Martin Engelbrecht Auction Prices and Value Guide

Martin Engelbrecht auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 181 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Martin Engelbrecht auction prices: quick answer

Martin Engelbrecht auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Martin Engelbrecht
Source records
181
Market update
2026-02-06

Martin Engelbrecht market snapshot

Martin Engelbrecht shows solid auction liquidity with 51 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $300. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 8 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-05.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (68.8% · 22 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (31.3% · 10 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,600
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
8
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-10-05

Artist context

About Martin Engelbrecht

Martin Engelbrecht portrait
Philipp Andreas Kilian · Public domain · Source

Born

1684

Died

1756

Nationality

German

Martin Engelbrecht (1684–1756) was a German copperplate engraver, print publisher, and print dealer associated with Augsburg during the Baroque period. Born and later deceased in Augsburg, he worked with his engraver brother Christian Engelbrecht in Berlin from 1708 to 1711 before continuing in Augsburg. His documented subject range includes ornamental designs, city views, portraits, religious and allegorical imagery, and battle scenes. Engelbrecht is especially associated in later reference literature with perspective theaters—layered printed scenes also described as paper theaters or dioramas—which used arranged sheets to create an illusion of spatial depth. Collectors may therefore encounter his name on individual engravings, published print suites, topographical views, devotional or allegorical subjects, and components of theatrical paper constructions. Because Engelbrecht acted in several professional capacities, an imprint may identify him as engraver, publisher, or seller; that distinction matters when determining his precise role in a particular object.

BaroqueCopperplate engravingPublished printsLayered printed perspective-theater scenesOrnamental designsCity viewsPortraitsReligious subjects

Common works and media

Works associated with Engelbrecht include copperplate engravings, published print plates, ornamental designs, city and fortress views, portraits, religious and allegorical images, and battle scenes. Collectors may also encounter layered sheets intended for perspective theaters or paper dioramas. Imprints deserve close attention because Engelbrecht could be credited as the engraver, publisher, or print seller rather than occupying the same role on every object.

Market and appraisal context

The available sources establish a broad auction-relevant range but do not provide detailed condition reports, edition information, or realized-price evidence from a major auction house. Appraisal should begin by identifying the object type—single engraving, published plate, topographical view, or perspective-theater component—and reading the imprint to distinguish Engelbrecht's role as engraver from his role as publisher or print dealer. Subject, date, credited maker, publisher, and relationship to a coordinated print group determine which sale records are genuinely comparable. The Appraisily artist page reports auction-record coverage, but its record count alone does not establish a price level or trend. A defensible conclusion requires like-for-like public sales with relevant sale dates and realized prices.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Copperplate engravings and published prints
  • Perspective-theater and paper-theater sheets
  • Topographical and city-view prints
  • Portrait, religious, allegorical, and battle-scene prints
  • Ornamental-design prints

Value drivers

  1. Object type and format, including whether the work is a single engraving, published plate, city view, or perspective-theater component
  2. The role credited to Engelbrecht in the imprint, particularly engraver versus publisher or print dealer
  3. Subject category, including ornamental, topographical, portrait, religious, allegorical, or battle imagery
  4. Date and production context, including whether a work relates to the documented collaboration with Christian Engelbrecht
  5. Like-for-like comparison with public auction records, sale dates, and realized prices when those records are available

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected source pack contains no detailed major-auction-house record or lot-level condition, edition, or realized-price evidence.
  • The Appraisily record count indicates auction coverage but does not by itself establish a price level, market trend, or the comparability of individual lots.
  • Perspective-theater identification is supported principally by encyclopedia-level material in this source pack rather than a fetched museum or scholarly catalogue record.

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 Martin Engelbrecht

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Martin Engelbrecht 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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