> Source: https://www.openingbid.art/artist/giovanni-gioviano-pontano · updated 2026-11-01

# Giovanni Gioviano Pontano (1426–1503)

## What is Giovanni Gioviano Pontano’s work worth? {#value}

As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 16 auction results for Giovanni Gioviano Pontano at 1 houses since 2023. Over the last 24 months the median price was $5,080 including buyer’s premium (middle half $635–$21,590, n=15). The auction record is $127,000 for Pontani Opera (2025, Sotheby's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.

**Top auction records: paintings, drawings & sculpture**

| # | Work | Medium | Price | House | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pontani Opera, ca. 1515 | Tin | $127,000 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| 2 | Pontani Opera, 1513 | 8vo (169 x 99 mm). Italic type, 30 lines plus headline. Parisian olive morocco over thin boards (175 x 103 mm) by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier, ca. 1540, richly gold-tooled, vellum endleaves, additional contemporary paper flyleaves at front and back, gilt edges | $88,900 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| 3 | Ioannis Iouiani Pontani Opera omnia soluta oratione composita, 1518-1519 | Tin | $50,800 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| 4 | Opera, 1505 | Manuscript | $30,480 | Sotheby's | Oct 2023 |
| 5 | Pontani Opera, 1513 | Leather | $25,400 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| 6 | De aspiratione libri duo, 1519 | Fer | $17,780 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| 7 | Pontani Opera, 1505-1518 | Printed book, brown morocco over thin wooden boards | $6,350 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| 8 | Pontani Opera | Tin | $5,080 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |
| 9 | Amorum libri II, 1518 | Tin | $3,810 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |

**Top auction records: prints & editions**

| # | Work | Medium | Price | House | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pontani Opera, 1513-1518 | 2 works in one volume, 8vo, Roman red goatskin binding, woodcut Aldine device | $17,780 | Sotheby's | Jun 2025 |

**Median price by medium (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)**

| Medium | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 13 | $5,080 |

**Median price by size (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)**

| Size | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Small (under 50 cm) | 16 | $5,715 |

Data as of 2 November 2026 · Source: OpeningBid, 16 results from 1 houses · [How we compute these figures](https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data)


Giovanni Gioviano Pontano is an artist with 16 auction lots recorded since 2023, median price $5,715.

A work by Giovanni Gioviano Pontano sold in 2025 for $17,780, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results.

## What is a Giovanni Gioviano Pontano work worth?

Across 16 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Giovanni Gioviano Pontano work is $5,715.

The median Giovanni Gioviano Pontano print sells for $9,271 across 2 lots.

## Price breakdown by category

| Category | Lots tracked | Median price | Record price | Sell-through | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prints & Editions | 2 | $9,271 | $17,780 | — | 2025-06-25 |

## Notable results

| Medium | Year | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Prints & Editions | 2025 | $17,780 |
| Prints & Editions | 2025 | $762 |

The highest recorded result in each medium. The full sale history is in the OpeningBid app (free sign-up).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is a Giovanni Gioviano Pontano worth?

Across 16 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Giovanni Gioviano Pontano work is $5,715. The median Giovanni Gioviano Pontano print sells for $9,271 across 2 lots.

### What is Giovanni Gioviano Pontano's auction record?

Giovanni Gioviano Pontano's auction record is $127,000, set in 2025.

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Data last updated 2026-11-01. OpeningBid tracks 15,222,099 auction lots from 571 auction houses, refreshed nightly.

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Historical auction data, not investment advice. Prices are premium-inclusive USD where the buyer's premium is recorded. Figures marked † are hammer prices (buyer's premium not included); ‡ marks a price whose basis is not yet verified. Non-USD results are converted at the sale month's rate.