John Rogers Herbert Auction Prices and Value Guide
John Rogers Herbert auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 183 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
John Rogers Herbert auction prices: quick answer
John Rogers Herbert auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- John Rogers Herbert
- Source records
- 183
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
John Rogers Herbert market snapshot
John Rogers Herbert shows developing auction liquidity with 24 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,400. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 1 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-03-22.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (33.3% · 4 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (58.3% · 7 sales)
- $10,000+ (8.3% · 1 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $780
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 1
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-03-22
Artist context
About John Rogers Herbert
Born
1810
Died
1890
Nationality
English
John Rogers Herbert (1810–1890) was an English painter represented in Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and several museum catalogues. Modern summaries frequently position him as a precursor to Pre-Raphaelitism and describe his influence on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, although the accessible evidence for that characterization in this source pack is chiefly encyclopedic rather than scholarly. The documented titles reveal a broad narrative range. They include biblical material such as David, the Future King of Israel, While a Shepherd at Bethlehem; British historical subjects such as Sir Thomas More and his Daughter; and literary works associated with figures including Cordelia and Francesca. Other records point to religious labor, Venetian subjects, and a Nile setting. Collectors may encounter Herbert under a stable identity shared across museum and library authority systems, while Appraisily aggregates associated auction records. This profile therefore emphasizes verified identity and documented works rather than unsupported claims about a single signature style or market trajectory.
Pre-Raphaelitism (precursor and influence, rather than documented membership)PaintingBiblical and religious subjectsBritish historical subjectsLiterary subjectsPlace-based and landscape subjects
Common works and media
The available authority records and named images principally document paintings. Examples in the source pack include David, the Future King of Israel, While a Shepherd at Bethlehem; Laborare est Orare; Sir Thomas More and his Daughter; Asyut on the Nil; and Francesca. VIAF also associates Herbert with Assertion of Liberty of Conscience by the Independents of the Westminster Assembly of Divines, 1644, Cordelia Disinherited, and The Brides of Venice. These records support biblical, religious, historical, literary, and place-based subject categories. The pack does not establish that prints, drawings, sculptures, editions, or other media are common auction types for Herbert, so those categories should not be presented as typical without additional evidence.
Market and appraisal context
The collected market evidence establishes that public auction records are associated with Herbert, but it does not provide accessible lot-level results from a major auction house. Comparisons should therefore be made record by record and should favor works with compatible type and subject matter. The documented titles span biblical, historical, literary, and place-based scenes, making an undifferentiated comparison across all Herbert works unreliable. Before relying on auction comparables, the object itself should be checked for attribution, date, medium, dimensions, condition, provenance, and inscriptions. Those object-specific facts are not established by this artist profile. Sale date, auction-house description, realized price, currency, and material differences between lots should be stated when records are available; the source pack does not support a general price forecast or market-trend conclusion.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
Value drivers
- Secure attribution and documented identification of the work
- Comparison with public auction records matched by work type and subject
- Alignment between the depicted subject and Herbert's documented biblical, historical, literary, or place-based works
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack contains an Appraisily auction-record signal but no accessible lot-level excerpts from a major auction house.
- The evidence does not support a price forecast, a market-trend claim, or assumptions that every attributed work has the same commercial profile.
- Object-specific condition, dimensions, provenance, inscriptions, date, and attribution evidence must be established separately before selecting comparable sales.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Tate 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 John Rogers Herbert 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 John Rogers Herbert artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.