing foreign customs and social types; La Cuisine de la Poste was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1770. Bunbury belongs to the culture of late eighteenth-century British graphic satire, although the collected sources do not assign him to a formal artistic movement. Collectors may encounter his name in connection with drawings, satirical compositions, illustrations and works derived from his designs. His stable records at Wikidata, Getty ULAN, Tate, the British Museum, the National Gallery of Art and other authorities help distinguish him from similarly named people and connect auction entries to the correct historical artist.

DrawingCaricature and illustrationHumorous and satirical subjectsTravel-derived observations and caricatures of foreigners

Common works and media

Works encountered under Bunbury's name commonly relate to drawing, caricature and illustration, especially humorous or satirical subjects. Travel-derived observations and depictions of social or national types form part of his documented output. Cataloguing should distinguish an original drawing from another object associated with a Bunbury composition and should avoid assuming that every work reproducing one of his designs was made directly by him.

Market and appraisal context

Auction and appraisal research for Bunbury should begin by identifying the object as a drawing, caricature, illustration or another work associated with one of his designs. Subject matter can also be useful, particularly when a composition relates to his documented humorous or travel-derived imagery. Comparable lots are most informative when they share the same work type and a closely related subject, and when their sale dates and realized prices are available. The collected source pack indicates substantial auction-record coverage on Appraisily but contains no detailed auction-house lot descriptions. It therefore supports comparison-based research, not a price forecast or a claim about market direction.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Caricatures
  • Drawings and works on paper
  • Illustrations

Value drivers

  1. Work type and medium, including whether an object is catalogued as a drawing, caricature or illustration
  2. Subject matter and connection to a documented composition or travel-derived caricature
  3. Comparable public auction lots with similar work type and subject, considered alongside their sale dates and realized prices when available

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack contains an Appraisily auction-record signal but no detailed auction-house lot excerpts, so it does not support a price trend or prediction.
  • The available excerpts do not establish edition history, print states, provenance standards or condition-specific market effects.

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 Henry William Bunbury

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Henry William Bunbury 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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