# Francis Augustus Silva - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T09:32:02.527Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 101
- Lots with prices: 64
- First auction date: 1990-11-30
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-23
- Median realised price: $20,700
- Price range: $600 to $1,472,000

## Market Takeaway
Francis Augustus Silva shows solid auction liquidity with 101 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $20,700. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-23.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($20,700\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $6,325 and $78,120.
- 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: 6.3% (4 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 21.9% (14 sales)
- $10,000\+: 71.9% (46 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 4
- Previous 12 months sales: 4
- Recent 12 months median: $13,000
- Previous 12 months median: $47,880
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-23
- Days since latest sale: 26
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 27 lots
- James D. Julia: 12 lots
- Sotheby's: 10 lots
- Eldred's: 8 lots
- Bonhams: 6 lots
- Barridoff Auctions: 5 lots
- Cutler Bay Auctions: 5 lots
- Thomaston Place Auction Galleries: 3 lots
- Everard Auctions and Appraisals: 2 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-23 | FRANCIS AUGUSTUS SILVA \(1835\-1886\). Coastal Sunset. oil on canvas14 x 26 in | Christie's | N/A
2. 2026-01-22 | FRANCIS AUGUSTUS SILVA \(1835\-1886\). Seining on the Tappan Zee, Nyack, New Y | Christie's | $254,000
3. 2025-10-05 | FRANCIS AUGUSTUS SILVA \(New York, 1835\-1886\) OIL PAINTING | CRN Auctions | $8,000
4. 2025-06-01 | Francis Augustus Silva, 1835\-1886, Approaching Storm | Abell Auction | $13,000
5. 2025-01-23 | FRANCIS AUGUSTUS SILVA \(1835\-1886\). Long Branch Beach. watercolor and gouac | Christie's | $5,040
6. 2024-10-18 | FRANCIS AUGUSTUS SILVA \(1835\-1886\). Misty Morning, New York Harbor. oil on | Christie's | $47,880
7. 2024-10-13 | Francis Augustus Silva \(Am. 1835\-1886\), New York Coast, Oil on canvas, framed | Barridoff Auctions | N/A
8. 2024-05-01 | Francis Augustus Silva \(1835\-1886\) Cuttyhunk Light 20 x 36 1/8 in. \(50.8 x 91.8 cm.\) \(Painted in 1872.\) | Bonhams | $52,000
9. 2024-01-20 | Francis Augustus Silva \- Marsh Scene | Sotheby's | $1,524
10. 2024-01-20 | Francis Augustus Silva \- White Island Light, Isles of Shoals | Sotheby's | $25,400
11. 2024-01-18 | FRANCIS AUGUSTUS SILVA \(1835\-1886\) \- Long Branch Beach | Christie's | $78,120
12. 2024-01-18 | FRANCIS AUGUSTUS SILVA \(1835\-1886\) \- Sunrise at Barnegat Beach, New Jersey | Christie's | $81,900
13. 2023-01-19 | FRANCIS AUGUSTUS SILVA \(1835\-1886\) Fishing Boats on Jamaica Bay oil on canv | Christie's | $52,920
14. 2022-10-18 | FRANCIS AUGUSTUS SILVA, EARLY MORNING SAILING, O/C | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | N/A
15. 2022-10-06 | Francis A. Silva, An Old Connecticut Port | Pook & Pook Inc. | $5,500
16. 2022-07-27 | FRANCIS AUGUSTUS SILVA \(New York, 1835\-1886\), "Twin lights Thatcher Island, Cape Ann, Gloucester Massachusetts"., Oil on canvas, 7" x 13". Framed 20" x 27". | Eldred's | $15,000
17. 2022-07-27 | Francis Augustus Silva \(1835 \- 1886\) | Cutler Bay Auctions | N/A
18. 2022-06-01 | FRANCIS AUGUSTUS SILVA, EARLY MORNING SAILING, O/C | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $10,000
19. 2022-03-24 | Francis Augustus Silva \(1835 \- 1886\) American | Cutler Bay Auctions | N/A
20. 2022-01-14 | Francis A. Silva oil on canvas | Pook & Pook Inc. | N/A
21. 2021-11-13 | FRANCIS AUGUSTUS SILVA \(NY, 1835\-1886\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | N/A
22. 2021-09-23 | Francis Augustus Silva \(1835 \- 1886\) | Cutler Bay Auctions | N/A
23. 2021-08-28 | FRANCIS AUGUSTUS SILVA \(NY, 1835\-1886\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | N/A
24. 2021-08-28 | FRANCIS AUGUSTUS SILVA \(NY, 1835\-1886\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | N/A

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