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Art market prices have evolved tremendously over the past thirty years as a survey conducted by artcult tends to suggest. Price increases have however been more significant in certain sectors such as paintings, drawings, furniture, Art Nouveau and Art Deco glass works, ceramics and porcelains, Chinese works of art, tapestries and carpets. Regarding sales results recorded in 1968 and 1969, there has been overall an average ten-fold increase after three decades.

After analysing auction results recorded thirty years ago we have just calculated the rough increase factor (for example: 10x) without taking account of inflation over that period, which totalled about 350% (20% yearly during the 1970s, 10% yearly during the 1980s and 5% yearly during the 1990s) meaning that a 10x increase for any painting or art object would be tantamount to 2.86x.

Paintings:

Beert Osias (Flemish) (1550?-1623):
“Still life, basket of flowers”, oil on panel, 63 x 96 cm: 363 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 900,000 and 1,200,000 (23.7x)

Benson Ambrosius (Flemish) (1495-1550):
“The Dance”, oil on panel 130 x 106 cm: 71 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 400,000 and 500,000 (50.7x)

Paintings:

Bernard Emile (French) (1868-1941):
“Women bathers”, oil on canvas, 1889, 92 x 73 cm:
146 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 275,000 and 300,000 (15x)
Beuckelaer Joachim (Flemish) (1530-1575): “Poultry and game merchant”, oil on panel,
128 x 98 cm: 32 000FF 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 90,000 and 130,000 (28x)
Bissière Roger (French) (1888-1964):
“Seated woman with still life on table”, 54 x 72 cm:
6 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 14,000 and 18,000 (20.7x)
Boldini Giovanni (Italian) (1845-1931):
“Portrait of princess Bibesco”, oil on canvas, 182 x 120 cm: 86 000 FF 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 600,000 and 750,000 (62x)
Boudin Eugène (French) (1824-1898):
“Camaret”, oil on canvas, 54.5 x 89 cm: 210 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 130,000 and 160,000 (5.5x)

Paintings:

Bouguereau William Adolphe (French)
(1825-1905): ”Woman bathing”, 1894, oil on canvas, 142 x 75 cm: 18 500 FF 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 300,000 and 400,000 (151x)

Braque Georges (French) (1881-1963): “Landscape with bell tower”, 1908-1909, oil on canvas, 55 x 46 cm: 297 500 FF, 1969, Paris. Today's estimate: Between $ 3,5 and 4,5 million (108x)
David Jacques-Louis (French) (1748-1825):
“The death of Seneque”, oil sketch, on canvas, 42 x 52 cm: 127 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 700,000 and 850,000
(48x)

Delacroix Eugène (French) (1798-1863):
“Trajan's justice”, oil sketch on canvas, 58 x 45 cm: 206 000 FF 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 300,000 and 400,000 (13.5x)

Paintings:

Dongen Kees van (Dutch) (1877-1968):
“The Black turban”, oil on canvas, 55 x 46 cm:
152 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 350,000 and 450,000 (21.2x)

Dubois-Pillet Albert (French) (1846-1890):
“Quai St Michel and Notre-Dame”, oil on canvas,
97 x 177 cm: 370 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 200,000 and 275,000
( 5,3x)

Florentine School, 15th Century:
“Virgin and Christ child”, oil on panel: 32 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 140,000 and 175,000 (35x)

Goyen Jan van (Dutch) (1596-1656):
“River banks with fishermen”, oil on panel 43 x 59 cm 264 500 FF in May 1969, Hôtel George V, Paris. Today's estimate: Between $ 250,000 and 350,000 (9x)

Greuze Jean-Baptiste (French) (1725-1805) : «The faked Innocence », oil on canvas, 40 x 32 cm: 241 500 FF in 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 350,000 and 450,000 (13x)

Paintings:

Guillaumin Armand (French) (1841-1920):
“The River Seine in Paris”, oil on canvas,
126 x 180 cm 495 000 FF 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 300,000 and 350,000 (5.1x)

Hartung Hans (German then French) (1904-1989): “Composition”, oil on canvas, 50 x 65 cm:
19 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 70,000 and 90,000 (32x)

Heem Cornelis de (Dutch) (1631-1695): “Still life with lobster”, oil on canvas, 39 x 65 cm:
45 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 130,000 and 150,000 (24x)

Henner Jean-Jacques (French) (1829-1905) : "Woman bather leaning on her elbow", oil on canvas, 42 x 27 cm : 4 500 FF 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 9,000 and 12,000 (18x)

Heyden Jan van der (Dutch) (1637-1712): “View of a Dutch town”, oil on canvas, 69.5 x 55 cm:
16 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 850,000 and 1 million (450x)

Paintings:

Le Sidaner Henri (French) (1862-1939):
“Picnic in the wood”, oil on canvas, 151 x 125 cm:
84 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 240,000 and 290,000 (24.8x)

Martin Henri (French) (1860-1943):
“St Cirq-la-Popie”, oil on canvas 73 x 92 cm:
36 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 90,000 and 120,000 (23x)

Maufra Maxime (French) (1861-1918):
“Brittany Coast”, oil on canvas, 38 x 46 cm:
11 500 FF 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 25,000 and 30,000 (18.5x)

Monet Claude (French) (1840-1926):
“Icy River”, oil on canvas, 60 x 100 cm:
413 000 FF 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 2 and 3 million (52x)

Neer Aert van der (Dutch) (1603-1677):
“Skaters”, oil on panel 38 x 48.5 cm:
36 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 1 and 1,4 million (504x)

Pascin Jules (Bulgarian then American) (1895-1930): “La Toilette”, oil on canvas, 64 x 54 cm: 103,000, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 70,000 and 80,000 (5.5x)

Paintings:

Pujol Clément (Spanish) (1850-1905): “Odalisque”, oil on canvas,
80 x 114 cm: 1 200 FF 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 12,000 and 16,000 (96x)

Renoir Pierre-Auguste (French) (1841-1919): “Miss Rivière”, portrait, oil on canvas, 55 x 46 cm: 605 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 450,000 and 600,000 (6.9x)

Severini Gino (Italian) (1883-1966) : "Bust with guitar", glued paper, 50 x 60 cm :
53 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 300,000 and 400,000 (53x)

Stoskopff Sébastien (French) (1597-1657) Attributed to: “Still life, glasses in basket”, oil on canvas 68 x 112 cm: 6 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 50,000 and 70,000 (76.9x)

Signac Paul (French) (1863-1935):
“The port of Portrieux”, 1888, oil on canvas
46 x 55 cm: 600 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 1 million and 1,3 million ( 15x)
“Rainbow over Venice”, 1905,
oil on canvas, 73 x 79 cm: 572 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 900,000 and 1,1 million (13.9x)

Paintings:

Sisley Alfred (French) (1839-1899):
“Inn in Hampton Court”, oil on canvas, 51 x 69 cm: 770 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 1 and 1,3 million ( 12x)

Utrillo Maurice (French) (1883-1955)
“Rue de l'Abreuvoir”, circa 1909, oil on canvas,
50 x 65 cm: 197 500, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 100,000 and 120,000 (4.3x)

Vuillard Edouard (French) (1868-1940):
“Still life, vase of flowers”, oil on canvas, 48 x 42 cm: 155 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 250,000 and 300,000 (13.8x)

Pastels:

Chagall Marc (Russian then French) (1887-1985): “Vase of flowers”, pastel and gouache on Japan paper, 64 x 50.5 cm: 243 000 FF, 1969, Paris. Today's estimate: Between $ 100,000 and 130,000 (3.8x)
Degas Edgar (French) (1834-1917):
“Ballerina with yellow bodice”, 72 x 54 cm:
795 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 1 and 1.2 million (10.5x)

Fautrier Jean (French) (1898-1964):
“Head”, pastel on paper, 43.5 x 33.5 cm:
6 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 15,000 and 20,000 (23x)

Drawings:

Boucher François (French) (1703-1770):
“Two children”, drawing on paper, 25.5 x 16.5 cm: 38 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 70,000 and 90,000 (14x)

Delacroix Eugène (French) (1798-1863):
“Pieta”, drawing, pen and pencil, 21 x 32 cm:
4 700 FF 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 35,000 and 50,000 (74x)

Fragonard Jean-Honoré (French) (1732-1806):
“The Ark of Titus, Rome”, drawing on paper 37 x 30 cm: 25 300 FF, 1969 Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 80,000 and 110,000 (31x)

Picasso Pablo (Spanish) (1881-1973):
“Sleeping man and winged figure”, India ink,
50 x 65 cm: 51 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 120,000 and 150,000 (19.6x)

Tiepolo Domenico (Italian) (1727-1804):
“Hercules and Antaeus”, ink and sepia drawing,
18.5 x 12.5 cm: 21 500 FF, 1969, Paris. Today's estimate: Between $ 30,000 and 35,000 (11.7x)

Prints:

Dürer Albrecht (German) (1471-1528):
“The Annunciation”, woodcut, circa 1502-1510:
1 900 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 4,000 and 7,000 (26.2x)

Gauguin Paul (French) (1848-1903):
“Manao Tupapau”, lithograph 41/100:
23 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 25,000 and 30,000 (8.9x)

Mantegna Andrea (Italian) (1431-1506):
“Virgin and child”, copper engraving, 19.3 x 25 cm: 40 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 50,000 and 80,000 (14.2x)

Picasso Pablo (Spanish) (1881-1973): “Saltimbanques”, etching 1905,
14 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 150,000 and 180,000 (89x)

Rembrandt Harmens van Rijn (Dutch): (1606-1669): “The 100 guilder coin”, 1649, etching: 243 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 120,000 and 180,000 (5.3x)

Sculpture:

Barye Antoine-Louis (French) (1796-1875): “Thoroughbred horse", bronze, 50 x 70 cm: 5 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 40,000 and 50,000 (70x)

César, Baldacci called (French) (1921-1998): “Seated figure”, welded metal, one single edition, 103 cm high: 47 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 100,000 and 130,000 (19x)

Daumier Honoré (French) (1808-1879): “L'Orateur”, bronze N°7/25, 14 cm high:
28 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 20,000 and 25,000 (6.4x)

Girardon François (French) (1628-1715): “Equestrian statue of Louis XIV”, bronze, 110 cm high: 135 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 300,000 and 450,000 (24x)

Sculpture:

Italian bronze sculpture 16th Century,
“Marcus Aurelius”, B.C monogram, 38 x 33.5 cm:
62 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 100,000 and 140,000 (16.3x)

Italy, 15th Century,“Bust of a young boy", terracotta: 13 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 30,000 and 45,000 (24x)

North Italy,
“Saint Sebastian”, 16th Century, polychrome wood statue, 112 cm high: 5 800 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 25,000 and 35,000 (66x)

La Fresnaye Roger de (French) (1885-1925): “Eve”, Valsuani founder, bronze, 31 x 44 cm:
33 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 30,000 and 50,000 (10.2x)

Laurens Henri (French) (1885-1954):
“L'Aurore”, bronze, Rudier founder, 45 cm high:
62 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 200,000 and 275,000 (31.9x)

Tapestries:

Flanders, 17th Century,
“Joseph sold by his brothers”, 390 x 333 cm: 8 000 FF, 1969, Paris. Today's estimate: Between $ 40,000 and 60,000 (53.8x)

Gobelins, France, end of 17th Century,
“Mars or fishing”, after Lucas van Leyden,
317 x 315 cm: 45 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 130,000 and 150,000 (23.7x)

Gobelins, end of 17th Century, after Charles le Brun: “Portière des renommées”, with the arms of France and Navarre, 282 x 222 cm:
105 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 200,000 and 275,000 (18.9x)

Tournai, circa 1520,
“The Punishment of vices”, after Jean Grenier, 410 x 460 cm: 200 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 350,000 and 500,000 (18x)

Carpets:

Savonnerie carpet, partly Louis XIV period,
17th Century and after, 300 x 256 cm:
37 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 200,000 and 275,000 (53.5x)

Porcelains:

Sceaux, mid-18th Century:
soup bowl with cover and support dish, decorated with flowers, 50 cm long: 7 500 FF, 1969 Paris. Today's estimate: Between $ 7,500 and 9,500 (9x)
Sèvres, 1789,
cup and saucer with polychrome décor on blue background, 13.5 diametre: 2200 FF, 1969 Paris. Today's estimate: Between $ 7,000 and 9,000 (33x)

Castel Durante, 16th Century,
cup on small pedestal with polychrome décor, 29 cm diameter: 4 000 FF, 1969 Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 7,000 and 9,000 (16x)
Deruta, 16th Century,
baluster vase with metallic reflections, blue and light yellow, 23.5 high: 4 500 FF, 1969 Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 11,000 and 13,000 (21x)
Rouen, faience plate,
with beaming blue décor, 57 diameter:
9 800 FF, 1969 Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 14,000 and 18,000 (13x)

Fourniture:

Louis XVI ebony covered watercolorist table attributed to Canabas (Master in 1766), 18th Century, 77 x 49 x 38 cm: 22 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 55,000 and 65,000 (20x)

Louis XVI table writing desk
with marquetry of music symbols , 72 x 46.5 x 32.7 cm: 54 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 80,000 and 100,000 (13.3x)

Saunier (French) (18th Century)
Entre-deux ebony covered piece of furniture, bronze fittings, Japanese lacquered décor by Saunier (Master in 1752), 90 x 138 cm:
176 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 350,000 and 450,000 (18.3x)

C. Wolff (Master in 1755),
18th Century transition Louis XV-Louis XVI commode decorated with music symbols and branches, bronze fittings, 84 x 126 x 56 cm: 33 500 FF, 1969, Paris. Today's estimate: Between $ 110,000 and 150,000 (32x)

Louis XV armchair, gilt wood
with garlands by Delanois (master in 1761), 18th Century: 27 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 30,000 and 40,000 (10x)

Fourniture:

French 17th Century Mazarin writing desk,
bird, vase of flowers and foliated scroll marquetry,
86 x 102 x 58 cm: 22 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 45,000 and 55,000 (17.6x)

French 17th Century Mazarin writing desk, ebony marquetry, tortoiseshell and copper, décor after Bérain, 78.5 x 136 x 77.5 cm:
24 500 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 70,000 and 85,000 (24.9x)

Louis XVI secrétaire piece of furniture,
vase of flowers and musical symbols marquetry by Boudin (Master in 1761), 134 x 78 x 35 cm: 38 000 FF, 1969, Paris. Today's estimate: Between $ 120,000 and 150,000 (28.4x)

Louis XVI secrétaire piece of furniture
decorated with an antique scene with vases and draperies, by Bircklé (Master in 1764),
141 x 99 x 41 cm: 36 000 FF, 1969, Paris.
Today's estimate: Between $ 100,000 and 130,000 (26x)