Moses Harris Auction Prices and Value Guide

Moses Harris 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.

Moses Harris auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Moses Harris
Source records
181
Market update
2026-02-06

Moses Harris market snapshot

Moses Harris shows solid auction liquidity with 138 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $140. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-25.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (95.4% · 125 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (4.6% · 6 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$160
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
4
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-10-25

Artist context

About Moses Harris

Moses Harris portrait
Moses Harris ( Loske, Alexandra: "Rare copy of Moses Harris’s Natural System of Colours on display at the Royal Pavilion" , p. 116 ) · Public domain · Source

Born

1731

Died

1785

Nationality

British

Moses Harris (1731–1785) is identified in the collected authority and reference sources as a British entomologist and engraver. His work sits at the intersection of scientific observation, printmaking, and eighteenth-century investigations of colour. A reference source associates Harris with The Natural System of Colours, a publication that considered the relationships among primary colours and the results of mixing them. This combination of scientific and graphic interests helps explain why collectors may encounter his name in connection with engravings, illustrated publications, colour studies, and bibliographic material rather than within a single conventional fine-art movement. The available public identity records consistently distinguish Harris as both an entomologist and an engraver, although the collected excerpts do not provide a complete chronology or catalogue of his output. Objects attributed to him therefore benefit from precise identification of the image, publication, format, and documentary connection to his recognized work.

EngravingCopper engravingEntomologyColour theory and the mixing of primary colours

Common works and media

The source pack most clearly supports engravings, copper-engraved material, and printed works connected with entomology or colour theory. It also identifies The Natural System of Colours as an associated publication. Because the evidence does not provide a complete oeuvre or edition history, these categories should guide research rather than be treated as an authentication checklist.

Market and appraisal context

Auction and appraisal research for Moses Harris should begin with the exact identity of the object: an engraving, an illustrated publication, or material connected with The Natural System of Colours. The collected sources establish his occupations and the title of that associated publication, but they do not supply a catalogue of accepted impressions or a detailed auction-house market survey. Comparisons should therefore be limited to genuinely similar records and should consider the recorded title, format, lot description, sale date, and realized price where available. A name-level auction result alone is insufficient to establish authorship or value, particularly when the relationship between a loose print and its original publication has not been documented.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Engravings and illustrated works on paper
  • Books and printed material associated with The Natural System of Colours

Value drivers

  1. Exact identification of the engraving, printed work, or publication and its documented relationship to Moses Harris
  2. Comparison with relevant public auction records by lot description, sale date, and realized price when those records are available

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected source pack contains no substantive major-auction-house biography or lot analysis, so auction categories are provisional rather than a complete description of the market.
  • The name should be matched carefully because the available evidence does not provide a catalogue of accepted works, editions, or impressions.
  • The source pack does not support a price trend, scarcity claim, or prediction of future value.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

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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 Moses Harris

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Artist value FAQ

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