# James Ashton - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T02:02:27.882Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 105
- Lots with prices: 70
- First auction date: 2003-04-15
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-27
- Median realised price: $280
- Price range: $40 to $6,000

## Market Takeaway
James Ashton shows solid auction liquidity with 104 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $280. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-08-12.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($280\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $150 and $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: 88.6% (62 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 11.4% (8 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 2
- Recent 12 months median: $280
- Previous 12 months median: $600
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-08-12
- Days since latest sale: 190
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Leonard Joel: 25 lots
- Lawsons: 23 lots
- GFL Fine Art: 14 lots
- WA Art Auctions: 6 lots
- Gibson's: 5 lots
- Scammells Auctions: 5 lots
- McKenzies Auctioneers: 4 lots
- Theodore Bruce: 4 lots
- Raffan Kelaher & Thomas: 3 lots
- Vickers & Hoad: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-04-27 | James Ashton, Australian 1859\-1935, Sailing boats near the cliff coast, watercolour, 22x29 cm | For\-Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-ashton-australian-1859-1935-sailing-boats-near-the-cliff-coast-watercolour-22x29-cm-75-c-3f9bb7923c
2. 2025-08-12 | JAMES ASHTON \(1859\-1935\), The Road Home | Gibson's | A$280
3. 2025-05-20 | JAMES ASHTON \- MOUNT ELIZA FROM POINT BELCHES \- WATERCOLOUR | GFL Fine Art | A$1,400
4. 2025-03-18 | JAMES ASHTON \(1859\-1935\), \(seascape\), watercolour, signed lower left "J.A. Ashton", 17 x 25cm, 39 x 45cm overall | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$40
5. 2024-11-26 | JAMES ASHTON \(1859\-1935\), Seascape | Gibson's | A$600
6. 2024-11-26 | JAMES ASHTON \- SUNRISE AT CANNING VALE FARM \- OIL ON CANVAS ON CARD | GFL Fine Art | A$1,300
7. 2023-11-19 | JAMES ASHTON \(1859\-1935\), \(seascape\), watercolour, signed lower left "J.A. Ashton", 17 x 25cm, 39 x 45cm overall | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | N/A
8. 2023-09-14 | JAMES ASHTON \- COASTAL SCENE \- Watercolour | GFL Fine Art | A$150
9. 2023-07-10 | JAMES ASHTON \(1859\-1935\), Off the Coast | Gibson's | A$80
10. 2023-02-08 | JAMES ASHTON \(1859\-1935\), Off the Coast | Gibson's | N/A
11. 2022-10-16 | JAMES ASHTON \(1859\-1935\) SYDNEY HARBOUR VIEW" | Phillip Caldwell Auctioneers | A$750
12. 2022-09-15 | JAMES ASHTON, UNTITLED, OIL ON CAVAS ON BOARD, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 24 X 38.5CM, FRAME SIZE: 41 X 56.5CM | Leonard Joel | A$100
13. 2022-09-08 | JAMES ASHTON, SEASCAPE, WATERCOLOUR, SIGNED LOWER LEFT, 25 X 34CM, FRAMED: 47 X 56CM | Leonard Joel | N/A
14. 2022-09-01 | JAMES ASHTON, UNTITLED, OIL ON BOARD, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, 24 X 38.5CM, FRAME SIZE: 41 X 56.5CM | Leonard Joel | N/A
15. 2022-05-24 | JAMES ASHTON \- SAILING OFF PELICAN POINT \- Oil on canvas on board | GFL Fine Art | A$1,500
16. 2022-05-19 | JAMES ASHTON 1859\-1935 OIL ON BOARD SEASCAPE SIGNED L/R J ASHTON McCULLOCH p.54 & CAMPBELL 57cm x 27cm | Albion Antique Auction Centre | A$170
17. 2021-10-24 | JAMES ASHTON \(1859\-1935\) Sailing at Twilight | Gibson's | A$140
18. 2021-02-11 | JAMES ASHTON \(1859\-1935\) Coastal Waters oil on canvas | Leonard Joel | A$500
19. 2020-12-17 | JAMES ASHTON \(1859\-1935\) Coastal Waters oil on canvas | Leonard Joel | N/A
20. 2020-12-10 | JAMES ASHTON \(1859\-1935\) Coastal Waters oil on canvas | Leonard Joel | N/A
21. 2020-12-01 | JAMES ASHTON \(1859\-1935\) Coastal Waters oil on canvas | Leonard Joel | N/A
22. 2019-11-26 | JAMES ASHTON \- MOUNT ELIZA FROM POINT BELCHES \- Watercolour | GFL Fine Art | A$1,900
23. 2019-07-31 | JAMES ASHTON \[Australian\] | WA Art Auctions | N/A
24. 2019-07-11 | JAMES ASHTON, SEASCAPE, OIL ON BOARD, 62 X 74CM | Leonard Joel | A$500

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