# Henry Varnum Poor - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T07:47:14.178Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 102
- Lots with prices: 82
- First auction date: 2003-03-09
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-29
- Median realised price: $750
- Price range: $20 to $20,000

## Market Takeaway
Henry Varnum Poor shows solid auction liquidity with 102 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-29.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($750\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $275 and $1,500.
- 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: 54.9% (45 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 42.7% (35 sales)
- $10,000\+: 2.4% (2 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 7
- Previous 12 months sales: 12
- Recent 12 months median: $1,500
- Previous 12 months median: $60
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-29
- Days since latest sale: 20
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 26 lots
- James D. Julia: 9 lots
- Monarch Auction and Estate Services: 9 lots
- Eldred's: 6 lots
- Capo Auction: 4 lots
- Sotheby's: 4 lots
- Bonhams: 3 lots
- Kaminski Auctions: 3 lots
- Winter Associates, Inc.: 3 lots
- Barridoff Auctions: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2015-12-16 | HENRY VARNUM POOR \| Centerpiece Bowl | Sotheby's | $20,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-henry-varnum-poor-centerpiece-bowl-92-c-d674fe78a3
2. 2026-01-29 | Henry Varnum Poor, Still Life, 1962. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,794
3. 2025-09-28 | Henry Varnum Poor \(American, 1887 \- 1970\) | Helmuth Stone | $1,500
4. 2025-06-19 | Henry Varnum Poor, Rare Stove with leaf motif | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $6,500
5. 2025-05-04 | Henry Varnum Poor glazed art pottery dish. Tabletop still life of flowers in a vase. Blue and black borders. Very small glaze chip to outer black border on rim. Impressed hallmark on bottom. 8.25in diameter. | Tremont Auctions | $650
6. 2025-03-29 | HENRY VARNUM POOR \(1887\-1970\) OIL ON CANVAS | Dirk Soulis Auctions | $1,000
7. 2025-02-19 | Henry Varnum Poor, Collection of three works | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $2,200
8. 2025-02-19 | Henry Varnum Poor, Vase and bowl | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $750
9. 2024-09-19 | Henry Varnum Poor, Platter with Still Life | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,000
10. 2024-07-20 | Henry Varnum Poor \(American 1887\-1970\), Still Life Plate with Watermelon and Pears, 1963, Glazed earthenware, Signed and dated lower right "HP63" and "HVP" verso, diameter 8 1/2 inches | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $275
11. 2024-03-24 | Signed Henry Varnum Poor Lithograph | Monarch Auction and Estate Services | $30
12. 2024-03-24 | Henry Varnum Poor “Limey" Lithograph | Monarch Auction and Estate Services | $20
13. 2024-03-24 | Henry Varnum Poor Lithograph | Monarch Auction and Estate Services | $40
14. 2024-03-24 | Henry Varnum Poor “Lironville" Lithograph | Monarch Auction and Estate Services | $60
15. 2024-03-24 | Signed Henry Varnum Poor “Verdun" Lithograph | Monarch Auction and Estate Services | $30
16. 2024-03-24 | Vintage Signed Henry Varnum Poor Lithograph | Monarch Auction and Estate Services | $170
17. 2024-03-24 | Signed Henry Varnum Poor Lithograph | Monarch Auction and Estate Services | $370
18. 2024-03-24 | Henry Varnum Poor Etching | Monarch Auction and Estate Services | $30
19. 2024-03-24 | Signed Henry Varnum Poor “St. Mihiel" Lithograph | Monarch Auction and Estate Services | $60
20. 2024-02-22 | Henry Varnum Poor, Coupe with birds | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,100
21. 2023-07-13 | Henry Varnum Poor, Plate | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,900
22. 2023-05-08 | Henry Varnum Poor \(American 1887 \- 1970\), "Fruit and Green Plant in Sun", 1962, oil on canvas board, still life depicting a bowl of apples and pears next to a potted plant, signed "HV Poor" and dated "62" lower right ... | Winter Associates, Inc. | $1,100
23. 2023-04-19 | Henry Varnum Poor, Untitled | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $500
24. 2023-04-13 | Henry Varnum Poor, Portrait plate | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $700

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