> Source: https://www.openingbid.art/artist/jan-davidsz-de-heem · updated 2026-11-02 # Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606–1684) ## What is Jan Davidsz. de Heem’s work worth? {#value} As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 49 auction results for Jan Davidsz. de Heem at 16 houses since 1997. Over the last 24 months the median price was $519,960 including buyer’s premium (middle half $92,916–$4,533,986, n=8). The auction record is $8,834,000 for Still Life of Roses, Tulips, Lilies, Poppies, Honeysuckle, a Sunflower, an Iris, and Other Flowers in a Glass Vase with Two Birds, a Grasshopper, and a Snail (2025, Sotheby's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database. **Top auction records: paintings, drawings & sculpture** | # | Work | Medium | Price | House | Sold | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Still Life of Roses, Tulips, Lilies, Poppies, Honeysuckle, a Sunflower, an Iris, and Other Flowers in a Glass Vase with Two Birds, a Grasshopper, and a Snail | Oil paint | $8,834,000 | Sotheby's | May 2025 | | 2 | A banquet still life | Oil paint | $7,709,587 | Christie's | Dec 2020 | | 3 | A pie on a pewter plate, a partially peeled lemon and overturned silver spoon on a pewter plate, crayfish and shrimp in a Wanli bowl, fruit, a walnut and an oyster on a pewter plate, a basket of fruit, a fluted glass, a silver-gilt cup, a roemer, an overturned silver tazza on a strong box, a silver ewer and a bread roll all on a partially draped table with a curtain beyond, 1649 | Oil paint | $5,046,893 | Christie's | Jul 2025 | | 4 | Still Life with Flowers and Fruits on a Stone Ledge | Painting | $4,363,017 | Kunsthaus Lempertz | May 2025 | | 5 | A banquet still life | Paper | $4,319,006 | Christie's | Jul 2021 | | 6 | Still life of flowers in a glass vase with insects and fruits in a stone niche | Oak | $3,286,351 | Sotheby's | Dec 2022 | | 7 | Still life with silver goblet, lobster, fruit and oysters | Oil on panel | $1,030,265 | Koller Auktionen | Sep 2013 | | 8 | A tulip, roses, apple blossoms, cornflowers and other flowers in a glass vase on a stone ledge, with a pipe, taper, oysters and an orange, with a butterfly | Painting | $886,694 | Christie's | Jul 2018 | | 9 | Still Life with a Peeled Lemon, Orange Slices, an Oyster, Plums, Grapes and a façon-de-Venise Glass filled with white wine displayed on a partially draped table | Oil on panel | $825,000 | Sotheby's | Jan 2008 | | 10 | Herring and shrimp on a silver platter, with onions, bread, a lemon, an orange, grapes, a butterfly, cherries, a glass of wine and a glass of beer, on a draped ledge, 1653 | Oil on panel | $671,651 | Christie's | Jun 2026 | **Median price by medium (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)** | Medium | Sales | Median | |---|---|---| | Paintings | 27 | $244,092 | **Median price by size (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)** | Size | Sales | Median | |---|---|---| | Small (under 50 cm) | 7 | $401,008 | | Medium (50-120 cm) | 17 | $114,514 | Data as of 2 November 2026 · Source: OpeningBid, 49 results from 16 houses · [How we compute these figures](https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data) Jan Davidsz. de Heem is a Dutch artist with 68 auction lots recorded since 1997, median price $100,487. Some sold prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium; they are marked on this page. Some sold prices are not yet verified as premium-inclusive or hammer, and are marked on this page. A work by Jan Davidsz. de Heem sold in 2026 for $671,651, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results. ## What is a Jan Davidsz. de Heem work worth? Across 47 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Jan Davidsz. de Heem work is $100,487. The median Jan Davidsz. de Heem painting sells for $69,082 across 41 lots. The median Jan Davidsz. de Heem print sells for $10,562 across 1 lots. Medium (50–120 cm) Jan Davidsz. de Heem paintings typically sell for $7,753–$300,272 (the middle half of 29 sold lots). Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ## Price breakdown by category | Category | Lots tracked | Median price | Record price | Sell-through | Last sale | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Prints & Editions | 1 | $10,562‡ | $10,562‡ | — | 2024-11-27 | | Paintings | 50 | $69,082†‡ | $8.8M | 82% | 2026-06-30 | | Masterpieces (top of market) | 24 | $475,792‡ | $8.8M | — | 2026-06-30 | † hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. Jan Davidsz. de Heem's market splits by medium. Prints & Editions (1 lots) median $10,562. Paintings (50 lots) median $69,082, record $8,834,000. A typical Jan Davidsz. de Heem painting sells for around 6.5× the price of a typical print. At the top of the market (top 5% of sales, 24 lots) the median is $475,792. ## Price by size ### Paintings | Size | Sold lots | Typical range (p25–p75) | Median | Record | |---|---|---|---|---| | small (under 50 cm) | 10 | $37,038–$603,991†‡ | $181,343†‡ | $3.3M | | medium (50–120 cm) | 29 | $7,753–$300,272‡ | $27,000‡ | $8.8M | † hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. Size is the work's longest edge. Cells appear only with at least 5 sold lots. ## Notable results | Medium | Year | Price | |---|---|---| | Paintings | 2025 | $8.8M | | Paintings | 2020 | $7.7M | | Prints & Editions | 2024 | $10,562‡ | ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. 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 Jan Davidsz. de Heem worth? Across 47 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Jan Davidsz. de Heem work is $100,487. The median Jan Davidsz. de Heem painting sells for $69,082 across 41 lots. The median Jan Davidsz. de Heem print sells for $10,562 across 1 lots. Medium (50–120 cm) Jan Davidsz. de Heem paintings typically sell for $7,753–$300,272 (the middle half of 29 sold lots). Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ### What is the average price of a Jan Davidsz. de Heem painting? Based on 41 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median auction price of a Jan Davidsz. de Heem painting is $69,082. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ### What is Jan Davidsz. de Heem's most expensive painting? The highest price recorded at auction for a Jan Davidsz. de Heem painting is $8,834,000. ### What is the average price of a medium Jan Davidsz. de Heem painting? Based on 29 sold lots, the median auction price of a medium Jan Davidsz. de Heem painting (medium (50–120 cm)) is $27,000, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results. Some prices are not yet basis-verified (premium-inclusive or hammer). ### What is the average price of a small Jan Davidsz. de Heem painting? Based on 10 sold lots, the median auction price of a small Jan Davidsz. de Heem painting (small (under 50 cm)) is $181,343, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ### What is Jan Davidsz. de Heem's auction record? Jan Davidsz. de Heem's auction record is $8,834,000, set in 2025. --- Data last updated 2026-11-02. OpeningBid tracks 15,390,829 auction lots from 577 auction houses, refreshed nightly. Cite this page as: OpeningBid, “Jan Davidsz. de Heem auction prices”, https://www.openingbid.art/artist/jan-davidsz-de-heem (updated 2026-11-02). 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.