Pierre Mortier Auction Prices and Value Guide
Pierre Mortier auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 269 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Pierre Mortier auction prices: quick answer
Pierre Mortier auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Pierre Mortier
- Source records
- 269
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Pierre Mortier market snapshot
Pierre Mortier shows solid auction liquidity with 63 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $240. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 10 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-25.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (90.0% · 36 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (10.0% · 4 sales)
- $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $30
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 10
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-11-25
Artist context
About Pierre Mortier
Born
1661
Died
1711
Nationality
Dutch
Also known as
Pieter Mortier, Pieter Mortier I
Pierre Mortier is the French-form name associated in the supplied authority data with Pieter Mortier I (1661–1711), a Dutch mapmaker and engraver from the Northern Netherlands. Public records also connect the Mortier name with bookselling and publishing, while indicating that Pieter or Pierre Mortier was used across three generations in the Dutch Republic. That family-name overlap matters when matching catalogue records. Mortier-related material is encountered chiefly through cartography and print culture: engraved maps, printed geographic material, French-language publications, and panoramic bird's-eye views. These works belong to the commercial publishing world of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries rather than to a documented modern art movement. For collectors, Mortier may appear as a maker, engraver, publisher, or imprint rather than as a conventional easel-painting signature. A record should therefore be checked against the object's date, title, language, imprint, and credited role before it is assigned specifically to Pieter Mortier I.
Engraved maps and cartographic printsPrinted books and French-language publicationsMaps and geographic imageryPanoramic bird's-eye views
Common works and media
Collectors may encounter the Mortier name on engraved maps, cartographic prints, panoramic bird's-eye views, books, and other printed publications. The supplied sources describe activity as a mapmaker, engraver, bookseller, and publisher, so the name can identify different contributions to an object. Imprint wording, publication language, date, and the exact credited role are especially useful for distinguishing first-generation material from works associated with later members of the publishing family.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal begins with identifying which Mortier generation and professional role is represented. A map engraved or issued by Pieter Mortier I is not automatically equivalent to a later publication bearing the family name. The object's title, date, language, imprint, credited maker or publisher, format, and cartographic or panoramic subject all help define the appropriate comparison set. Relevant public auction records can then provide sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots, but the collected source pack does not support a broad price trend or scarcity claim. Condition, completeness, and edition-specific questions should be evaluated from the individual object and its catalogue documentation rather than inferred from the artist-page name alone.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Maps and cartographic prints
- Engravings and panoramic views
- Books and other published works bearing the Mortier name or imprint
Value drivers
- Generation-specific attribution is important because the Mortier name was used across three generations of booksellers and publishers.
- The object's credited role should be distinguished among mapmaker, engraver, bookseller, and publisher.
- Object type and subject should be matched to the relevant market, including engraved maps, panoramic bird's-eye views, and published books.
- Object-level comparison should use relevant public auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available.
Appraisal caveats
- The public auction-page name may encompass material connected with different Mortier generations or publishing roles.
- The collected source pack contains no readable major-auction-house catalogue entry, so it does not support claims about price trends, scarcity, or record prices.
- Exact object attribution requires examination of the date, title, language, imprint, and credited role.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- British Museum museum or university
- VIAF library authority
- RKD library authority
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 Pierre Mortier 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 Pierre Mortier artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.