# J. S. Watkins - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T06:08:27.347Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 90
- Lots with prices: 52
- First auction date: 2003-04-02
- Latest auction date: 2025-12-09
- Median realised price: $425
- Price range: $20 to $18,213

## Market Takeaway
J. S. Watkins shows solid auction liquidity with 90 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $425. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 10 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-09.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($425\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $140 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: 67.3% (35 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 28.8% (15 sales)
- $10,000\+: 3.8% (2 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 10
- Previous 12 months sales: 7
- Recent 12 months median: $450
- Previous 12 months median: $140
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-09
- Days since latest sale: 71
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Lawsons: 28 lots
- Vickers & Hoad: 19 lots
- Leonard Joel: 11 lots
- Bonhams: 5 lots
- Bargain Hunt Auctions: 4 lots
- Raffan Kelaher & Thomas: 4 lots
- Christian McCann Auctions: 3 lots
- Christie's: 3 lots
- Bay East Auctions: 2 lots
- Gibson's: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-09 | JOHN SAMUEL WATKINS \(1866\-1942\), untitled \(Portrait of the artist's wife\), oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 59.5 x 44 cm,.. | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | N/A
2. 2025-11-25 | John Samuel Watkins \(1866\-1942\) Australia, Rural bridge, watercolour, signed lower left, approx 27cm x 37cm | Vickers & Hoad | A$50
3. 2025-10-12 | John Samuel Watkins \(1866\-1942\) Australia, unknown sitter, lady in a black plume hat, white lace collared black shawl, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right 1903, approx 88cm x 62cm | Vickers & Hoad | A$1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-samuel-watkins-1866-1942-australia-unknown-sitter-lady-in-a-black-plume-hat-white-lace-collared-black-shawl-oil-on-canvas-signed-and-dated-lower-right-1903-approx-88cm-x-62cm-292-c-9a1569794a
4. 2025-10-01 | JOHN SAMUEL WATKINS \(1866\-1942\), untitled \(Woman with a Feather\), oil on canvas, signed lower right, 105 x 75cm, framed 122 x 92cm.... | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | A$1,500
5. 2025-10-01 | JOHN SAMUEL WATKINS \(1866\-1942\), untitled \(Lady in Green Hat\), 1922, oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated '22, 90 x 74 cm, fra.. | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | A$2,100
6. 2025-09-02 | JOHN SAMUEL WATKINS \(1866\-1942\), untitled \(Portrait of the artist's wife\), oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 59.5 x 44 cm,.. | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | N/A
7. 2025-07-06 | John Samuel Watkins \(1866\-1942\) Australia, unknown sitter, lady in a black plume hat, white lace collared black shawl, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right 1903, approx 88cm x 62cm | Vickers & Hoad | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-samuel-watkins-1866-1942-australia-unknown-sitter-lady-in-a-black-plume-hat-white-lace-collared-black-shawl-oil-on-canvas-signed-and-dated-lower-right-1903-approx-88cm-x-62cm-363-c-0ab4c79846
8. 2025-06-10 | John Samuel Watkins \(1866\-1942\) Australia, Rural bridge, watercolour, signed lower left, approx 27cm x 37cm | Vickers & Hoad | N/A
9. 2025-03-16 | John Samuel Watkins \(1866\-1942\). Bearded Gent In Hat. Original pastel on paper by renown early artist, signed lower right. 32cm x 26cm Frame 55cm x 47cm | Christian McCann Auctions | A$450
10. 2025-03-15 | John Samuel Watkins \(1866\-1942\), | Aalders Auctions | A$240
11. 2024-12-15 | John Samuel Watkins \(1866\-1942\) Australia, Rural bridge, watercolour, signed lower left, approx 27cm x 37cm | Vickers & Hoad | N/A
12. 2024-12-08 | JOHN SAMUEL WATKINS \(1866 \- 1942\), \(untitled coastal scene\), watercolour, signed lower right "J. S. Watkins", 26 x 17cm, 46 x 34cm overall | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$140
13. 2024-12-01 | JOHN SAMUEL WATKINS \(1866\-1942\) "PORTRAIT OF BEARDED GENT IN HAT" | Phillip Caldwell Auctioneers | A$300
14. 2024-07-14 | John Samuel Watkins \(1866\-1942\) Australia, unknown sitter, lady in a black plume hat, white lace collared black shawl, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right 1903, approx 88cm x 62cm | Vickers & Hoad | N/A
15. 2024-06-26 | JOHN SAMUEL WATKINS \(1866\-1942\) Seated Lady pencil on paper 24.5 x 31cm \(44 x 49.5cm framed\) | Leonard Joel | A$50
16. 2024-06-26 | JOHN SAMUEL WATKINS \(1866\-1942\) La Perouse, c.1912 watercolour on paper 35 x 26cm \(55.5 x 47cm framed\) | Leonard Joel | A$350
17. 2024-04-13 | John Samuel Watkins \(1866\-1942\) Australia, unknown sitter, lady in a black plume hat, white lace collared black shawl, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right 1903, approx 88cm x 62cm | Vickers & Hoad | N/A
18. 2024-02-13 | JOHN SAMUEL WATKINS \(1866\-1942\), Cremorne 1906 | Gibson's | A$240
19. 2023-10-12 | JOHN SAMUEL WATKINS, PORTRAIT OF HENRY GIBBONS, CRAYON ON PAPER, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 29 X 19.5CM, FRAME SIZE: 48 X 38CM | Leonard Joel | N/A
20. 2023-10-05 | JOHN SAMUEL WATKINS, PORTRAIT OF HENRY GIBBONS, CRAYON ON PAPER, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 29 X 19.5CM, FRAME SIZE: 48 X 38CM | Leonard Joel | N/A
21. 2023-09-07 | JOHN SAMUEL WATKINS, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED LOWER LEFT, 45.5 X 35CM, FRAME SIZE: 68 X 57.5CM | Leonard Joel | N/A
22. 2023-08-29 | John Samuel Watkins \(1866\-1942\) Masquerade | Bonhams | N/A
23. 2023-08-29 | John Samuel Watkins \(1866\-1942\) Femme et Chat | Bonhams | A$1,800
24. 2023-06-28 | JOHN SAMUEL WATKINS \(1866\-1942\), Cremorne 1906 | Gibson's | N/A

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