# John F. Swalley - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T11:17:57.298Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 9
- Lots with prices: 9
- First auction date: 2004-05-23
- Latest auction date: 2018-10-10
- Median realised price: $425
- Price range: $50 to $1,600

## Market Takeaway
John F. Swalley has 9 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $425. Category concentration is still broad. Recent 12-month volume is still light. 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 \($425\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($200 to $500\) 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: 88.9% (8 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 11.1% (1 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 0
- Previous 12 months sales: 0
- Recent 12 months median: $0
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: N/A
- Latest sale date: 2018-10-10
- Days since latest sale: 2,760
- Market velocity: inactive

## Top Auction Houses
- District Auction: 3 lots
- Toomey & Co. Auctioneers: 3 lots
- Gray's Auctioneers: 2 lots
- DuMouchelles: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2018-10-10 | John F. Swalley \(1887\-1951\) Docked Freighter, Oil on canvas, | Gray's Auctioneers | $110
2. 2018-10-10 | John F. Swalley \(1887\-1951\) Industrial Harbor Scene, Oil on canvas, | Gray's Auctioneers | $350
3. 2017-06-09 | JOHN F. SWALLEY OIL ON CANVAS C.1940 | DuMouchelles | $500
4. 2014-11-23 | John F. Swalley \(American, 1887\-?\) Oil on Canvas | District Auction | $475
5. 2014-11-23 | John F. Swalley, Oil on Artist Board | District Auction | $50
6. 2014-11-23 | John F. Swalley, Signed, Oil on Canvas | District Auction | $200
7. 2013-12-07 | John F. Swalley | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $976
8. 2004-05-23 | John F. Swalley \(American, b. 1887\) | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $425
9. 2004-05-23 | John F. Swalley \(American, b. 1887\) | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $1,600

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