# Carleton E. Watkins - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T17:41:38.266Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 196
- Lots with prices: 131
- First auction date: 2001-10-04
- Latest auction date: 2025-11-27
- Median realised price: $10,625
- Price range: $73 to $329,000

## Market Takeaway
Carleton E. Watkins shows deep auction liquidity with 196 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $10,625. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-27.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($10,625\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $3,500 and $28,800.
- 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: 12.2% (16 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 35.9% (47 sales)
- $10,000\+: 51.9% (68 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 9
- Previous 12 months sales: 6
- Recent 12 months median: $225
- Previous 12 months median: $2,500
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-11-27
- Days since latest sale: 83
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 49 lots
- Sotheby's: 48 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 33 lots
- Bonhams: 17 lots
- Chiswick Auctions: 7 lots
- Piasa: 7 lots
- Skinner: 6 lots
- James D. Julia: 5 lots
- New England Auctions: 5 lots
- PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers: 4 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-27 | Carleton E. Watkins \(1829\-1916\) Down the Valley, Yosemite, Cathedral Rocks, El Capitan, Yosemite, 1865/66 | Chiswick Auctions | £1,100
2. 2025-02-13 | CARLETON E. WATKINS \(1829\-1916\) The Domes from Yosemite Valley. 1865\-66; printed 1870s. | Swann Auction Galleries | $7,500
3. 2025-01-28 | Carleton E. Watkins \(1829\-1916\) | Chiswick Auctions | £320
4. 2024-10-31 | CARLETON E. WATKINS \(1829\-1916\) A grid of four oval albumen prints, including the iconic Agassiz Column from Union Point, Yosemite. 187 | Swann Auction Galleries | $5,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-carleton-e-watkins-1829-1916-a-grid-of-four-oval-albumen-prints-including-the-iconic-agassiz-column-from-union-point-yosemite-187-4-c-afb4bfa972
5. 2023-11-02 | Five albumen prints by Carleton E. Watkins | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | $150
6. 2018-10-18 | CARLETON E. WATKINS \(1829\-1916\) Group of more than 85 scarce stereo views of San Francisco including street scenes, views from Telegrap | Swann Auction Galleries | $6,750
7. 2016-02-25 | CARLETON E. WATKINS \(1829\-1916\)/ISAIAH W. TABER \(1830\-1912\) A selection of 9 photographs, including 5 from the Yosemite Valley. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,000
8. 2015-07-19 | CARLETON E. WATKINS \(American 1829\-1916\) with ISAIAH W. TABER \(American 1830\-1912\) TWO PHOTOGRAPHS, "Ohio," and "Selection of the Grizzly Giant," | Houston Auction Company | N/A
9. 2025-09-21 | Carleton E. Watkins \(American, 1829\-1916\) | Fine Estate Inc. | $2,750
10. 2025-06-19 | Carleton E. Watkins \- Oregon Portage Railroad along Columbia River, Photograph | New England Auctions | $850 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-carleton-e-watkins-oregon-portage-railroad-along-columbia-river-photograph-283-c-ab0422e9d0
11. 2025-06-19 | Carleton E. Watkins \- Yosemite Falls at a Distance | New England Auctions | $225
12. 2025-06-19 | Carleton E. Watkins \- Mother of the Forest, Photograph | New England Auctions | $225
13. 2025-06-19 | Carleton E. Watkins \- View of Vernal Falls at Yosemite, Photograph | New England Auctions | $150
14. 2025-06-19 | Carleton E. Watkins \- Yosemite Falls, Photograph | New England Auctions | $100
15. 2025-05-08 | CARLETON E. WATKINS \(1829\-1916\) The Dalles, Oregon, from Rockland, Washington Territory. 1867. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
16. 2025-04-17 | CARLETON E. WATKINS \(1829–1916\). The Three Brothers, Yosemite, 1865\-1866. s | Christie's | N/A
17. 2024-10-31 | CARLETON E. WATKINS \(1829\-1916\) Yosemite Valley from the Best General View. 1865\-66; printed prior to 1876. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,500
18. 2024-10-31 | CARLETON E. WATKINS \(1829\-1916\) Four dome\-topped views of Yosemite \(2\) and Calaveras Big Trees \(2\), California. 1878\-81. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
19. 2024-10-31 | CARLETON E. WATKINS \(1829\-1916\) Section of the Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite. 1861. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
20. 2024-02-15 | CARLETON E. WATKINS \(1829\-1916\) The Domes from Yosemite Valley. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
21. 2024-02-15 | CARLETON E. WATKINS \(1829\-1916\) Mirror Lake and Mount Watkins, Yosemite. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
22. 2023-11-30 | Carleton E. Watkins \(1829\-1916\) | Chiswick Auctions | N/A
23. 2023-11-30 | Carleton E. Watkins \(1829\-1916\) | Chiswick Auctions | N/A
24. 2023-11-30 | Carleton E. Watkins \(1829\-1916\) | Chiswick Auctions | £800

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