# Bertha Lum - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T17:52:07.957Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 175
- Lots with prices: 139
- First auction date: 1994-09-09
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-01
- Median realised price: $600
- Price range: $86 to $8,125

## Market Takeaway
Bertha Lum shows deep auction liquidity with 174 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-03.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($600\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $375 and $1,037.
- 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: 73.9% (102 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 26.1% (36 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 9
- Previous 12 months sales: 16
- Recent 12 months median: $400
- Previous 12 months median: $450
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-03
- Days since latest sale: 15
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Toomey & Co. Auctioneers: 17 lots
- Floating World Auctions: 16 lots
- Bonhams: 13 lots
- John Moran Auctioneers: 13 lots
- Skinner: 10 lots
- Eldred's: 7 lots
- Thomaston Place Auction Galleries: 7 lots
- DuMouchelles: 5 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 4 lots
- Revere Auctions: 4 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-04-23 | Bertha Lum "Peter" Woodblock Print | SebastianCharles Auctions | $325 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-bertha-lum-peter-woodblock-print-507-c-c7140859e5
2. 2026-03-01 | Bertha Lum \(American, 1869\-1954\) Wedding March, Signed Woodblock Print | Hoch LTD. | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-bertha-lum-american-1869-1954-wedding-march-signed-woodblock-print-160-c-a6ed431375
3. 2026-02-03 | Bertha Lum "Lung Fu Sou" Handpainted Woodcut Print | Revere Auctions | $350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-bertha-lum-lung-fu-sou-handpainted-woodcut-print-293-c-7244446ffe
4. 2026-01-23 | Bertha Lum \(1869\-1954\) \- Chinese Hat and Thai Dancer | Clars Auctions | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-bertha-lum-1869-1954-chinese-hat-and-thai-dancer-860-c-80e0cbbe8b
5. 2025-12-16 | Bertha Lum \(1869\-1954\), "Bamboo Road," 1913 | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,270
6. 2025-12-07 | BERTHA LUM \(American, 1879\-1954\) | Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC | $650
7. 2025-12-07 | BERTHA LUM \(American, 1899\-1956\) | Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC | $375
8. 2025-08-28 | Bertha Lum, 1869\-1954, Lotus Spirits | Abell Auction | $400
9. 2025-06-26 | Bertha Lum \(American 1869\-1954\) | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $850
10. 2025-05-16 | Bertha Lum \(1869\-1954\) \- Chofu | Clars Auctions | $425
11. 2025-01-19 | Bertha Lum \(1869\-1954\) American, Color Woodblock "Temple Gate" Signed in Pencil | Sarasota Estate Auction | $250
12. 2024-10-16 | Bertha Lum, signed woodblock, 1907, ex museum | Millea Bros Ltd | $275
13. 2024-10-15 | Bertha Lum \(1869\-1954\), "Asia," 1920 | John Moran Auctioneers | $603
14. 2024-10-01 | Bertha Lum \(1869\-1954\); Promenade of the Marionettes; | Bonhams | N/A
15. 2024-10-01 | Bertha Lum, Wind and Rain | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $350
16. 2024-10-01 | Bertha Lum, The Piper | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $400
17. 2024-10-01 | Bertha Lum, Spirit of the Sea | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $450
18. 2024-10-01 | Bertha Lum, Land of the Bluebird | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $1,100
19. 2024-09-24 | BERTHA LUM \(1869\-1954\). Chufu. Vertical aiban: 13 1⁄8 x 8 ¾ in. \(33.3 x 22. | Christie's | $756
20. 2024-07-24 | Bertha Lum \(American 1869\-1954\), "Rain", woodblock in colors | South Bay Auctions Inc | $500
21. 2024-06-04 | Bertha Lum, Wedding Banner | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $300
22. 2024-06-04 | Bertha Lum, Mother West Wind | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $850
23. 2024-06-04 | Bertha Lum, Spirit of the Sea | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $350
24. 2024-06-04 | Bertha Lum, Land of the Bluebird | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $500

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