Laslett John Pott Auction Prices and Value Guide

Laslett John Pott auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 353 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Laslett John Pott auction prices: quick answer

Laslett John Pott auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Laslett John Pott
Source records
353
Market update
2026-02-16

Laslett John Pott market snapshot

Laslett John Pott shows solid auction liquidity with 77 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $875. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-07-09.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (53.6% · 15 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (39.3% · 11 sales)
  • $10,000+ (7.1% · 2 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$550
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
2
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-07-09

Artist context

About Laslett John Pott

Born

1837

Died

1898

Nationality

British

Also known as

Laslett J. Pott, Laslett Pott

Laslett John Pott (1837–1898) was a British painter associated with the nineteenth-century taste for narrative historical pictures. Institutional and authority records consistently identify him as a painter, while Art UK documents works held in several British public collections. Those holdings show subjects drawn from history, literature, notable figures, and social life, including Cardinal Wolsey, Mary, Queen of Scots, Lord Byron, Miles Standish, and Wordsworth, alongside scenes such as The Dancing Lesson and The Sisters. Pott is best understood through this historical and narrative context rather than assigned to a formal movement, which the collected sources do not establish. Collectors may encounter his paintings and other attributed lots under his full name or abbreviated forms such as Laslett J. Pott. Public-collection records, authority identifiers, and matched auction data together help distinguish him from similarly named makers and place individual works within his documented subject range.

PaintingHistorical scenesLiterary and historical figuresPortraits and representations of notable peopleNarrative social and domestic scenes

Common works and media

Pott is principally documented as a painter of historical and narrative subjects. Public-collection titles include episodes involving Cardinal Wolsey and Mary, Queen of Scots; literary or cultural figures such as Lord Byron and Wordsworth; and social or domestic compositions such as The Dancing Lesson and The Sisters. Portrait-like representations and copies after earlier portraits may also appear. Appraisily's matched records contain broader labels for works on paper, prints, mixed media, sculpture, decorative art, and editions, but these categories are less securely characteristic of Pott's documented practice and should be verified against each lot's description, images, medium, signature, and attribution.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's matched public auction dataset reports 79 records for Laslett John Pott, including 30 priced records, with an observed range of $60 to $16,000 and a median realized result around $875 as of the source snapshot. These figures describe recorded sales, not a prediction for another work. Useful comparisons should align medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration, provenance, and attribution confidence. Signatures and inscriptions can assist identification but should be assessed with the work itself. Historical subject matter and documented relationships to public-collection works may also affect comparability. Because the current category summary is broad, appraisal research should inspect individual lot descriptions, images, fees, and sale dates rather than treating every matched record as equivalent.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints
  • Sculpture and mixed media
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and place within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition information, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Recent public auction results for works comparable in medium, size, subject, date, and condition
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction results provide comparison points rather than a definitive appraisal.
  • Reported prices may not be directly comparable when auction houses differ in their treatment of buyer's premiums and fees.
  • Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, condition differences, and changes in attribution may not appear fully in public records.
  • Broad automated category labels should be checked against the description and photographs for each individual lot.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, strong 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 Laslett John Pott

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Laslett John Pott 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 Laslett John Pott artwork?

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