Richard Earlom Auction Prices and Value Guide
Richard Earlom auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 501 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Richard Earlom auction prices: quick answer
Richard Earlom auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Richard Earlom
- Source records
- 501
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Richard Earlom market snapshot
Richard Earlom shows deep auction liquidity with 169 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $298. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 11 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-31.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (84.5% · 98 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (13.8% · 16 sales)
- $10,000+ (1.7% · 2 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $100
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 11
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-01-31
Artist context
About Richard Earlom
Born
1728
Died
1794
Nationality
English
Richard Earlom (1728–1794) was an English mezzotinter. In the available source pack, that printmaking identity is the firmest art-historical description; the sources do not establish a named movement, documented series, or recurring subjects. Collectors are therefore most likely to encounter Earlom through works on paper and prints, particularly objects catalogued as mezzotints, rather than through a movement-based classification. Appraisily’s public market page connects his name with 179 matched auction records, including 123 priced records dated from 1995 through 2026. That coverage helps explain why Earlom appears regularly in auction and appraisal research, while careful object-level matching remains essential: a name match alone does not establish authorship, edition, state, or condition. The public entity links support his lifespan and occupational description. Because the collected pack lacks a fuller institutional biography and catalogue-level documentation, this profile avoids inferring subjects, series, or artistic affiliations.
MezzotintWorks on paper and prints
Common works and media
The collected sources identify Earlom as a mezzotinter and associate his auction market most directly with works on paper and prints. Mezzotint impressions are consequently the clearest supported work type for appraisal research. The source pack does not document recurring subjects, named series, or a reliable catalogue of editions, so those details should be established from the individual object, its inscriptions, and appropriate catalogue references rather than assumed from the artist name.
Market and appraisal context
Richard Earlom auction results should be compared with genuinely similar works rather than treated as a single price benchmark. Relevant appraisal factors include medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration history, inscriptions, edition information, attribution confidence, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, subject matter, rarity, and recent comparable sales. Appraisily’s matched records provide useful public-market context, but they may include reporting differences and do not capture every private transaction or later attribution change. Broad price ranges can also reflect materially different objects. A defensible appraisal therefore begins with the specific work and its documentation, then selects comparable public records with similar characteristics.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Works on paper and prints
Value drivers
- Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signatures, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Recent public auction results for genuinely comparable works
- Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records are a starting point rather than a complete appraisal.
- Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented.
- Authentication, attribution confidence, and condition can materially affect value.
- Broad auction-category labels should not be treated as evidence that Earlom worked in every category shown by an aggregated market index.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, thin source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
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 Richard Earlom 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 Richard Earlom artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.