# John Mecray - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T15:39:34.291Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 49
- Lots with prices: 36
- First auction date: 2005-10-22
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-30
- Median realised price: $150
- Price range: $20 to $62,500

## Market Takeaway
John Mecray has 49 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $150. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. 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 \($150\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($90 to $800\) 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: 75% (27 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 5.6% (2 sales)
- $10,000\+: 19.4% (7 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 4
- Recent 12 months median: $250
- Previous 12 months median: $100
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-30
- Days since latest sale: 90
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Eldred's: 20 lots
- Bonhams: 3 lots
- Greenwich Auction: 3 lots
- Nadeau's Auction Gallery: 2 lots
- Schwenke Auctioneers: 2 lots
- Thomaston Place Auction Galleries: 2 lots
- Americana Auctions: 1 lots
- Bodnar's Auction Sales: 1 lots
- Boston Harbor Auctions: 1 lots
- Christie's: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-30 | JOHN MARCY MECRAY \(Rhode Island/Pennsylvania, 1939\-2017\), "Volunteer & Thistle 1897"., Limited edition lithograph, 21" x 31.5" sight. Framed 28" x 38.5". | Eldred's | $425 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-marcy-mecray-rhode-island-pennsylvania-1939-2017-volunteer-thistle-1897-limited-edition-lithograph-21-x-31-5-sight-framed-28-x-38-5-4768-c-acd166c42c
2. 2026-01-04 | JOHN MECRAY PRINT \- NY HARBOUR YACHT AMERICA | Americana Auctions | $225
3. 2025-09-17 | JOHN MARCY MECRAY \(Rhode Island/Pennsylvania, 1939\-2017\), "Volunteer vs. Thistle"., Limited edition lithograph, 21" x 31.5" sight. Framed 28" x 38.5". | Eldred's | $250
4. 2025-02-21 | JOHN MECRAY \(RI/PA, 1938\-\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $150
5. 2024-11-07 | John Mecray "The Race of the Century" Signed Print | Keystone Auctions LLC | $35
6. 2024-10-30 | John Mecray, The Schooner Yacht Coronet, Offset Lithograph | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | N/A
7. 2024-05-22 | JOHN MECRAY \(RI/PA, 1938 \- 2017\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $100
8. 2024-01-25 | John Mecray Signed Lithograph Sloop Providence | Greenwich Auction | N/A
9. 2024-01-14 | JOHN MECRAY Signed Yacht Print | Rivich Auction | $50
10. 2023-09-10 | John Mecray, American, Born 1938 | J. Garrett Auctioneers | $125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-mecray-american-born-1938-629-c-b5f476bab7
11. 2023-08-10 | John Mecray Signed & Numbered Maritime Print | Greenwich Auction | $125
12. 2023-08-10 | John Mecray Signed & Numbered Maritime Print w COA | Greenwich Auction | $50
13. 2023-05-16 | JOHN MARCY MECRAY \(Rhode Island/Pennsylvania, 1939\-2017\), Three prints:, Framed from 23” x 30” to 26” x 35”. | Eldred's | $150
14. 2022-08-25 | JOHN MARCY MECRAY \(Rhode Island/Pennsylvania, 1937\-2017\), "Beavertail"., Mixed media on woven paper, 17.5" x 23.25" sight. Framed 28.5" x 34.25". | Eldred's | N/A
15. 2022-08-05 | JOHN MECRAY \(Rhode Island/Pennsylvania, 1937\-2017\), "Coronet"., Oil on canvas, 23" x 36". Framed 28" x 41". | Eldred's | $10,000
16. 2022-06-22 | "The Schooner Yacht America" Lithograph by John Mecray | Bodnar's Auction Sales | $80
17. 2022-03-17 | JOHN MECRAY \(Rhode Island/Pennsylvania, 1937\-2017\), "Stormy Weather"., Color lithograph, 24" x 37". Framed 25.5" x 38.5". | Eldred's | $100
18. 2021-07-30 | JOHN MECRAY \(Rhode Island/Pennsylvania, 1938\-2017\), "Beavertail"., Mixed media on woven paper, 17.5" x 23.25" sight. Framed 28.5" x 34.25". | Eldred's | N/A
19. 2021-05-13 | JOHN MECRAY \(Rhode Island, 1937\-2017\), Three lithographs:, Framed sizes:, 1\) 31” x 41”., 2\) 35” x 38”, 3\) 33.5” x 45.5” | Eldred's | $800
20. 2021-04-09 | JOHN MECRAY SIGNED NAUTICAL LITHOGRAPH | Westport Auction | $20
21. 2021-01-28 | JOHN MECRAY , Rhode Island/Pennsylvania, 1938\-2017, "Daybreak", 1999, depicting the yacht Coronet in the distance after a night of squalls., Signed lower right. Provenance:An Important Private Collection, Newport, Rhode | Eldred's | $19,000
22. 2020-11-14 | John Mecray, American Lithograph | Sarasota Estate Auction | $40
23. 2020-11-08 | JOHN MECRAY \(1939\-2017\) The Schooner Yacht America 1851 | Gibson's | A$40
24. 2020-08-13 | JOHN MECRAY, Rhode Island/Pennsylvania, 1938\-2017, "Coronet"., Oil and acrylic on canvas, 29" x 46". Framed 36.5" x 53". | Eldred's | $26,000

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