# James Edward Buttersworth - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T18:47:35.485Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 241
- Lots with prices: 166
- First auction date: 1995-11-17
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-03
- Median realised price: $37,500
- Price range: $800 to $712,000

## Market Takeaway
James Edward Buttersworth shows deep auction liquidity with 240 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $37,920. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-07.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($37,920\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $18,000 and $89,625.
- 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: 1.2% (2 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 14.5% (24 sales)
- $10,000\+: 84.3% (140 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 9
- Previous 12 months sales: 15
- Recent 12 months median: $6,000
- Previous 12 months median: $7,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-07
- Days since latest sale: 73
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 81 lots
- Bonhams: 47 lots
- Eldred's: 28 lots
- James D. Julia: 12 lots
- Sotheby's: 12 lots
- Thomaston Place Auction Galleries: 7 lots
- Brunk Auctions: 6 lots
- Skinner: 6 lots
- Freeman’s: 3 lots
- Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-03 | JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH \(New Jersey/New York/United Kingdom, 1817\-1894\), Pair of yachting scenes depicting the Great Ocean Race of 1866., Oils on board, 8" x 10". Unframed. | Eldred's | $14,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-edward-buttersworth-new-jersey-new-york-united-kingdom-1817-1894-pair-of-yachting-scenes-depicting-the-great-ocean-race-of-1866-oils-on-board-8-x-10-unframed-6165-c-ec5c8f9326
2. 2026-03-03 | JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH \(New Jersey/New York/United Kingdom, 1817\-1894\), Merchant vessels departing, probably outer New York Harbor, circa 1855., Oil on canvas, 13.25" x 18". Framed 19.5" x 24". | Eldred's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-edward-buttersworth-new-jersey-new-york-united-kingdom-1817-1894-merchant-vessels-departing-probably-outer-new-york-harbor-circa-1855-oil-on-canvas-13-25-x-18-framed-19-5-x-24-6164-c-a4844f58a7
3. 2025-08-08 | JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH \(New Jersey/New York/United Kingdom, 1817\-1894\), Merchant vessels departing, probably outer New York Harbor, circa 1855., Oil on canvas, 13.25" x 18". Framed 19.5" x 24". | Eldred's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-edward-buttersworth-new-jersey-new-york-united-kingdom-1817-1894-merchant-vessels-departing-probably-outer-new-york-harbor-circa-1855-oil-on-canvas-13-25-x-18-framed-19-5-x-24-3570-c-4a343118b3
4. 2025-08-08 | JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH \(New Jersey/New York/United Kingdom, 1817\-1894\), Portrait of the American clipper ship Black Warrior, circa 1853, Oil on canvas, 29" x 35.75". Framed 40" x 47". | Eldred's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-edward-buttersworth-new-jersey-new-york-united-kingdom-1817-1894-portrait-of-the-american-clipper-ship-black-warrior-circa-1853-oil-on-canvas-29-x-35-75-framed-40-x-47-3569-c-f134538828
5. 2024-12-08 | James Edward Buttersworth \(American, 1817\-1894\) The British Cunard Steamer 'Gallia,' c. 1880s | Freeman’s \| Hindman | N/A
6. 2024-10-16 | James Edward Buttersworth | Brunk Auctions | $9,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-edward-buttersworth-674-c-1f546f5a2c
7. 2024-10-16 | James Edward Buttersworth | Brunk Auctions | $7,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-edward-buttersworth-673-c-23a42a49ce
8. 2024-10-16 | James Edward Buttersworth | Brunk Auctions | $28,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-edward-buttersworth-672-c-aee4c6f95e
9. 2025-12-07 | James Edward Buttersworth \(American/British, 1817\-1894\) Starboard View of a Brig Under Sail \(Possibly The Needles\) | Freeman’s | $6,000
10. 2025-12-07 | James Edward Buttersworth \(American/British, 1817\-1894\) Frigate Testing her Guns \(Possibly Off Deal\) | Freeman’s | $6,000
11. 2025-10-15 | James Edward Buttersworth \(British, 1817\-1894\) A seventy four gun Third Rate | Bonhams | £6,000
12. 2025-10-15 | James Edward Buttersworth \(1817\-1894\) Two frigates caught in heavy seas, the larger on a collision course | Bonhams | £3,000
13. 2025-06-16 | James Edward Buttersworth \(American, 1817\-1894\) The British Cunard Steamer 'Gallia,' c. 1880s | Freeman’s | $5,000
14. 2025-06-04 | JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH \- SCHOONER O/B | Litchfield Auctions | N/A
15. 2025-04-30 | James Edward Buttersworth \(1817\-1894\) American Frigate and Shipping Off White Cliffs 24 x 36 in. \(61 x 91.4 cm.\) \(Painted circa 1840. \) | Bonhams | $16,000
16. 2024-12-05 | James Edward Buttersworth ''Racing Yachts'' Oil | MBA Seattle Auction LLC | $7,000
17. 2024-10-16 | James Edward Buttersworth | Brunk Auctions | N/A
18. 2024-10-13 | James Edward Buttersworth \(Am. 1817\-1894\), Off Barbados, c. 1845, Oil on canvas, framed | Barridoff Auctions | N/A
19. 2024-10-10 | James Edward Buttersworth Oil on Canvas Ship | Willow Auction House | N/A
20. 2024-08-09 | JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH \(New Jersey/New York/England, 1817\-1894\), Off Castle Garden, New York., Watercolor, 9.5" x 15" sight. Framed 17" x 22.25". | Eldred's | $1,800
21. 2024-07-27 | James Edward Buttersworth \(1817\-1894\), oil on board. | Guyette & Deeter | $10,000
22. 2024-06-13 | James Edward Buttersworth Oil on Canvas Ship | Willow Auction House | N/A
23. 2024-05-01 | James Edward Buttersworth \(1817\-1894\) America's Cup Defense, 1885 \(Puritan and Genesta\) 12 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. \(30.8 x 46 cm.\) \(Painted in 1885.\) | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-edward-buttersworth-1817-1894-america-s-cup-defense-1885-puritan-and-genesta-12-1-8-x-18-1-8-in-30-8-x-46-cm-painted-in-1885-47-c-c4c4266ab1
24. 2024-04-23 | JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH \(BRITISH, 1817\-1894\) \- CUTTER YACHTS OF THE ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB AND THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON COMPETING IN THE SOLENT | Charles Miller Ltd | £3,000

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