Matthew Smith Auction Prices and Value Guide
Matthew Smith auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 354 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Matthew Smith auction prices: quick answer
Matthew Smith auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Matthew Smith
- Source records
- 354
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Matthew Smith market snapshot
Matthew Smith shows developing auction liquidity with 24 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $10,200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-05.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (26.3% · 5 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (21.1% · 4 sales)
- $10,000+ (52.6% · 10 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $27,940
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 2
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-05
Artist context
About Matthew Smith
Matthew Smith is a name associated with auction records on Appraisily, but the collected public sources do not yet establish a secure visual-artist identity. The only authority result in the source pack identifies a badminton player, and its linked encyclopedia page describes the same athlete. None of the available sources supplies a verified artist biography, dates, nationality, training, movement, or documented body of work. The auction page nevertheless shows records filed under several similar names and spanning multiple broad object categories. That breadth may reflect more than one maker or inconsistent auction-house attribution, so it should not be treated as a coherent catalogue of one artist's career. Collectors may encounter the Matthew Smith name on paintings, works on paper, prints, sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, or editions, but each object needs independent identification. A signature, title, date, provenance, labels, and photographs can help determine which Matthew Smith is relevant.
Common works and media
The available auction page groups the Matthew Smith records into fine art and paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. These categories describe the current name-matched dataset, not a verified body of work by one artist. Any painting, print, drawing, sculpture, mixed-media object, or edition bearing this name should be evaluated from its physical characteristics, inscriptions, provenance, date, and supporting documentation before comparison with auction results.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisily's matched dataset reports 27 records, 18 with prices, over 2007–2026, but the source pack does not prove that all belong to one artist. Valuation should therefore begin with identity and attribution rather than the displayed median or range. Compare only lots with closely aligned medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, edition information, provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references. Public auction results may use different fee conventions and do not capture every private transaction. Because the name match includes variant names and unusually broad categories, unrelated makers may be present. Recent comparable sales are useful only after the object and artist have been resolved, and an appraisal should distinguish confirmed, attributed, and merely name-matched works.
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
- Artist identity and attribution confidence
- Medium, dimensions, date, and subject matter
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, and edition details
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Comparable public auction records for genuinely similar works
Appraisal caveats
- Do not use the name-matched records as a final appraisal without first resolving the artist's identity.
- Compare only works that are genuinely alike in authorship, medium, dimensions, date, subject, and condition.
- Confirm attribution, provenance, condition, and any edition information before drawing a valuation conclusion.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: low confidence, insufficient source quality.
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
- Wikidata library authority
- 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 Matthew Smith 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 Matthew Smith artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.