# Francis McCarthy - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T09:08:41.417Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 76
- Lots with prices: 48
- First auction date: 2001-09-28
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-12
- Median realised price: $200
- Price range: $10 to $650

## Market Takeaway
Francis McCarthy has 76 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $200. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. These metrics reflect recorded public auction results and may not include private transactions or every premium outlier sale.

## How To Read This Data
- Use median \($200\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($100 to $275\) as the middle 50% of recorded sales.
- Auction prices can include buyer premiums or fees depending on house reporting, so compare on a like\-for\-like basis.
- Condition, provenance, size, and attribution confidence can move final value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 100% (48 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 0% (0 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 7
- Previous 12 months sales: 6
- Recent 12 months median: $275
- Previous 12 months median: $100
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-12
- Days since latest sale: 75
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Locati LLC: 19 lots
- Kamelot Auctions: 9 lots
- Freeman's \| Hindman: 6 lots
- Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions: 5 lots
- William J Jenack Auctioneers: 5 lots
- Freeman's: 4 lots
- James D. Julia: 4 lots
- Palm Beach Modern Auctions: 3 lots
- Yardley Antiques: 3 lots
- Freeman’s \| Hindman: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2022-08-24 | Francis McCarthy \(1923\-2005\) vase with nude forest nymphs playing instruments 9"dia x 13 3/4"h | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $250
2. 2026-02-12 | FRANCIS MCCARTHY 99 HAND PAINTED POTTERY VASE. SWIMMERS. PAINTED VESSEL. PAID RECEIPT FOR $2500 | Uniques & Antiques | $275 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-mccarthy-99-hand-painted-pottery-vase-swimmers-painted-vessel-paid-receipt-for-2500-1318-c-a328a810e8
3. 2026-02-12 | FRANCIS MCCARTHY 2000 HAND PAINTED POTTERY VASE. SWIMMERS. PAINTED VESSEL. CANCELED CHECK FOR 2100 | Uniques & Antiques | $300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-mccarthy-2000-hand-painted-pottery-vase-swimmers-painted-vessel-canceled-check-for-2100-1317-c-763a54372a
4. 2025-10-22 | Francis McCarthy, 1923\-2005, Seated Nude Woman, Oil on Canvas | Nye & Company | $150
5. 2025-09-02 | Francis McCarthy \(American 1923\-2005\) two watercolor drawings, Partial nudes, both dated '68, pencil signed lower left and right corners, 14" x 10 1/2" sight, 22 1/2" x 19" overall, 10" x 14" sight, 18" x 22" overall | Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions | $10
6. 2025-09-02 | Francis McCarthy \(American 1923\-2005\) Watercolor Seaside village Signed lower right dated 1967 15" x 20" Overall frame size 25" x 30" | Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions | $70
7. 2025-05-18 | Francis McCarthy \(American, 1923\-2005\) Tiled Side Table, Paris, 1960 | Locati LLC | $400
8. 2025-05-18 | Francis McCarthy \(1923\-2005\) Pottery Vase, 1982 | Locati LLC | $425
9. 2024-11-18 | Francis McCarthy \(1925\-2005\) "Bathers" Vase, 1972 | Material Culture | $225
10. 2024-10-08 | Francis McCarthy \(American 1923\-2005\) two sketches, pen on paper, portrait of woman, signed and dated '67 | Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions | N/A
11. 2024-10-08 | Francis McCarthy \(American 1923\-2005\) two watercolors, gardens, dated '59, signed, 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" sight, 15 3/4" x 19 1/4" overall, children, dated '67, pencil signed lower right, 10 1/2" x 9" sight, 16 3/4" x 14 3/4" overall | Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions | $100
12. 2024-10-08 | Francis McCarthy \(American 1923\-2005\) two watercolor drawings, nude, both dated '68, pencil signed lower left and right corners, 14" x 10 1/2" sight, 22 1/2" x 19" overall, 10" x 14" sight, 18" x 22" overall | Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions | N/A
13. 2024-09-22 | Francis McCarthy \(American, 1923\-2005\) Standing Bather \(1968\) with Study of Two Readers verso; together with two vases \(3\) | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $450
14. 2024-08-22 | Francis McCarthy \(American, 1923\-2005\) Nude on High Stool, 1983 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $50
15. 2024-03-09 | Francis McCarthy \(USA 1923\-2005\) Mixed Media | Joshua Kodner | N/A
16. 2023-05-20 | Francis McCarthy Watercolor Painting, Female Nude | Palm Beach Modern Auctions | $200
17. 2023-03-04 | Francis McCarthy Watercolor Painting, Female Nude | Palm Beach Modern Auctions | N/A
18. 2022-12-03 | Francis McCarthy Watercolor Painting, Female Nude | Palm Beach Modern Auctions | N/A
19. 2022-08-24 | Francis McCarthy \(1923\-2005\) vase with Carnival theme 7 1/4"dia x 13 1/8" | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $200
20. 2022-02-20 | Francis McCarthy \(American, 1921\-2005\) Three Drawings | Locati LLC | N/A
21. 2021-05-16 | Francis McCarthy, Children in Cart, Oil on Canvas | Kaminski Auctions | $125
22. 2020-11-18 | Francis McCarthy \(American, 1921\-2005\) | Material Culture | $200
23. 2020-05-04 | vintage Francis McCarthy nude women vase | Yardley Antiques | $210
24. 2020-04-06 | vintage Francis McCarthy nude women vase | Yardley Antiques | N/A

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