# Franklin Chenault Watkins - Auction Profile

Canonical: https://appraisily.com/artist/franklin-chenault-watkins/
Snapshot URL: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/franklin-chenault-watkins/llm.md
Updated: 2026-04-28T23:59:48.540Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 80
- Lots with prices: 57
- First auction date: 2001-12-09
- Latest auction date: 2025-11-09
- Median realised price: $660
- Price range: $10 to $25,000

## Market Takeaway
Franklin Chenault Watkins has 80 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $660. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 3 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 \($660\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($200 to $1,600\) 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: 61.4% (35 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 31.6% (18 sales)
- $10,000\+: 7% (4 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 5
- Recent 12 months median: $80
- Previous 12 months median: $1,600
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-11-09
- Days since latest sale: 170
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH: 7 lots
- Kamelot Auctions: 7 lots
- Lyon & Turnbull: 6 lots
- Freeman's: 5 lots
- Sotheby's: 5 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 5 lots
- DuMouchelles: 4 lots
- Bonhams: 3 lots
- Locati LLC: 3 lots
- Antique Arena Inc: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-11-14 | FRANKLIN, Benjamin. The Complete Works. NY, 1887\-1888. "Letter\-Press" edition. | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $3,000
2. 2024-10-25 | Franklin, John Narrative of a second expedition to the shores of the Polar Sea in the years 1825, 18 | Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-franklin-john-narrative-of-a-second-expedition-to-the-shores-of-the-polar-sea-in-the-years-1825-18-289-c-cc743a3b2c
3. 2024-09-26 | Franklin \(Benjamin\) Bowles's Moral Pictures or Poor Richard Illustrated..., Manchester, Bancks & Co., \[c.1800\] | Forum Auctions \- UK | £1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-franklin-benjamin-bowles-s-moral-pictures-or-poor-richard-illustrated-manchester-bancks-co-c-1800-266-c-0f94c90889
4. 2024-01-20 | Franklin, John Narrative of a second expedition to… | Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-franklin-john-narrative-of-a-second-expedition-to-218-c-dd54a15be6
5. 2013-09-19 | FRANKLIN \(FRANK\) H. PALMER \(CANADIAN, 1921\-1990\) | Waddington's | CA$360
6. 2004-05-20 | FRANKLIN, STUART | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,200
7. 2025-11-09 | Franklin \(F. Van Court Brown\) Van Court, Illinois \(b.1903\) Abstract Expressionist Framed Painting | Curated Gallery Auctions | $80
8. 2025-06-16 | Franklin Chenault Watkins \(American, 1894–1972\) Nude | Freeman’s \| Hindman | N/A
9. 2025-05-21 | Franklin \(John, 1786\-1847\), British Royal Navy officer..., Document Signed | Dominic Winter Auctions | £1,150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-franklin-john-1786-1847-british-royal-navy-officer-document-signed-426-c-ff948e6981
10. 2024-12-09 | Franklin, Sir John \| A fine set of the narratives of his first and second voyages to the Polar Sea | Sotheby's | $1,920 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-franklin-sir-john-a-fine-set-of-the-narratives-of-his-first-and-second-voyages-to-the-polar-sea-105-c-df54e25a17
11. 2024-10-25 | Franklin, Benjamin Sämmtliche Werke. Aus dem Englischen und Französischen übersetzt. Nebst des franz | Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH | €1,300
12. 2024-04-27 | Franklin, Benjamin Sämmtliche Werke. Aus dem Englischen und Französischen übersetzt. Nebst des französischen Uebersetzers, des Herrn Barbey Dubourg, Z | Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH | N/A
13. 2024-04-27 | Franklin, John Narrative of a second expedition to the shores of the Polar Sea in the years 1825, 1826 and 1827. Including an account of the progress | Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-franklin-john-narrative-of-a-second-expedition-to-the-shores-of-the-polar-sea-in-the-years-1825-1826-and-1827-including-an-account-of-the-progress-333-c-fd24a8c9f1
14. 2024-03-30 | Franklin \(F. Van Court Brown\) Van Court, Illinois \(b.1903\), landscape, 1929, watercolor on paper, 5 1/4"H x 5 3/4"W\(sight\), 10 3/4"H x 11 1/4"W\(frame\) | Ripley Auctions | $375
15. 2024-03-17 | Franklin, John Narrative of a second expedition to… | Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-franklin-john-narrative-of-a-second-expedition-to-218-c-03540a98db
16. 2024-01-30 | Franklin \(Peleg Franklin\) Brownell \(1857 \- 1946\) Canadian | Cutler Bay Auctions | N/A
17. 2024-01-20 | Franklin, John Narrative of a Journey to the Shore… | Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-franklin-john-narrative-of-a-journey-to-the-shore-217-c-fbb49f4a1e
18. 2024-01-11 | Franklin Chenault Watkins | Brunk Auctions | $1,600
19. 2024-01-01 | FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS \(AMERICAN 1894\-1972\) THREE WORKS CIRCA 1940S \- 1950S | Kamelot Auctions | $50
20. 2023-11-19 | Franklin Chenault Watkins \(1894\-1972\) Oil on Canvas | Locati LLC | $325
21. 2023-11-19 | Franklin Chenault Watkins \(1894 \- 1972\) Conte on Linen | Locati LLC | $300
22. 2023-11-19 | Franklin Chenault Watkins \(1894 \- 1972\) Oil on Canvas | Locati LLC | $250
23. 2023-11-10 | FRANKLIN, Jim. The Velvet Underground / Vulcan Gas Company.... | Potter & Potter Auctions Inc. | $550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-franklin-jim-the-velvet-underground-vulcan-gas-company-644-c-75b4896987
24. 2023-09-21 | FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS \(AMERICAN 1894\-1972\) "A GIRL LOOKING AT A BIRD" OIL ON CANVAS SIGNED FW | Kamelot Auctions | $250

## Comparable Artists To Watch
- [Andy Warhol](https://appraisily.com/artist/andy-warhol/): Comparable demand and auction cadence make this artist a useful benchmark.
- [Robert Wyland](https://appraisily.com/artist/robert-wyland/): Comparable demand and auction cadence make this artist a useful benchmark.
- [James Abbott McNeill Whistler](https://appraisily.com/artist/james-abbott-mcneill-whistler/): Comparable demand and auction cadence make this artist a useful benchmark.

## Related Artists
- [Andy Warhol](https://appraisily.com/artist/andy-warhol/)
- [Robert Wyland](https://appraisily.com/artist/robert-wyland/)
- [James Abbott McNeill Whistler](https://appraisily.com/artist/james-abbott-mcneill-whistler/)
- [Tom Wesselmann](https://appraisily.com/artist/tom-wesselmann/)
- [Paul Wunderlich](https://appraisily.com/artist/paul-wunderlich/)
- [William Lionel Wyllie](https://appraisily.com/artist/william-lionel-wyllie/)
- [Hans J. Wegner](https://appraisily.com/artist/hans-j-wegner/)
- [Jane Wooster Scott](https://appraisily.com/artist/jane-wooster-scott/)

## JSON Source
https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/franklin-chenault-watkins/seo-profile