Peter Barrett Auction Prices and Value Guide

Peter Barrett auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 257 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Peter Barrett auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Peter Barrett
Source records
257
Market update
2026-02-06

Peter Barrett market snapshot

Peter Barrett shows deep auction liquidity with 221 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $150. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 47 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-11.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (97.5% · 118 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (2.5% · 3 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$90
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
47
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-11

Artist context

About Peter Barrett

Born

1935

Nationality

British

Peter Barrett is a British illustrator and painter born in 1935. Getty, VIAF, IdRef, and Wikidata authority records connect his name with visual art and published illustration, while bibliographic records document numerous illustrator credits. His recorded subjects include horses, insects, prehistoric mammals, and dogs. One particularly identifiable commission was a 1979 set of United Kingdom postage stamps depicting dogs, for which he supplied the designs and artwork. Collectors may therefore encounter Barrett’s name in connection with animal illustration, published-book material, stamp-related designs, and works described more broadly as paintings. Because Peter Barrett is a common name and the collected authority links include more than one Library of Congress identifier, attribution should be matched carefully to the object’s date, medium, publication history, inscriptions, and documentation. The available source pack does not establish an associated art movement, a complete exhibition history, or a catalogue raisonné.

IllustrationPaintingPostage-stamp designAnimals and natural-history subjects, including horses, insects, dogs, and prehistoric mammals

Common works and media

The source pack most clearly supports illustration and painting. Bibliographic records associate Barrett with illustrated books about horses, insects, prehistoric mammals, and related natural-history subjects, while a separate source records his 1979 dog postage-stamp designs. Appraisal candidates may therefore include original illustrations, animal studies, paintings, published illustration material, and stamp-related designs. The collected evidence does not establish particular painting techniques, edition sizes, or a definitive catalogue of works, so those details must be determined from the object and its documentation.

Market and appraisal context

The collected Appraisily signal reports 257 auction-directory records under the name Peter Barrett, but that count should not be interpreted as 257 securely identified works by this particular illustrator. Appraisal should begin by confirming that the work matches the British artist born in 1935. A documented relationship to one of Barrett’s illustrated publications or his 1979 dog stamp commission may strengthen that match. Relevant comparisons should be restricted to records with compatible authorship, work type, subject, and documentation. The current source pack contains no detailed major-auction-house results, so it cannot support price forecasts, market trends, or claims about scarcity.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Illustration-related works
  • Animal-subject works
  • Paintings attributed to Peter Barrett
  • Postage-stamp designs and related material

Value drivers

  1. A secure identity match to the British illustrator and painter born in 1935
  2. A documented connection to a published book or to the 1979 dog postage-stamp commission
  3. Like-for-like comparison with public auction records catalogued under the verified artist identity

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack contains no major-auction-house biography or detailed sale-result evidence, so it does not support a price trend or general market level.
  • Peter Barrett is a potentially ambiguous name. Auction-directory entries should be identity-checked before they are treated as comparable works by this illustrator.

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 Peter Barrett

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Peter Barrett 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 Peter Barrett artwork?

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