# Harold C. Dunbar - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T05:45:53.385Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 191
- Lots with prices: 153
- First auction date: 2003-08-20
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-15
- Median realised price: $1,000
- Price range: $50 to $65,000

## Market Takeaway
Harold C. Dunbar shows deep auction liquidity with 188 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 17 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-21.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $500 and $1,900.
- 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: 49.3% (74 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 50% (75 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0.7% (1 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 17
- Previous 12 months sales: 10
- Recent 12 months median: $900
- Previous 12 months median: $600
- Median shift: 50%
- Latest sale date: 2025-11-21
- Days since latest sale: 89
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Eldred's: 156 lots
- James D. Julia: 9 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 4 lots
- Skinner: 4 lots
- Sandwich Auction House: 2 lots
- Winter Associates, Inc.: 2 lots
- Alexandre Landre Nancy: 1 lots
- Bourgeault\-Horan Antiquarians: 1 lots
- Cottone Auctions: 1 lots
- Cutler Bay Auctions: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-30 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), "Hazy Day"., Oil on board, 12" x 16". Framed 16" x 20". | Eldred's | $900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-harold-c-dunbar-massachusetts-1882-1953-hazy-day-oil-on-board-12-x-16-framed-16-x-20-4776-c-9be90f3361
2. 2025-09-07 | Harold C. Dunbar, American. View of Chatham, Massachusetts including 1st Methodist church. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left. Original gilt frame. Craquelure and white paint at lower left. Image size 16 x 20 in, overal... | Tremont Auctions | $450 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-harold-c-dunbar-american-view-of-chatham-massachusetts-including-1st-methodist-church-oil-on-canvas-signed-lower-left-original-gilt-frame-craquelure-and-white-paint-at-lower-left-image-size-16-x-20-in-overal-12-c-e79447cb9d
3. 2026-04-15 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), Tulips in a pitcher., Oil on board, 24" x 20". Framed 31" x 26". | Sandwich Auction House | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-harold-c-dunbar-massachusetts-1882-1953-tulips-in-a-pitcher-oil-on-board-24-x-20-framed-31-x-26-4-c-0f0eceb4fa
4. 2025-11-21 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), "Pleasant Bay from near Joshua Nickerson's Estate"., Oil on board, 17.5" x 23.25". Framed 22.5" x 28.25". | Eldred's | $800
5. 2025-11-21 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), Chatham windmill., Oil on canvas, 22" x 26.5". Framed 26" x 30". | Eldred's | $2,200
6. 2025-10-09 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), Lovers Lake, Cape Cod., Oil on panel, 12" x 20". Framed 15" x 23". | Eldred's | $1,300
7. 2025-10-09 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), "Morning on the North Beach"., Oil on board, 12" x 15". Framed 14" x 17". | Eldred's | $900
8. 2025-07-25 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), Home on the water's edge., Oil on board, 14" x 12". Framed 18" x 15". | Eldred's | $4,250
9. 2025-07-25 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), Coastal scene with trees, Chatham, Massachusetts., Oil on canvas, 12” x 16". Framed 18.75” x 22.75”. | Eldred's | $5,000
10. 2025-07-25 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), Mill Pond, Chatham, Massachusetts., Oil on board, 12" x 16". Framed 18.5" x 21.5". | Eldred's | $3,000
11. 2025-07-25 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), "The Old Church at Harwich Centre"., Oil on board, 24" x 20". Framed 27.5" x 23.5". | Eldred's | N/A
12. 2025-07-25 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), "The Ocean Beach at Chatham Autumn Moon Rise"., Oil on board, 16.5" x 20". Framed 19" x 22.5". | Eldred's | $8,500
13. 2025-07-10 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), Fishing shacks., Watercolor and gouache on paper, 11" x 14" sight. Framed 19" x 23". | Eldred's | $200
14. 2025-07-10 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), Coastal view, Chatham, Massachusetts., Oil on board, 13” x 16” sight. Framed 17.75” x 21.75”. | Eldred's | $450
15. 2025-05-21 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), "Lover's Lake, Chathamport. Late Autumn"., Oil on board, 20" x 25.5". Framed 25" x 30". | Eldred's | $350
16. 2025-05-21 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), "Stage Harbor at Sunset From Near Morris Island"., Oil on board, 10.5" x 14". Framed 12.5" x 16". | Eldred's | $850
17. 2025-04-04 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), Chatham Windmill on Mill Pond, Cape Cod, Massachusetts., Oil on board, 11" x 14". Framed 16.5" x 19.5". | Eldred's | $900
18. 2025-04-04 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), Spring coastal landscape., Oil, 13" x 16" sight. Framed 17" x 20.25". | Eldred's | $500
19. 2025-04-04 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), Old windmill and Mill Pond near Eliphamets Lane, Chatham, Massachusetts., Oil on board, 11.5" x 12.5". Framed 14" x 15.5". | Eldred's | $4,750
20. 2025-03-08 | Harold C. Dunbar \(US 1882\-1953\) Forest Landscape | Keystone Auctions LLC | N/A
21. 2025-01-23 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), "Lover's Lake, Chathamport. Late Autumn"., Oil on board, 20" x 25.5". Framed 25" x 30". | Eldred's | N/A
22. 2025-01-23 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), Autumnal landscape., Oil on canvas, 36" x 34". Unframed. | Eldred's | $425
23. 2024-11-22 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), Expansive autumn landscape, possibly the Blue Hills, Canton, Massachusetts., Oil on canvas, 29" x 36". Framed 35.5" x 42.5". | Eldred's | N/A
24. 2024-11-22 | HAROLD C. DUNBAR \(Massachusetts, 1882\-1953\), "The Mill Pond, Chatham, Mass."., Watercolor on board, 15.5" x 20". Unframed. | Eldred's | N/A

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