# James Arthur Merriam - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T04:16:23.724Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 26
- Lots with prices: 17
- First auction date: 2007-04-15
- Latest auction date: 2023-07-28
- Median realised price: $366
- Price range: $183 to $2,400

## Market Takeaway
James Arthur Merriam has 26 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $366. Category concentration is still broad. Recent 12-month volume is still light. 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 \($366\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($250 to $450\) 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: 88.2% (15 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 11.8% (2 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 0
- Previous 12 months sales: 0
- Recent 12 months median: $0
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: N/A
- Latest sale date: 2023-07-28
- Days since latest sale: 1,006
- Market velocity: inactive

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 7 lots
- John Moran Auctioneers: 4 lots
- DuMouchelles: 2 lots
- Toomey & Co. Auctioneers: 2 lots
- Abell Auction: 1 lots
- Andrew Jones Auctions: 1 lots
- Charlton Hall: 1 lots
- EJ'S Auction & Appraisal: 1 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 1 lots
- Hughes Auctions: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2023-07-28 | James Arthur Merriam \(American, 1880\-1951\) Oil On Canvas, California Desert Landscape, H 25.5" W 30.25" | DuMouchelles | $275
2. 2023-01-15 | James Arthur Merriam \(Canadian/American, 1880\-1951\), Courtyard view, Mission San Juan Capistrano, oil on canvas, 22 x 30in \(56 x 76cm\) | Andrew Jones Auctions | $1,500
3. 2022-11-17 | JAMES ARTHUR MERRIAM \(1880 \- 1951\): DESERT LANDSCAPE | Abell Auction | $450
4. 2021-04-02 | James Arthur Merriam | Charlton Hall | $187
5. 2020-10-17 | James Arthur Merriam \(1880\-1951\) Oil On Canvas | EJ'S Auction & Appraisal | $275
6. 2018-12-06 | James Arthur Merriam Oil On Canvas Landscape | Hughes Auctions | $275
7. 2018-04-29 | James Arthur Merriam \(1880 \- 1951\) | Sarasota Estate Auction | $250
8. 2017-10-22 | JAMES ARTHUR MERRIAM OIL ON CANVAS | DuMouchelles | $800
9. 2017-09-09 | JAMES ARTHUR MERRIAM \(1880\-1951, California/Canada\) BEACH AT SUNSET \- Oil on canvas composition depicting the sun setting over the P... | Pacific Galleries | $400
10. 2017-01-24 | James Arthur Merriam \(1880\-1951 Los Angeles, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | $183
11. 2016-09-24 | James Arthur Merriam \(1880\-1951 Los Angeles, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A
12. 2016-07-30 | James Arthur Merriam \(1880\-1951 Los Angeles, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | $720
13. 2014-03-23 | James Arthur Merriam, "Southwest Landscape" O/C | Schwenke Auctioneers | N/A
14. 2013-04-14 | James Arthur Merriam \(American, 1880\-1951\) | Bonhams | N/A
15. 2012-12-01 | James Arthur Merriam, "Landscape," c. 1930, oil | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $200
16. 2012-11-13 | James Arthur Merriam \(1880\-1951 Los Angeles, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A
17. 2012-06-16 | JAMES ARTHUR MERRIAM ORIGINAL LANDSCAPE PAINTING | Midnight Sun Antique Auction | N/A
18. 2011-09-24 | James Arthur Merriam \(1880 \- 1951\) Desert Landscape \- Oil on Canvas | J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC | N/A
19. 2009-11-12 | JAMES ARTHUR MERRIAM \(American, 1880\-1951\) Coastal | Heritage Auctions | $239
20. 2009-03-08 | James Arthur Merriam \(American, 1880\-1951\) | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | N/A
21. 2009-02-08 | James Arthur Merriam \(American, 1880\-1951\) Desert Scene 25 x 30in | Bonhams | $366
22. 2009-02-08 | James Arthur Merriam \(American, 1880\-1951\) Desert in Bloom \(Palm Springs\) 25 x 30in | Bonhams | $427
23. 2009-01-25 | James Arthur Merriam \(American, 1880\-1951\) Desert in Bloom with Mountains in the Distance 25 x 30in | Bonhams | $397
24. 2008-10-26 | James Arthur Merriam \(American, 1880\-1951\) Desert Scene 25 x 30in | Bonhams | N/A

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