Richard Marquis Auction Prices and Value Guide

Richard Marquis auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 275 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Richard Marquis auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Richard Marquis
Source records
275
Market update
2026-02-06

Richard Marquis market snapshot

Richard Marquis shows deep auction liquidity with 193 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,800. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 35 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-16.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (17.1% · 27 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (74.1% · 117 sales)
  • $10,000+ (8.9% · 14 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$2,600
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
35
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-16

Artist context

About Richard Marquis

Born

1945

Nationality

American

Also known as

Dick Marquis

Richard Marquis (born 1945) is an American artist associated with contemporary studio glass. Library and authority records align on his identity, birth year, nationality, and work as a glass artist; IdRef also identifies him as a collector. The collected biographical account says he was among the first Americans to work in a Venetian glass factory and became known for Venetian cane and murrine techniques. Accounts of his work stress demanding technique alongside playful form and deliberate color. These characteristics help explain why collectors encounter his name in contemporary glass auction and appraisal contexts. Entity matching should not depend on the name alone: the 1945 birth year, American nationality, glass specialization, and stable authority identifiers across Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, Library of Congress, and IdRef provide a more reliable identity frame. The available source pack is stronger on identity and practice than on exhibition chronology or individual bodies of work.

GlassVenetian cane and murrine glass techniquesPlayful object forms emphasizing form and color

Common works and media

Collectors are most likely to encounter studio-glass objects attributed to Marquis, including works catalogued in connection with Venetian cane or murrine techniques. Available sources emphasize playful form, technical control, and color but do not provide a complete inventory of vessels, sculptures, editions, recurring subjects, or named series. Object records should therefore preserve the specific medium and technique supplied by reliable cataloguing rather than assume that every attributed work belongs to one standard category.

Market and appraisal context

For appraisal purposes, first confirm that the object is associated with the American glass artist born in 1945 rather than relying on the name alone. The strongest practice-specific evidence in the source pack concerns Venetian cane and murrine techniques and an emphasis on form and color. These traits can help select relevant comparisons, but they do not authenticate a work by themselves. Where public sale data are available, compare closely related lots and record the auction house, sale date, lot description, and realized price before drawing conclusions. Appraisily's artist page indicates a body of auction-price records, but this pack includes no fetched major-auction-house lot narratives. It therefore supports careful comparable-lot research, not a price trend, premium claim, or estimate range.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Contemporary studio glass
  • Glass works catalogued with Venetian cane or murrine techniques

Value drivers

  1. Documented use and execution of Venetian cane or murrine techniques
  2. Form and color characteristics described in object cataloguing
  3. Comparable public auction records, including sale dates and realized prices, when available

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack contains an Appraisily auction-record signal but no fetched major-auction-house lot descriptions or artwork-level sale evidence.
  • The available evidence does not support a price trend, estimate range, scarcity claim, or predicted future value.
  • Technique, form, and color may help select comparable works, but they do not authenticate an attribution by themselves.

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 Richard Marquis

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Richard Marquis 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 Marquis artwork?

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