# J. Swinton Diston - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T07:25:54.363Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 62
- Lots with prices: 40
- First auction date: 2006-02-09
- Latest auction date: 2025-11-30
- Median realised price: $150
- Price range: $20 to $550

## Market Takeaway
J. Swinton Diston has 62 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $150. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 5 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 \($150\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($50 to $260\) 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: 100% (40 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 0% (0 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 5
- Previous 12 months sales: 7
- Recent 12 months median: $200
- Previous 12 months median: $140
- Median shift: 42.9%
- Latest sale date: 2025-11-30
- Days since latest sale: 149
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Leonard Joel: 25 lots
- Leski Auctions Pty Ltd: 8 lots
- Lawsons: 7 lots
- Bargain Hunt Auctions: 3 lots
- Gibson's: 3 lots
- Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers: 3 lots
- Artvisory: 2 lots
- GFL Fine Art: 2 lots
- McKenzies Auctioneers: 2 lots
- Weiss Auctions: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-30 | JAMES SWINTON DISTON \(1857\-1940\), \(untitled castle scene\), watercolour, signed lower right "J. Swinton Diston", 52 x 34cm, 79 x 59cm overall. | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$200
2. 2025-10-14 | JAMES SWINTON DISTON 1857\-1940. | McKenzies Auctioneers | A$550
3. 2025-07-14 | James Swinton Diston, Australian 1857\-1940, On the highway near Calcutta, watercolour, 23cm x 45cm | Artvisory | A$40
4. 2025-07-14 | James Swinton Diston, Australian 1857\-1940, The Swan River, oil, 30cm x 49cm | Artvisory | A$460
5. 2025-05-15 | JAMES SWINTON DISTON, GOLAN MOUNTAINS, JUDEA, | Leonard Joel | A$140
6. 2025-03-30 | JAMES SWINTON DISTON \(1857\-1940\), \(harbour scene\), watercolour, signed lower left "J. Swinton Diston", 25 x 33cm, 57 x 66cm overall | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$160
7. 2025-01-16 | JAMES SWINTON DISTON, THE GRAND CANAL, VENICE, | Leonard Joel | A$140
8. 2025-01-16 | JAMES SWINTON DISTON, THE LAGOON, VENICE, | Leonard Joel | A$140
9. 2024-12-08 | JAMES SWINTON DISTON \(1857\-1940\), \(untitled seascape\), oil on board, signed lower left "J. Swinton Diston, 1896", 56 x 34cm, 74 x 50cm overall | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | N/A
10. 2024-09-19 | JAMES SWINTON DISTON, LAKE SCENE, | Leonard Joel | A$120
11. 2024-09-12 | JAMES SWINTON DISTON, LAKE SCENE, | Leonard Joel | N/A
12. 2024-07-21 | JAMES SWINTON DISTON \(1857\-1940\), Sydney Heads | Gibson's | A$360
13. 2023-11-28 | JAMES SWINTON DISTON \(Australia 1857\-1940\), untitled \(Figures in the Clearing\), watercolour, signed lower left, 23.5 x 24.5 cm, fram... | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | N/A
14. 2023-11-19 | JAMES SWINTON DISTON \(1857\-1940\), \(untitled rural scene\), watercolour, signed lower right "J. Swinton Diston", 20 x 30cm, 46 x 55cm overall | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$120
15. 2022-11-27 | James Swinton Diston “Near Heidelberg” | Kerleys Auctions | A$240
16. 2022-09-18 | James Swinton Diston \(Australia 1857\-1940\) "Near Emerald, Victoria" waterco | Amanda Addams Auctions | A$150
17. 2022-06-26 | JAMES SWINTON DISTON \(1857 \- 1940 Venetian Scene, watercolour, 25 x 50cm, signed 'V. Deschamps' lower left. | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$200
18. 2022-03-03 | JAMES SWINTON DISTON, LANDSCAPE, WATERCOLOUR, 20 X 17CM, FRAME SIZE: 41 X 36CM | Leonard Joel | A$50
19. 2022-03-03 | JAMES SWINTON DISTON, LANDSCAPE, WATERCOLOUR, 17 X 13CM, FRAME: 37 X 30CM | Leonard Joel | A$50
20. 2022-02-10 | JAMES SWINTON DISTON, LANDSCAPE, WATERCOLOUR, 17 X 13CM, FRAME: 37 X 30CM | Leonard Joel | N/A
21. 2022-02-10 | JAMES SWINTON DISTON, LANDSCAPE, WATERCOLOUR, 20 X 17CM, FRAME SIZE: 41 X 36CM | Leonard Joel | N/A
22. 2021-05-30 | JAMES SWINTON DISTON \(1857\-1940\), seascape, watercolour, signed lower right "Swinton Diston", 25 x 51cm | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$320
23. 2020-11-29 | JAMES SWINTON DISTON \(1857\-1940\), seascape with foundering ship, watercolour, signed lower left "J. Swinton Diston" 31 x 68cm | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$240
24. 2020-08-30 | James Swinton Diston \(1857\-1940\), 'A bush road', | Bargain Hunt Auctions | A$45

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