Thomas Balfour Garrett Auction Prices and Value Guide

Thomas Balfour Garrett auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 496 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Thomas Balfour Garrett auction prices: quick answer

Thomas Balfour Garrett auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Thomas Balfour Garrett
Source records
496
Market update
2026-02-06

Thomas Balfour Garrett market snapshot

Thomas Balfour Garrett shows deep auction liquidity with 279 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $480. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 13 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-22.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (86.2% · 144 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (13.8% · 23 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$360
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
13
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-22

Artist context

About Thomas Balfour Garrett

Born

1879

Died

1952

Nationality

Australian

Also known as

Tom Garrett

Thomas Balfour Garrett (1879–1952) was an Australian painter also identified in object records as Tom Garrett. The available evidence connects his name particularly with landscapes, including town views, hillsides, pastures, river camps and a work titled Western Gate. Examples represented in the source pack include watercolours on paper and monotypes, often described as signed or inscribed with “TOM GARRETT” or “Tom Garrett.” Collectors may therefore encounter his work most often in Australian landscape and works-on-paper categories rather than under a firmly documented movement or named series. One recorded subject is a Tasmanian landscape, while another object description lists an exhibition history involving several Australian regional galleries. The present sources support a cautious identity profile but not a complete biography: exact life dates, training, affiliations and a scholarly catalogue of works remain unverified. Attribution should consequently depend on the individual object, its markings, provenance and physical examination.

Watercolour on paperMonotypeAustralian landscapesRural and riverside scenesTasmanian landscape and town views

Common works and media

The source pack shows landscape works on paper, including watercolours and monotypes. Recorded subjects include hillsides, pastures, a river camp, a town viewed across fields, and Western Gate. Some examples are described as signed, titled, dated or inscribed, including markings on the reverse. No reliable evidence in the pack establishes paintings in other media, sculptures, ceramics, posters, formal editions or a named series.

Market and appraisal context

Available object records indicate that Garrett’s works may enter the market as watercolours or monotypes, particularly landscapes and rural scenes. An appraisal should first establish the medium, support, dimensions, subject and depicted location, then document the exact signature or inscription and where it appears. Titles, dates, verso notes, provenance and verifiable exhibition labels can help distinguish one work from another and guide the choice of comparable lots. Condition and attribution status also require object-level review. Because the collected source pack does not contain accessible sale results, auction dates or realized prices, it cannot support a current price range, scarcity assessment or market-trend conclusion.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Watercolours
  • Monotypes
  • Australian landscape works on paper

Value drivers

  1. Comparable-lot selection should distinguish watercolours from monotypes and record the stated support.
  2. Record the precise signature, inscriptions and their locations before comparing works.
  3. A stated date, title and verso inscriptions help differentiate otherwise similar landscape works.
  4. Documented exhibition labels and provenance should be verified when present.
  5. Subject, depicted location and dimensions should be matched closely when selecting comparable lots.

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack does not provide accessible auction-house catalogues, sale dates, realized prices or condition reports, so it does not support price forecasts or market-trend claims.
  • The Appraisily artist page could not be inspected because the collected request was rate-limited.
  • Descriptions on the Wikimedia Commons file pages appear to derive from individual object or sale records and should not be treated as a catalogue raisonné or conclusive attribution evidence.
  • Signatures and inscriptions should be evaluated together with provenance, condition and object-level examination; name matching alone does not establish authorship.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium 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 Thomas Balfour Garrett

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Thomas Balfour Garrett 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.

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