# John Copley - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T08:09:23.514Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 118
- Lots with prices: 63
- First auction date: 2001-10-24
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-11
- Median realised price: $140
- Price range: $10 to $3,600

## Market Takeaway
John Copley shows solid auction liquidity with 117 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $130. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-22.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($130\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $90 and $280.
- 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: 93.5% (58 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 6.5% (4 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 5
- Recent 12 months median: $220
- Previous 12 months median: $120
- Median shift: 83.3%
- Latest sale date: 2025-10-22
- Days since latest sale: 119
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Beowulf Art and Books: 39 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 14 lots
- Gorringes: 12 lots
- Bonhams: 9 lots
- Mallams: 7 lots
- Christie's: 6 lots
- Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd: 3 lots
- Lyon & Turnbull: 3 lots
- Sworders: 3 lots
- Andrew Smith & Son: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2015-12-10 | John Copley \(British, 1875\-1950\) Vespers, 1916 signed in pencil \(in th | Mallams | £340
2. 2026-02-11 | JOHN COPLEY \(BRITISH 1875\-1950\) | Olympia Auctions | £450 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-copley-british-1875-1950-163-c-47b68649c3
3. 2025-10-22 | John Copley \(1875\-1950\) 'The Horse Rake', inscribed in pencil 'John Copley Imp', lithograph, 26 x 33cm, and one further by the same hand \- a seated female in florally patterned dress, 36 x 27cm. \(2\) | Mallams | £100
4. 2025-09-03 | JOHN COPLEY \(BRITISH 1875\-1950\), WORKMEN | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | £220
5. 2025-05-02 | John Copley \(English, 1875\-1950\), Paying the Winners at the Derby, Epsom | Sloane Street Auctions | £3,000
6. 2025-02-08 | John Copley \(British, 1875\-1950\) lithograph | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | $160
7. 2024-10-23 | John Copley \(British, 1875 \- 1950\), The Bather | Sloane Street Auctions | £180
8. 2024-09-26 | John Copley \(1875 \- 1950\), The Tap Room, lithograph, signed in pencil, 46cm x 55cm | Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd | £75
9. 2024-09-26 | John Copley \(1875 \- 1950\), On Southern Shore \(Alessio\), lithograph, signed in pencil, 42cm x 41cm | Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd | £120
10. 2024-09-26 | John Copley \(1875 \- 1950\), At The Opera, lithograph, signed in pencil, 25cm x 30.5cm | Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd | £60
11. 2023-09-06 | John Copley \(1875\-1950\) Family group; Mother and children | Forum Auctions \- UK | £10
12. 2023-07-28 | JOHN COPLEY \- AN OLD MAN \- ORIGINAL SIGNED ETCHING \- 1944 | Beowulf Art and Books | N/A
13. 2023-07-12 | John Copley \(1875\-1950\) Family group; Mother and children | Forum Auctions \- UK | N/A
14. 2023-06-09 | JOHN COPLEY \- BATTESTINA \- ORIGINAL SIGNED ETCHING \- 1947 | Beowulf Art and Books | N/A
15. 2023-04-28 | JOHN COPLEY \- BATTESTINA \- ORIGINAL SIGNED ETCHING \- 1947 | Beowulf Art and Books | N/A
16. 2023-04-28 | JOHN COPLEY \- AN OLD MAN \- ORIGINAL SIGNED ETCHING \- 1944 \- FREE SHIP IN US !!! | Beowulf Art and Books | N/A
17. 2023-03-10 | JOHN COPLEY \- AN OLD MAN \- ORIGINAL SIGNED ETCHING \- 1944 | Beowulf Art and Books | N/A
18. 2023-03-10 | JOHN COPLEY \- BATTESTINA IN ITALY \- ORIGINAL ETCHING \- SIGNED \- 1947 | Beowulf Art and Books | N/A
19. 2023-01-13 | JOHN COPLEY \- BATTESTINA IN ITALY \- ORIGINAL ETCHING \- SIGNED \- 1947 | Beowulf Art and Books | N/A
20. 2023-01-13 | JOHN COPLEY \- AN OLD MAN \- ORIGINAL ETCHING \- SIGNED \- 1944 | Beowulf Art and Books | N/A
21. 2022-12-28 | JOHN COPLEY \- BATTESTINA \- ORIGINAL SIGNED ETCHING \- 1947 | Beowulf Art and Books | N/A
22. 2022-11-13 | JOHN COPLEY \- AN OLD MAN \- ORIGINAL ETCHING \- SIGNED \- C.1944 | Beowulf Art and Books | N/A
23. 2022-10-19 | JOHN COPLEY \(MANCHESTER 1875\-1950 LONDON\) | Chiswick Auctions | £50
24. 2022-10-02 | JOHN COPLEY \- BATTESTINA IN ITALY \- ORIGINAL ETCHING \- 1947 | Beowulf Art and Books | N/A

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