# James Hardy - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T00:21:07.727Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 60
- Lots with prices: 43
- First auction date: 2004-05-14
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-30
- Median realised price: $450
- Price range: $20 to $12,500

## Market Takeaway
James Hardy has 60 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $450. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 1 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 \($450\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($230 to $960\) 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: 76.7% (33 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 20.9% (9 sales)
- $10,000\+: 2.3% (1 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 1
- Previous 12 months sales: 1
- Recent 12 months median: $0
- Previous 12 months median: $500
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-30
- Days since latest sale: 89
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Eldred's: 7 lots
- Bonhams: 6 lots
- Claydon Auctioneers: 6 lots
- Reeman Dansie: 6 lots
- John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers: 4 lots
- Charlton Hall: 3 lots
- Christie's: 3 lots
- Gerrards Auction Rooms: 3 lots
- Sheppards: 3 lots
- McTear's: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-30 | JAMES HARDY \(United Kingdom, 1937\-\), Sailing off New York., Oil on board, 24" x 35.5". Framed 33" x 44". | Eldred's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-hardy-united-kingdom-1937-sailing-off-new-york-oil-on-board-24-x-35-5-framed-33-x-44-4766-c-a2ed17463a
2. 2024-04-29 | James Hardy \(1832\-1889\), Oil on board, A study of a cock pheasant. Signed a | Claydon Auctioneers | £320
3. 2020-10-22 | James Hardy, Wild scene | Twents Veilinghuis | €250
4. 2020-07-18 | James Hardy oil on board seascape | King Galleries | $225
5. 2020-01-26 | James Hardy \(1832\-1889\) British, O/B | Sarasota Estate Auction | $325
6. 2019-11-27 | James Hardy \(1832\-1889\) British. Two Young Girls feeding Ducks, Watercolour, Signed and Dated 1864, Oval, 8.75" x 11", and the companion piece, a Pair \(2\). | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £170
7. 2019-08-12 | James Hardy, XX, Marine School, Oil on canvas laid on board, An extensive N | Claydon Auctioneers | £260
8. 2016-12-01 | James Hardy, Jnr 1801\-1889\) A good day's sport oil on canvas 22 x 30 1/2 in. | Christie's | £12,500
9. 2016-02-06 | James Hardy \(Junior \) \(1832\-1889\) R.I., Watercolou | Claydon Auctioneers | £700
10. 2016-01-19 | James Hardy \[1832\-1889\]\- Rabbiting | Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood | N/A
11. 2015-07-15 | James Hardy \(1832\-1889\) British. A Young Couple in Convers | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
12. 2014-06-17 | James Hardy, British, 1832\-1889, watercolor, An East Indian, signed lower center "J. Hardy 1860", 6 1/2" x 6" sight, 18" x 15" overall, | William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals | $20
13. 2014-03-07 | James Hardy 1801\-1879 Title 'Waiting For The | Gerrards Auction Rooms | N/A
14. 2014-02-14 | James Hardy 1801\-1879 Title 'Waiting For The | Gerrards Auction Rooms | N/A
15. 2014-01-24 | James Hardy 1801\-1879 Title 'Waiting For The | Gerrards Auction Rooms | N/A
16. 2013-04-24 | James Hardy \(1832 \- 1889\), oil on canvas in glazed | Reeman Dansie | £520
17. 2013-04-06 | JAMES HARDY, English, Contemporary, A British warship., Oil on board, 10" x 8". Framed. | Eldred's | $450
18. 2013-04-06 | JAMES HARDY, English, Contemporary, Three warships with guns ablaze., Oil on board, 13" x 17". Framed. | Eldred's | $400
19. 2013-04-06 | JAMES HARDY, English, Contemporary, A French warship., Oil on board, 10" x 8". Framed. | Eldred's | $475
20. 2013-02-07 | JAMES HARDY \(1832 \- 1889\) \- THE GAMEKEEPER'S GRANDDAUGHTER | McTear's | N/A
21. 2013-01-10 | JAMES HARDY \(1832 \- 1889\) \- THE GAMEKEEPER'S GRANDDAUGHTER | McTear's | N/A
22. 2012-06-27 | James Hardy \(1801\-1889\) | Christie's | £5,625
23. 2012-06-12 | James Hardy \(1832\-1889\), British THE DAY'S BAG; Watercolour and gouache heightened with white; signed lower left30" x 25" \- 76.2 x 63.5 cm.Provenance: The Estate of Albert Kassabian, his Private Collection, Toronto | Waddington's | N/A
24. 2009-12-17 | JAMES HARDY \(1801\-1879\) BRITISH The First Lesson. | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £150

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