# John Downman - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T10:26:04.071Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 81
- Lots with prices: 54
- First auction date: 2001-01-24
- Latest auction date: 2025-10-29
- Median realised price: $800
- Price range: $75 to $67,250

## Market Takeaway
John Downman shows solid auction liquidity with 81 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $800. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-29.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($800\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $500 and $2,040.
- 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: 53.7% (29 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 40.7% (22 sales)
- $10,000\+: 5.6% (3 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 9
- Recent 12 months median: $325
- Previous 12 months median: $750
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-10-29
- Days since latest sale: 112
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 9 lots
- Sotheby's: 9 lots
- Christie's: 8 lots
- Mallams: 6 lots
- Sloane Street Auctions: 5 lots
- Ewbank's: 4 lots
- Pacific Galleries: 3 lots
- STAIR: 3 lots
- Anderson\-Garland: 2 lots
- Copake Auction Inc.: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-06-04 | JOHN DOWNMAN \(English, 1750\-1824\) Portrait of a Naval Officer in uniform watercolour on ivory Height 6cm | Leonard Joel | A$2,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-downman-english-1750-1824-portrait-of-a-naval-officer-in-uniform-watercolour-on-ivory-height-6cm-192-c-7f64023994
2. 2009-10-28 | John Downman \(nr. Ruabon, Denbighshire 1750\-1824 Wrexham\) | Christie's | £67,250
3. 2025-10-29 | John Downman \(1749 \- 1824\), Portrait of John Mortlock | Sloane Street Auctions | £1,500
4. 2025-10-28 | JOHN DOWNMAN \(England, 1749\-1824\). "Portrait of Thomas Simpson." Miniature pastel on panel. Signed. Inscribed on the back. | Setdart Auction House | €325 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-downman-england-1749-1824-portrait-of-thomas-simpson-miniature-pastel-on-panel-signed-inscribed-on-the-back-89-c-8f143be77b
5. 2025-09-26 | John Downman \(English, 1750\-1824\), Portrait of a Beauty | Sloane Street Auctions | £220
6. 2025-02-06 | John Downman \(1749 \- 1824\), Portrait of John Mortlock | Sloane Street Auctions | N/A
7. 2024-10-23 | John Downman \(1749 \- 1824\), Portrait of John Mortlock | Sloane Street Auctions | N/A
8. 2024-10-09 | JOHN DOWNMAN \(BRITISH 1750\-1824\), A GENTLEMAN | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | £1,700
9. 2024-09-19 | John Downman \(1749 \- 1824\), Portrait of John Mortlock | Sloane Street Auctions | N/A
10. 2024-07-06 | John Downman \(1750\-1824\) | Copake Auction Inc. | $750
11. 2024-04-24 | John Downman \(1750\-1824\): Portrait of a Boy | STAIR | $450
12. 2024-04-24 | John Downman \(1750\-1824\): Portrait of a Lady | STAIR | $500
13. 2024-02-21 | JOHN DOWNMAN \(BRITISH 1750 \- 1824\), PORTRAITS OF FREDERICK AND ELLEN RAY OF ABINGDON | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | N/A
14. 2023-11-16 | John Downman \(Welsh, 1750\-1824\) | Hindman | N/A
15. 2023-11-16 | John Downman \(Welsh, 1750\-1824\) | Hindman | $750
16. 2023-05-23 | John Downman \(1750\-1824\) Welsh, Watercolour, Elegant lady. 42 cm x 34 cm | Hannam's Auctioneers | £75
17. 2023-05-03 | John Downman \(1750\-1824\) Welsh, Watercolour, Elegant lady. 42 cm x 34 cm | Hannam's Auctioneers | £170
18. 2023-03-22 | John Downman \(1750\-1824\) British, a head and shoulders portrait of a young gentleman, oil on canvas laid down, | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £700
19. 2022-09-21 | John DOWNMAN \(?\), 1750 \- Wrexham, 1824 Portrait de femme assise, à mi\-corps, de profil Aquarelle sur trait de crayon noir, de forme... | Artcurial | €4,000
20. 2020-12-04 | JOHN DOWNMAN \(RUABON 1750 – WREXHAM 1824\) | Chiswick Auctions | £1,750
21. 2020-06-24 | Portrait of Mrs.Wells by John Downman | The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc. | $375 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-portrait-of-mrs-wells-by-john-downman-307-c-b3846d7b01
22. 2020-06-17 | TABLEAUX | Vanderkindere | €2,300
23. 2020-05-21 | JOHN DOWNMAN \(Wales 1750\-1824 Wrexham\) Macbeth: The Three Witches. | Swann Auction Galleries | $9,100
24. 2020-01-30 | John Downman \(attrib\), Oil on Panel | Millea Bros Ltd | $600

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