Peter Smales Auction Prices and Value Guide

Peter Smales auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 184 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Peter Smales auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Peter Smales
Source records
184
Market update
2026-02-16

Peter Smales market snapshot

Peter Smales shows solid auction liquidity with 58 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $260. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 12 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-11.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (100.0% · 37 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (0.0% · 0 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$260
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
12
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-11

Artist context

About Peter Smales

Peter Smales is the name under which Appraisily groups a set of public auction records, but the collected sources do not yet establish a reliable biography for the artist. No museum profile, artist estate, official site, scholarly catalogue, or clearly matched library authority record was available in the source pack. A Wikidata result bearing the same name refers only to a peerage identifier and does not demonstrate that its subject is the artist represented by the auction records. Consequently, birth and death dates, nationality, training, movements, career periods, and characteristic subjects remain unconfirmed. Collectors may encounter the name on auction listings spanning several broad categories, but those name matches should be checked against signatures, inscriptions, provenance, medium, dimensions, dates, and images before separate identities or unrelated makers are combined.

Common works and media

The available auction index places Peter Smales listings within broad categories covering paintings and other fine art, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art or editions. These categories are not supported by an independent catalogue of the artist's work, so they should be treated as search and comparison groupings rather than a confirmed description of the artist's oeuvre. Each prospective match should be evaluated from the individual lot description, medium, dimensions, signature or inscriptions, edition information, subject, date, provenance, condition, and accompanying images.

Market and appraisal context

The collected Appraisily page covers matched auction records dated from 2014 through 2025 and identifies 61 priced records within a larger 94-record set. Those observations can help frame comparisons, but the page also gives a separate count of 58 tracked lots, so its totals should be reconciled before statistical conclusions are made. For appraisal, compare works by medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration, signature, inscriptions, edition details, provenance, and attribution confidence. Public realized prices are most useful when the comparable lots share these characteristics. Reporting conventions may differ on buyer premiums and fees, while private sales, incomplete feeds, and revised attributions may be absent.

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

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and the work's place within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition information, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction results for works with similar characteristics
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records provide comparison evidence rather than a definitive appraisal.
  • Private transactions, incomplete auction feeds, buyer-premium treatment, and later attribution changes may not be represented consistently.
  • The collected page reports both 58 tracked lots and 94 matched records, including 61 priced records; those figures require reconciliation before quantitative conclusions are drawn.
  • The listed auction categories are broad classifications and should not be treated as a verified catalogue of the artist's work.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: low confidence, thin 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 Smales

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Peter Smales 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 Smales artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.