# John Firth\-Smith - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T08:30:30.534Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 180
- Lots with prices: 80
- First auction date: 2001-11-27
- Latest auction date: 2026-07-07
- Median realised price: $5,400
- Price range: $70 to $59,750

## Market Takeaway
John Firth-Smith shows deep auction liquidity with 156 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $5,736. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-08-17.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($5,736\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,800 and $16,000.
- 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: 21.7% (15 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 40.6% (28 sales)
- $10,000\+: 37.7% (26 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 5
- Recent 12 months median: $4,000
- Previous 12 months median: $325
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-08-17
- Days since latest sale: 185
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Leonard Joel: 36 lots
- Lawsons: 29 lots
- Shapiro Auctioneers: 24 lots
- Christie's: 23 lots
- Bonhams: 9 lots
- Menzies: 9 lots
- GFL Fine Art: 8 lots
- Gibson's: 7 lots
- Smith & Singer: 6 lots
- Sotheby's: 5 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-07-07 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH \(BORN 1943\), Get On 1978 | Gibson's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-born-1943-get-on-1978-287-c-051166109e
2. 2026-05-17 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH \(BORN 1943\), Era \#1 1985 | Gibson's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-born-1943-era-1-1985-139-c-a24fd079c6
3. 2026-03-31 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH \(BORN 1943\), Enter 1986 | Gibson's | A$200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-born-1943-enter-1986-54-c-f06f46eb17
4. 2026-03-31 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH \(BORN 1943\), Get On 1978 | Gibson's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-born-1943-get-on-1978-52-c-fd6e08a542
5. 2026-03-12 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH, THE HUB 1980, | Leonard Joel | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-the-hub-1980-4086-c-4592498ea5
6. 2026-03-12 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH, APPROVED PLANS 1979, | Leonard Joel | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-approved-plans-1979-4085-c-f40b6f23cd
7. 2026-02-26 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH, COASTS NO. 3 1976, | Leonard Joel | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-coasts-no-3-1976-4092-c-bfa0aa89d2
8. 2026-02-19 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH, COASTS NO. 3 1976, | Leonard Joel | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-coasts-no-3-1976-4077-c-41e5f9b7b9
9. 2026-02-19 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH, MOONLIGHT MARINE 1980, | Leonard Joel | A$100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-moonlight-marine-1980-4105-c-bab884ee8c
10. 2026-02-12 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH, MOONLIGHT MARINE 1980, | Leonard Joel | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-moonlight-marine-1980-4090-c-cd89887fac
11. 2025-08-17 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH \- SIDE \- MIXED MEDIA | GFL Fine Art | A$4,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-side-mixed-media-65-c-d3f4d6eb27
12. 2025-05-25 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH \(BORN 1943\), Salmon \(Red Lead\) 1988 | Gibson's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-born-1943-salmon-red-lead-1988-112-c-0d1450680a
13. 2025-05-20 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH \- SOON \- OIL ON LINEN | GFL Fine Art | A$13,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-soon-oil-on-linen-36-c-c694a0ab2b
14. 2025-02-20 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH, MYSTERY 1990, | Leonard Joel | A$70 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-mystery-1990-4078-c-ce8497b8c5
15. 2024-06-26 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH \(born 1943\) Tune 1987 lithograph, ed. 17/100 57 x 76cm \(sheet\); 91 x 107cm \(framed\) | Leonard Joel | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-born-1943-tune-1987-lithograph-ed-17-100-57-x-76cm-sheet-91-x-107cm-framed-172-c-4ff430191c
16. 2024-06-04 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH \(born 1943\) Tune 1987 lithograph, ed. 17/100 57 x 76cm \(sheet\); 91 x 107cm \(framed\) | Leonard Joel | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-born-1943-tune-1987-lithograph-ed-17-100-57-x-76cm-sheet-91-x-107cm-framed-96-c-58941a49e8
17. 2024-05-21 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH \- SOON \- OIL ON LINEN | GFL Fine Art | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-soon-oil-on-linen-43-c-7974f779e9
18. 2024-04-07 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH \(1943 \- \) \- Alvis, 1981 etching and aquatint, ed. 4/30 56 x 76 cm, \(frame: 74 x 94 x 3 cm\) | Lawsons | A$325 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-1943-alvis-1981-etching-and-aquatint-ed-4-30-56-x-76-cm-frame-74-x-94-x-3-cm-259-c-53843a1826
19. 2024-04-07 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH \(1943 \- \) \- Janaway, 1981 etching and aquatint, ed. 10/30 56 x 76 cm, each \(frame: 74 x 94 x 3 cm\) | Lawsons | A$475 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-1943-janaway-1981-etching-and-aquatint-ed-10-30-56-x-76-cm-each-frame-74-x-94-x-3-cm-258-c-7724fc7a71
20. 2023-11-16 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH \(1943 \- \) Moment, 1986 monotype, ed. 1/1 41 x105 cm \(frame: 97 x 132 x 7 cm\) signed and dated lower right | Lawsons | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-1943-moment-1986-monotype-ed-1-1-41-x105-cm-frame-97-x-132-x-7-cm-signed-and-dated-lower-right-555-c-4cf406eb02
21. 2022-09-13 | John Firth\-Smith \(b. 1943\) | Shapiro Auctioneers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-b-1943-105-c-0764cf0802
22. 2022-09-13 | John Firth\-Smith \(b. 1943\) | Shapiro Auctioneers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-b-1943-104-c-5774da9bbf
23. 2022-07-28 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH \(1943 \- \) Check Chicks, 1965 oil on canvas 112.5 x 105.5 cm \(frame: 126 x 118 x 6 cm\) signed, dated and titled verso | Lawsons | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-1943-check-chicks-1965-oil-on-canvas-112-5-x-105-5-cm-frame-126-x-118-x-6-cm-signed-dated-and-titled-verso-519-c-0d84a6abfb
24. 2022-06-28 | JOHN FIRTH\-SMITH \(born 1943\) Sleeping Boats 1 1975 pastel on paper | Leonard Joel | A$3,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-firth-smith-born-1943-sleeping-boats-1-1975-pastel-on-paper-95-c-6b543f0880

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