# John Alexander Noble - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T23:46:50.727Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 87
- Lots with prices: 76
- First auction date: 2005-01-11
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-08
- Median realised price: $1,600
- Price range: $50 to $75,000

## Market Takeaway
John Alexander Noble has 87 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,600. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 10 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 \($1,600\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($325 to $5,845\) 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: 35.5% (27 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 51.3% (39 sales)
- $10,000\+: 13.2% (10 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 10
- Previous 12 months sales: 0
- Recent 12 months median: $275
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: N/A
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-08
- Days since latest sale: 79
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Simpson Galleries, LLC: 9 lots
- Bonhams: 6 lots
- Christie's: 6 lots
- New Orleans Auction Galleries: 6 lots
- Hindman: 5 lots
- Lewis & Maese Antiques & Auctions: 5 lots
- Potomack Company: 5 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 4 lots
- Nye & Company: 4 lots
- Lone Star Art Auction: 3 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-21 | John A. Noble \(1913\-1983\) Lithograph | Locati LLC | $150
2. 2025-10-25 | John A. Noble \(American, 1913\-1983\) lithograph | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | $275
3. 2023-10-07 | John NOBLE: "Quickwater". | Armstrong Fine Art | $100
4. 2023-01-12 | John A. Noble Lithograph Ultimate Tow | Willow Auction House | $50
5. 2022-03-10 | John A. Noble Lithograph Downtown Trilogy | Willow Auction House | $350
6. 2022-03-10 | John A. Noble Lithograph Mast & Man | Willow Auction House | $225
7. 2019-05-05 | John A. Noble American1913\-1983 Marine Illustrator | Neely Auction | $290
8. 2019-05-05 | 2 John A. Noble American1913\-1983 Sailing Lithos | Neely Auction | $400
9. 2018-06-09 | John A. Noble \(1913\-1983\) Etching of Ship | Blackwell Auctions LLC | $70
10. 2018-01-02 | John A. Noble lithograph on paper | Stephenson's Auction | $70
11. 2012-04-15 | John Alexander Noble, American, 1913\-1983, "Downtown Trilogy \#2: Pied et Paquebot", lithograph, 14 1/2 x 20 1/2 in., framed | Alex Cooper | $125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-alexander-noble-american-1913-1983-downtown-trilogy-2-pied-et-paquebot-lithograph-14-1-2-x-20-1-2-in-framed-1257-c-f4cb9fd1d1
12. 2010-04-17 | John A. Noble \(American 1913\-1983\), Tug Procession\- Four Generations of Tugs off Staten Island \(Urban 15\), lithograph, 295 x 406 mm | Weschler's | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-a-noble-american-1913-1983-tug-procession-four-generations-of-tugs-off-staten-island-urban-15-lithograph-295-x-406-mm-696-c-f3dbf0082f
13. 2010-03-11 | A FRAMED NAUTICAL LITHOGRAPH, "TUG PROCESSION/FOUR GENERATIONS", BY JOHN A. NOBLE | Nye & Company | $236 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-a-framed-nautical-lithograph-tug-procession-four-generations-by-john-a-noble-595-c-14087568e0
14. 2010-03-11 | A FRAMED NAUTICAL LITHOGRAPH, "OUTER JIB/FROM SCHOONER\`S PROGRESS", BY JOHN A. NOBLE | Nye & Company | $236 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-a-framed-nautical-lithograph-outer-jib-from-schooner-s-progress-by-john-a-noble-594-c-ab44c26dbf
15. 2009-10-29 | A NAUTICAL LITHOGRAPH BY JOHN A. NOBLE | Nye & Company | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-a-nautical-lithograph-by-john-a-noble-620-c-251acc3b45
16. 2009-10-29 | A NAUTICAL LITHOGRAPH BY JOHN A. NOBLE | Nye & Company | $147 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-a-nautical-lithograph-by-john-a-noble-619-c-14347e8fe6
17. 2007-07-25 | Raising the jib | Christie's | $6,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-raising-the-jib-250-c-fu9535ezql
18. 2006-10-16 | John A. Noble \(American, 1913\-1983\), lithograph on wove paper, dockside scene with workers overhauling large ship, pencil signed lower right, titled "Overhaul" lower left also in pencil, very minor patch of soiling upper right corner, hinged at top | Winter Associates, Inc. | $728 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-a-noble-american-1913-1983-lithograph-on-wove-paper-dockside-scene-with-workers-overhauling-large-ship-pencil-signed-lower-right-titled-overhaul-lower-left-also-in-pencil-very-minor-patch-of-soiling-upper-right-corner-hinged-at-top-122-c-5gblzjnh1f
19. 2026-02-08 | John A. Noble, "Young and Drying Sails", Lithograph | Kaminski Auctions | $100
20. 2026-01-18 | John A. Noble \(American, 1913\-1983\), Three Maritime Prints | Locati LLC | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-a-noble-american-1913-1983-three-maritime-prints-219-c-21706abff5
21. 2025-11-01 | John Alexander \(b. 1945\), Sunflowers, Amagansett, watercolor and pencil on paper, 30 x 22.25 inches \(paper\) | Lone Star Art Auction | $8,500
22. 2025-11-01 | John Alexander \(b. 1945\), Lavender Iris, watercolor and pencil on paper, 30.25 x 23 inches \(paper\) | Lone Star Art Auction | $7,000
23. 2025-11-01 | John Alexander \(b. 1945\), Day Lillies with Blue Iris, 2004, oil on canvas, 42 x 36 inches | Lone Star Art Auction | N/A
24. 2025-09-28 | JOHN ALEXANDER \(American/Texas b. 1945\) "Trees and Fence in a Landscape \(Untitled\)," 1966, 9 1/4 x 14 in. \(23.5 x 35.6 cm.\), Frame: 16 1/4 x 20 1/4 in. \(41.3 x 51.4 cm.\) | Simpson Galleries, LLC | N/A

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