# John Henry Dolph - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T11:53:28.061Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 126
- Lots with prices: 86
- First auction date: 2002-09-20
- Latest auction date: 2025-07-31
- Median realised price: $2,015
- Price range: $50 to $18,000

## Market Takeaway
John Henry Dolph shows solid auction liquidity with 126 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,015. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-07-31.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,015\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,000 and $4,375.
- 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: 22.1% (19 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 73.3% (63 sales)
- $10,000\+: 4.7% (4 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 10
- Recent 12 months median: $50
- Previous 12 months median: $1,200
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-07-31
- Days since latest sale: 202
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 15 lots
- Skinner: 14 lots
- Gulfcoast Coin and Jewelry: 12 lots
- Eldred's: 10 lots
- Bonhams: 5 lots
- Nadeau's Auction Gallery: 4 lots
- Sotheby's: 4 lots
- Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery: 3 lots
- Cottone Auctions: 3 lots
- DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-07-31 | John Henry Dolph \(1835\-1903\) "The Minstrels Song" and 2 James Arnold Woodblock Prints | Material Culture | $50 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-henry-dolph-1835-1903-the-minstrels-song-and-2-james-arnold-woodblock-prints-329-c-1d8481b9dc
2. 2025-07-24 | JOHN HENRY DOLPH \(New York/Ohio, 1835\-1903\), Perched American bald eagle., Oil on canvas, 24" x 18". Framed 30" x 24". | Eldred's | N/A
3. 2025-05-21 | JOHN HENRY DOLPH \(New York/Ohio, 1835\-1903\), "Four of a Kind", a pile of kittens playing with a string., Oil on canvas, 15" x 21". Framed 22" x 28". | Eldred's | $1,000
4. 2025-02-01 | JOHN HENRY DOLPH 'CAVALIERS' OIL ON PANEL | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $100
5. 2025-01-16 | JOHN HENRY DOLPH, THREE PUPPIES, OIL ON CANVAS | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $1,800
6. 2024-11-22 | JOHN HENRY DOLPH \(New York/Ohio, 1835\-1903\), "Four of a Kind", a pile of kittens playing with a string., Oil on canvas, 15" x 21". Framed 22" x 28". | Eldred's | N/A
7. 2024-10-23 | John Henry Dolph | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $1,200
8. 2024-09-12 | JOHN HENRY DOLPH \(New York/Ohio, 1835\-1903\), Shepherdess tending her herd of goats., Oil on canvas, 10” x 16”. Framed 15.5” x 21.25”. | Eldred's | $1,200
9. 2024-04-27 | John Henry Dolph \(American 1835\-1903\), White mother cat and her three kittens \(A spool of thread\), Oil on canvas, Signed lower left "J Dolph" , 19" x 24", Condition: In original gilt frame, reined, restretched canvas,... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $1,500
10. 2024-04-27 | John Henry Dolph \(American 1835\-1903\), Terrier and kitten playing, Oil on canvas, Signed lower left "J Dolph", 14" x 20", Condition: Restretched, relined canvas, inpainting, subtle craquelure, Provenance: From Collect... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $5,500
11. 2024-04-21 | John Henry Dolph \- Pair of Paintings | Devin Moisan Auctioneers, Inc. | $850
12. 2024-04-17 | John Henry Dolph \(American, 1835\-1903\) \- Pug and Blenheim Spaniel on Table with Red Drapery | Freeman's | $2,400
13. 2024-02-21 | John Henry Dolph \(American, 1835 \- 1903\) Marketplace, Antwerp | Hindman | N/A
14. 2024-01-23 | John Henry Dolph \(1835\-1903\) Dogs In Barn Oil On Canvas | Akiba Galleries | $300
15. 2023-11-08 | John Henry Dolph | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $3,750
16. 2023-09-22 | JOHN HENRY DOLPH \(AMERICAN, 1835\-1903\) GENRE SCENE WITH KITTEN AND BUMBLEBEE | Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates | $2,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-henry-dolph-american-1835-1903-genre-scene-with-kitten-and-bumblebee-23-c-9b74bce938
17. 2023-09-12 | John Henry Dolph | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $2,000
18. 2023-08-15 | John Henry Dolph \(American, 1835\-1903\) 3 Kittens, oil on canvas board, signed lower left, painting approx. 14 x 20 inches | Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions | $2,900
19. 2023-07-28 | JOHN HENRY DOLPH \(New York/Ohio, 1835\-1903\), Shepherdess tending her herd of goats., Oil on canvas, 10” x 16”. Framed 15.5” x 21.25”. | Eldred's | N/A
20. 2023-05-25 | JOHN HENRY DOLPH | South Bay Auctions Inc | $425
21. 2023-04-27 | John Henry Dolph | Charlton Hall | $1,375
22. 2022-11-04 | JOHN HENRY DOLPH \(New York/Ohio, 1835\-1903\), Cat on the prowl, circa 1899., Pencil on wove paper, 6.75” x 10.25”. Unframed. | Eldred's | $200
23. 2022-10-06 | John Henry Dolph oil on panel barnyard scene | Pook & Pook Inc. | $700
24. 2022-08-20 | John Henry Dolph, Am. 1835\-1903, Cat and Kittens, Oil on canvas, framed, 11 1/8" x 20" actual, 18 5/8" x 27 5/8" framed | Barridoff Auctions | $4,000

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