# Arthur John Elsley - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T19:36:41.978Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 92
- Lots with prices: 55
- First auction date: 2000-05-03
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-22
- Median realised price: $56,250
- Price range: $20 to $1,136,000

## Market Takeaway
Arthur John Elsley shows solid auction liquidity with 89 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $50,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-22.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($50,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $6,250 and $168,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 13.5% (7 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 11.5% (6 sales)
- $10,000\+: 75% (39 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 4
- Previous 12 months sales: 3
- Recent 12 months median: $10,000
- Previous 12 months median: $120,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-22
- Days since latest sale: 27
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Sotheby's: 31 lots
- Christie's: 21 lots
- Bonhams: 17 lots
- Hidden Treasures Antiques & Fine Arts: 4 lots
- John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers: 2 lots
- Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd: 1 lots
- Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood: 1 lots
- Chiswick Auctions: 1 lots
- Cordier Auctions & Appraisals: 1 lots
- Dreweatts 1759: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-05-26 | Arthur John Elsley \(British, 1861\-1952\) THE BLACKSMITH | Whyte's | €10,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-arthur-john-elsley-british-1861-1952-the-blacksmith-9-c-7cb4244b32
2. 2024-12-06 | Arthur John Elsley \(British, 1861\-1952\), | Kinghams Auctioneers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-arthur-john-elsley-british-1861-1952-627-c-93541ff809
3. 2023-09-27 | Arthur John Elsley \(British, 1860\-1952\) Won't You Try? | Bonhams | £25,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-arthur-john-elsley-british-1860-1952-won-t-you-try-49-c-3304114ab5
4. 2023-03-10 | ARTHUR JOHN ELSLEY | Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf | €13,000
5. 2021-10-23 | Arthur John Elsley 'Epitome of Youth' Signed O/C | Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd | $4,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-arthur-john-elsley-epitome-of-youth-signed-o-c-404-c-a16489cb8a
6. 2010-12-16 | ARTHUR JOHN ELSLEY | Sotheby's | £85,250
7. 2008-10-23 | Arthur John Elsley , British 1860\-1952 Well Done! oil on canvas | Sotheby's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-arthur-john-elsley-british-1860-1952-well-done-oil-on-canvas-123-c-by1fzjkrwx
8. 2026-01-22 | Arthur John Elsley \(British, 1861\-1952\) Sunlight Through Trees by a River | Chiswick Auctions | N/A
9. 2025-11-04 | Arthur John Elsley \(British, 1861\-1952\) Look Out, 1908 | Freeman’s | $13,000
10. 2025-07-03 | Private and confidential | Sotheby's | N/A
11. 2025-02-05 | Well Done! | Sotheby's | $120,000
12. 2024-07-24 | Arthur John Elsley \(British, 1860\-1952\) Children and a Rough Collie image 51 x 71cm \(20 1/16 x 27 15/16in\) \(published in 1908\) | Bonhams | N/A
13. 2023-10-21 | Arthur John Elsley \(British 1860\-1952\) | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $3,075
14. 2023-06-27 | Arthur John Elsley \(British, 1861\-1952\), View of a garden and barn, oil on canvas, 59 x 43.5cm | Gorringes | N/A
15. 2023-03-29 | Arthur John Elsley \(British, 1861\-1952\) Won't You Try? | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-arthur-john-elsley-british-1861-1952-won-t-you-try-40-c-f4d43f4a34
16. 2022-09-21 | Arthur John Elsley \(British, 1861\-1952\) His First Shot | Bonhams | £35,000
17. 2022-09-21 | Arthur John Elsley \(British, 1861\-1952\) Love at First Sight | Bonhams | £90,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-arthur-john-elsley-british-1861-1952-love-at-first-sight-67-c-8e849bca90
18. 2021-07-15 | ARTHUR JOHN ELSLEY \(BRITISH, 1860\-1952\) \- An unfair advantage | Christie's | N/A
19. 2020-10-24 | ARTHUR JOHN ELSLEY LITHOGRAPH | Freedom Auction Company | $20
20. 2020-10-16 | ARTHUR JOHN ELSLEY \(BRITISH, 1861\-1952\) \- Safe Quarters | Christie's | N/A
21. 2020-05-21 | Arthur John Elsley \(1860 – 1952, English\) Print | Hidden Treasures Antiques & Fine Arts | $70
22. 2019-12-12 | Arthur John Elsley \(1860\-1952\) Gee\-up oil on canvas 36 x 27 in. \(91.5 x 68.6 cm.\) | Christie's | £56,250
23. 2019-11-14 | Arthur John Elsley \(1860 – 1952, English\) Print | Hidden Treasures Antiques & Fine Arts | N/A
24. 2019-10-30 | Arthur John Elsley \(1860\-1952\) British. Portrait of a White Pony, by a Wooden Fence, Oil on Canvas, Signed and Dated 1903, 19" x 13". | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £1,600

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