# James Craig Nicoll - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T23:47:51.879Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 69
- Lots with prices: 35
- First auction date: 2006-09-10
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-26
- Median realised price: $650
- Price range: $20 to $19,200

## Market Takeaway
James Craig Nicoll has 69 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $650. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 4 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 \($650\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($120 to $1,800\) 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: 65.7% (23 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 28.6% (10 sales)
- $10,000\+: 5.7% (2 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 4
- Previous 12 months sales: 2
- Recent 12 months median: $100
- Previous 12 months median: $120
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-04-26
- Days since latest sale: 2
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- East Coast Books: 27 lots
- Barridoff Auctions: 6 lots
- Bourgeault\-Horan Antiquarians: 3 lots
- Charlton Hall: 3 lots
- Eldred's: 3 lots
- Helmuth Stone: 2 lots
- James D. Julia: 2 lots
- William J Jenack Auctioneers: 2 lots
- Alex Cooper: 1 lots
- Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-04-26 | James Craig Nicoll \(NY, ME, 1846 \- 1918\) | Helmuth Stone | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-craig-nicoll-ny-me-1846-1918-78-c-69d1836874
2. 2025-11-08 | James Craig Nicoll \(American, 1846\-1918\) Harbor with Boats and Town, Signed in pencil lower right margin, Signed in the plate and dated 1884, Etching, Image\-10" x 13", has margins, Framed\-18" x 22" | Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches | $75
3. 2025-08-16 | James Craig Nicoll \(Am. 1846\-1918\), Gentle Waves, Oil on board, framed | Barridoff Auctions | $500
4. 2025-05-04 | James Craig Nicoll framed bookplate | King Galleries | $100
5. 2025-03-29 | James Craig Nicoll \(Am. 1846\-1918\), Gentle Waves, Oil on board, framed | Barridoff Auctions | N/A
6. 2025-03-09 | James Craig Nicoll \(1846\-1918\) The Smugglers Landing Place, 1883 | Peterborough Auctions | $120
7. 2024-04-05 | JAMES CRAIG NICOLL \(New York/California/Connecticut, 1846\-1918\), "Twilight Marblehead, Mass"., Oil on board, 5.5" x 9". Framed 9.5" x 13". | Eldred's | $1,800
8. 2024-04-05 | JAMES CRAIG NICOLL \(New York/California/Connecticut, 1846\-1918\), Rocky shoreline., Watercolor on paper, 8" x 14". Framed 19.75" x 26.25". | Eldred's | $550
9. 2023-10-04 | JAMES CRAIG NICOLL \(New York/California/Connecticut, 1846\-1918\), Rocky coastline., Watercolor on paper, 9" x 14.5". Unframed. | Eldred's | $175
10. 2023-06-13 | James Craig Nicoll \(1846 \- 1918\) | Cutler Bay Auctions | $500
11. 2022-08-08 | James Craig Nicoll \(American, 1847\-1918\) & Henry Farrar \(American, 1844\-1903\) | Kensington Estate Auctions | N/A
12. 2021-09-23 | James Craig Nicoll \(1847\-1918\) Original Etching c. 1881 | East Coast Books | $70
13. 2021-08-05 | James Craig Nicoll \(1847\-1918\) Original Etching c. 1881 | East Coast Books | N/A
14. 2021-06-24 | James Craig Nicoll \(1847\-1918\) Original Etching c. 1881 | East Coast Books | N/A
15. 2021-05-20 | James Craig Nicoll \(1847\-1918\) Original Etching c. 1881 | East Coast Books | N/A
16. 2021-04-15 | James Craig Nicoll \(1847\-1918\) Original Etching c. 1881 | East Coast Books | N/A
17. 2021-03-25 | James Craig Nicoll \(1847\-1918\) Original Etching c. 1881 | East Coast Books | N/A
18. 2021-02-18 | James Craig Nicoll \(1847\-1918\) Original Etching c. 1881 | East Coast Books | N/A
19. 2021-01-24 | James Craig Nicoll \(1846\-1918\) American, O/B | Sarasota Estate Auction | $750
20. 2021-01-07 | James Craig Nicoll \(1847\-1918\) Original Etching c. 1881 | East Coast Books | N/A
21. 2020-12-10 | James Craig Nicoll \(1847\-1918\) Original Etching c. 1881 | East Coast Books | N/A
22. 2020-11-19 | James Craig Nicoll \(1847\-1918\) Original Etching c. 1881 | East Coast Books | N/A
23. 2020-10-22 | James Craig Nicoll \(1847\-1918\) Original Etching c. 1881 | East Coast Books | N/A
24. 2020-08-13 | James Craig Nicoll \(1847\-1918\) Original Etching c. 1881 | East Coast Books | N/A

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