# Ian Hamilton Finlay - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T10:47:08.745Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 123
- Lots with prices: 82
- First auction date: 2007-04-19
- Latest auction date: 2026-06-19
- Median realised price: $350
- Price range: $60 to $3,000

## Market Takeaway
Ian Hamilton Finlay shows solid auction liquidity with 118 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $350. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-06-19.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($350\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $200 and $800.
- 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: 79.5% (62 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 20.5% (16 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 9
- Previous 12 months sales: 25
- Recent 12 months median: $1,500
- Previous 12 months median: $200
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-06-19
- Days since latest sale: 244
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Lyon & Turnbull: 19 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 15 lots
- STAIR: 13 lots
- Bernaerts Auctioneers: 9 lots
- DuMouchelles: 9 lots
- Zwiggelaar Auctions: 8 lots
- Barry S. Slosberg Inc: 7 lots
- Forum Auctions \- UK: 7 lots
- Simpson Galleries, LLC: 7 lots
- Houston Auction Company: 6 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-12-06 | IAN HAMILTON FINLAY, NATURE, GARDENS AND ARCADIA | Zwiggelaar Auctions | €150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ian-hamilton-finlay-nature-gardens-and-arcadia-6304-c-30b4e7f95e
2. 2024-12-05 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(b. 1925\-2006\): Poem Print No. 11 \(with John Furnival\) | STAIR | $200
3. 2024-12-05 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(b. 1925\-2006\): Umbra Solis \(with Michael Harvey\) | STAIR | $200
4. 2024-12-05 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(b. 1925\-2006\): Poem Print No. 14 \(with John Furnival\) | STAIR | $400
5. 2024-12-05 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(b. 1925\-2006\): Lullaby \(with John Andrews\) | STAIR | $200
6. 2024-12-05 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(b. 1925\-2006\): Prinz Eugen \(with Ron Costly\) | STAIR | $250
7. 2024-12-05 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(b. 1925\-2006\): Homage a Vuillard \(with Michael Harvey\) | STAIR | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ian-hamilton-finlay-b-1925-2006-homage-a-vuillard-with-michael-harvey-116-c-50a4ce3a42
8. 2024-12-05 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(b. 1925\-2006\): Seams | STAIR | $600
9. 2024-12-05 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(1925\-2006\): Arcadia \(with George Oliver\) | STAIR | $150
10. 2024-12-05 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(1925\-2006\): Sea Poppy I; and Sea Poppy II | STAIR | $200
11. 2024-12-05 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(1925\-2006\): Necktank \(with Michael Harvey\) | STAIR | $150
12. 2011-05-10 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(1925\-2006\) : Marine. | Trafford Books | £120
13. 2011-03-15 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(1925\-2006\) : Marine. | Trafford Books | N/A
14. 2026-06-19 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(Scottish, 1925\-2006\) Silkscreen on Paper, Ca. 1970, 'Prinz Eugen: Homage to Gomringer', H 12.75" W 17.875" | DuMouchelles | $175 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ian-hamilton-finlay-scottish-1925-2006-silkscreen-on-paper-ca-1970-prinz-eugen-homage-to-gomringer-h-12-75-w-17-875-1310-c-bdf57c777e
15. 2026-04-17 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(Scottish, 1925\-2006\) Silkscreen on Paper, Ca. 1970, 'Prinz Eugen: Homage to Gomringer', H 12.75" W 17.875" Frame Size: H 19.75" W 24.75" | DuMouchelles | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ian-hamilton-finlay-scottish-1925-2006-silkscreen-on-paper-ca-1970-prinz-eugen-homage-to-gomringer-h-12-75-w-17-875-frame-size-h-19-75-w-24-75-1104-c-b2dedf1c9b
16. 2026-02-20 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(Scottish, 1925\-2006\) Silkscreen on Paper, Ca. 1970, 'Prinz Eugen: Homage to Gomringer', H 12.75" W 17.875" Frame Size: H 19.75" W 24.75" | DuMouchelles | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ian-hamilton-finlay-scottish-1925-2006-silkscreen-on-paper-ca-1970-prinz-eugen-homage-to-gomringer-h-12-75-w-17-875-frame-size-h-19-75-w-24-75-1027-c-b8f8f17e32
17. 2025-06-19 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(1925\-2006\) Flotte de Flute of Peche the Peach etched glass sculpture 41 x 51cm. | Mallams | N/A
18. 2025-06-06 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(1925 Nassau/Bahamas \- Edinburgh 2006\) – Fructidor \(Fructidor\) | Karl & Faber | N/A
19. 2025-04-18 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(Scottish, 1925\-2006\) Slate And Marble 1982, 'Calm, Sea, Wild Sea' H 7.8" W 27" Depth 5" | DuMouchelles | $1,100
20. 2025-04-18 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(Scottish, 1925\-2006\) Carver John Andrew \(English, 1933\-2021\) Brass, Engraved with Rope 2002, 'Rock\-a\-Bye Buoy, from Twelve Ship's Bells' | DuMouchelles | $1,500
21. 2025-04-18 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(Scottish, 1925\-2006\) Carver John Andrew \(English, 1933\-2021\) Brass, Engraved with Rope 2002, 'A Sepia Wildflower Scaffine, from Twelve Ship's Bells' | DuMouchelles | $1,500
22. 2025-04-18 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(Scottish, 1925\-2006\) Carver John Andrew \(English, 1933\-2021\) Bronze And Sandstone 1995, '28 Juillet 1794' | DuMouchelles | $3,000
23. 2025-04-18 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \(Scottish, 1925\-2006\) Carver John Andrew \(English, 1933\-2021\) Bronze And Sandstone 1995, 'Thermidor an II' | DuMouchelles | $3,000
24. 2025-03-18 | Ian Hamilton Finlay \- La Belle Hollandaise \- 1967 Serigraph \- SIGNED 22.25" x 17" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ian-hamilton-finlay-la-belle-hollandaise-1967-serigraph-signed-22-25-x-17-165-c-9df43bdb91

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