# John \(1940\) Byrne - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T05:31:05.133Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 88
- Lots with prices: 71
- First auction date: 2001-04-13
- Latest auction date: 2025-12-10
- Median realised price: $400
- Price range: $5 to $21,510

## Market Takeaway
John (1940) Byrne shows solid auction liquidity with 88 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $400. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-10.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($400\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $90 and $1,150.
- 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: 70.4% (50 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 25.4% (18 sales)
- $10,000\+: 4.2% (3 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 9
- Recent 12 months median: $70
- Previous 12 months median: $600
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-10
- Days since latest sale: 70
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 21 lots
- Shapes Auctioneers & Valuers: 7 lots
- Waddington's: 5 lots
- Lyon & Turnbull: 4 lots
- Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers: 4 lots
- Roseberys: 3 lots
- The Red Finch Auctions: 3 lots
- Brunk Auctions: 2 lots
- Christie's: 2 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-10 | Limerick Local Histories. All Ireland is in and around Rathkeale by Patrick | Purcell Auctioneers | €70
2. 2025-07-23 | Limerick Local Histories. All Ireland is in and around Rathkeale by Patrick | Purcell Auctioneers | €50
3. 2024-05-15 | John Byrne \(British, 1940\-2023\) 'Beachboy with Cat & Fish' plate 27.5 x 20cm \(10 13/16 x 7 7/8in\); sheet 52 x 40cm \(20 1/2 x 15 3/4in\). | Bonhams | £500
4. 2024-05-15 | John Byrne \(British, 1940\-2023\) 'Bomba' from Tutti Frutti | Bonhams | £1,100
5. 2024-05-15 | John Byrne \(British, 1940\-2023\) Terry Skinner | Bonhams | N/A
6. 2024-05-15 | John Byrne \(British, 1940\-2023\) Pink Boots | Bonhams | £3,800
7. 2024-05-15 | John Byrne \(British, 1940\-2023\) The Rabbit \(1969\) | Bonhams | £10,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-byrne-british-1940-2023-the-rabbit-1969-101-c-0a249b58cd
8. 2023-12-18 | Ruddy 2 | Sotheby's | $889
9. 2023-11-16 | Patrick, Keith, St. Mawes | Sotheby's | N/A
10. 2023-10-10 | Photograph Collection.\- Oliver! | Chiswick Auctions | £180
11. 2023-08-06 | Two vintage books on midwest and western railroads | The Broken Gavel Auctions | $10
12. 2023-07-15 | Book: "Flaws in the Glass" | Trains, Planes and Automobiles | A$40
13. 2023-04-25 | John Byrne \(b.1940\) | Sworders | £400
14. 2023-04-25 | John Byrne \(b.1940\) | Sworders | £300
15. 2022-07-05 | John Byrne, Scottish b.1940\- Cerise Head, 1992; drypoint etching on wove, signed, titled and nu | Roseberys | £600
16. 2022-03-08 | John Byrne, Scottish b.1940\- Self Portrait with Pipe; etching in colour on wove, signed, titled | Roseberys | £480
17. 2021-09-15 | Picasso illustrated books. Catalogue raisonne. | The Red Finch Auctions | $250
18. 2020-02-13 | Catalogue raisonne. Picasso illustrated books. | The Red Finch Auctions | $250
19. 2019-12-15 | Book: "The Story of BMW Motorcycles" | Trains, Planes and Automobiles | A$5
20. 2018-09-26 | John Byrne, Scottish b.1940A Shooting in the Wood;black and coloured chalk | Roseberys | N/A
21. 2018-09-06 | Picasso illustrated books. Catalogue raisonne\` | The Red Finch Auctions | $275
22. 2016-05-23 | John Byrne \(b.1940\) British Local Colour | Morgan O'Driscoll | N/A
23. 2016-05-23 | John Byrne \(b.1940\) British The Guitar, Bust and Starfish | Morgan O'Driscoll | N/A
24. 2015-02-11 | GEMINI 11 | Alexander Historical Auctions LLC | $90

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