Marcus Elieser Bloch Auction Prices and Value Guide

Marcus Elieser Bloch auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,040 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Marcus Elieser Bloch auction prices: quick answer

Marcus Elieser Bloch auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Marcus Elieser Bloch
Source records
1,040
Market update
2026-02-06

Marcus Elieser Bloch market snapshot

Marcus Elieser Bloch shows developing auction liquidity with 19 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $120. 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 (85.7% · 12 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (14.3% · 2 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$50
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
2
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-21

Artist context

About Marcus Elieser Bloch

Marcus Elieser Bloch portrait
Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Source

Born

1723

Died

1799

Nationality

German

Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723–1799) was a German physician, zoologist, naturalist, and leading eighteenth-century writer on fish. His enduring association with ichthyology comes from a multivolume natural history of fishes illustrated with plates based on observations from nature. Authority and library records consistently identify him as an author, while IdRef also records illustrator roles connected with several publications. Bloch therefore occupies an unusual place on an artist-market page: collectors are more likely to encounter his name through scientific books, fish plates, and works on paper than through autonomous paintings or sculpture. His images belong to the visual culture of eighteenth-century natural history, where observation, classification, publishing, and printmaking worked together. For appraisal, it is important to separate Bloch's scientific authorship or original design from other production roles. A sheet or volume connected with Bloch can be historically meaningful without being a unique work made entirely by his hand.

Illustrated natural-history books and printed platesFish illustrations drawn from nature for publicationFish and ichthyologyNatural history, comparative anatomy, and physiology

Common works and media

Collectors may encounter illustrated natural-history books, individual fish plates, and other works on paper associated with Bloch's publications. The source pack identifies Histoire naturelle des poissons and describes figures drawn from nature, while library data records Bloch as both author and illustrator. Each object should be catalogued by its actual format, edition, publication context, and supported creative role; a plate carrying Bloch's name does not by itself establish that he engraved, printed, or colored it.

Market and appraisal context

The collected Appraisily market page places Bloch-related material primarily within works on paper, prints, editions, and broader decorative-art categories, but those labels are generic and should be checked against the individual lot. Comparison should begin with like-for-like objects: a complete illustrated volume, an individual plate, a later impression, and a reproduction are not equivalent. Relevant factors include medium and format, size, date, condition and restoration, inscriptions, edition details, attribution confidence, provenance, catalogue references, and recent comparable public sales. The current page reports a broad observed price range, so its aggregate statistics should not be treated as a prediction. Auction feeds can be incomplete, and changes in attribution or lot description may materially affect comparability.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Works on paper and prints
  • Illustrated natural-history publications and individual fish plates
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, format, size, date, and edition or publication context
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signatures, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance and catalogue or bibliographic references
  5. Recent comparable public auction sales for materially similar works
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected Appraisily page applies broad auction categories that may not describe every Bloch-related lot accurately.
  • The page contains inconsistent aggregate counts, referring to 19 tracked lots in one section and 23 records, including 21 priced records, in another.
  • Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal; private sales, incomplete feeds, and attribution changes may not be represented.
  • Bloch's scientific authorship, original design, illustration, engraving, printing, and later reproduction must not be treated as interchangeable forms of attribution.

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 Marcus Elieser Bloch

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Marcus Elieser Bloch 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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