# John J. Holmes - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T21:25:07.833Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 29
- Lots with prices: 20
- First auction date: 2005-11-30
- Latest auction date: 2024-04-24
- Median realised price: $1,250
- Price range: $150 to $2,640

## Market Takeaway
John J. Holmes has 29 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,250. 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 \($1,250\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($900 to $1,500\) 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: 25% (5 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 75% (15 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: 2024-04-24
- Days since latest sale: 735
- Market velocity: inactive

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 12 lots
- Bonhams: 11 lots
- Martel Maides: 3 lots
- London Auctions: 1 lots
- Skinner: 1 lots
- Sotheby's: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-04-24 | John J. Holmes \(British, 20th Century\) 'Candida, Suzanne and Cicely, 1910' | Bonhams | £900
2. 2024-04-24 | John J. Holmes \(British, 20th Century\) 'Cicely, Paula and White Heather off the Isle of Wight' | Bonhams | £1,000
3. 2016-09-20 | John J. Holmes \(20th century British school\), Brit | London Auctions | £150
4. 2014-10-02 | John J. Holmes \(British, 20th century\) Fishing trawler on the estuary at dusk | Martel Maides | N/A
5. 2014-10-02 | John J. Holmes \(British, 20th century\) Masted ships at rest through arched windows | Martel Maides | N/A
6. 2014-10-02 | John J. Holmes \(British, 20th century\) View of a fishing barque through an arched window | Martel Maides | N/A
7. 2012-11-21 | John J. Holmes, 20th/21st Century | Christie's | £1,500
8. 2011-05-20 | John J. Holmes \(British, 20th/21st Century\) Cicely, Endeavor and Yankee Signed "John J. Holmes." l.r., inscribed "Cicely Endeavor Ya... | Skinner | $2,489
9. 2011-04-12 | John J. Holmes \(British, 20th Century\) 'Shipping on the Clyde' | Bonhams | N/A
10. 2011-04-12 | John J. Holmes \(British, 20th Century\) 'Lulworth and Candida racing on the Clyde' | Bonhams | N/A
11. 2010-11-24 | John J. Holmes, 20th/21st Century | Christie's | £875
12. 2010-05-27 | John J. Holmes, 20th/21st Century | Christie's | £875
13. 2010-05-27 | John J. Holmes, 20th/21st Century | Christie's | £1,375
14. 2010-01-19 | John J. Holmes \(British, 20th Century\) 'Cicely and Mariquita' | Bonhams | £840
15. 2010-01-19 | John J. Holmes \(British, 20th Century\) 'Britannia and Cicely racing in the Solent off the Needles' | Bonhams | £1,320
16. 2009-05-13 | John J. Holmes, 20th Century | Christie's | £2,000
17. 2009-05-13 | John J. Holmes, 20th Century | Christie's | £1,750
18. 2009-03-25 | John J. Holmes \(British, 20th Century\) "Astra" racing "Velsheda" and other J class yachts off the Isle of Wight, 1934. 23.5x35in\(60x89cm\) | Bonhams | N/A
19. 2009-03-25 | John J. Holmes \(British, 20th Century\) "Bona" and other yachrs racing. 23.5x35in\(60x89cm\) | Bonhams | N/A
20. 2008-11-25 | John J. Holmes, 20th Century | Christie's | £1,000
21. 2008-11-25 | John J. Holmes, 20th Century | Christie's | £1,000
22. 2008-11-25 | John J. Holmes, 20th Century | Christie's | £1,000
23. 2008-09-23 | John J. Holmes \(British, 20th Century\) Britannia racing in the Solent | Bonhams | £1,440
24. 2008-09-23 | John J. Holmes \(British, 20th Century\) Candida racing on the Clyde | Bonhams | £2,640

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