# John R. Upton - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-26T02:11:37.189Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 16
- Lots with prices: 11
- First auction date: 2011-03-04
- Latest auction date: 2021-04-14
- Median realised price: $55
- Price range: $20 to $160

## Market Takeaway
John R. Upton has 16 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $55. 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 \($55\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($20 to $70\) 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: 100% (11 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 0% (0 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: 2021-04-14
- Days since latest sale: 1,866
- Market velocity: inactive

## Top Auction Houses
- Lawsons: 7 lots
- Raffan Kelaher & Thomas: 3 lots
- Vickers & Hoad: 3 lots
- Bargain Hunt Auctions: 2 lots
- Barsby Auctions: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2021-04-14 | John R. Upton \(1892\-1987\) | Bargain Hunt Auctions | A$20
2. 2021-01-25 | John R. Upton \(1892\-1987\) | Bargain Hunt Auctions | A$25
3. 2019-12-05 | John R. Upton \- Hilltop Farm, watercolour, SLL | Lawsons | A$90
4. 2018-06-02 | John R. Upton \(1892\-1987\) Australia \(Village in the Foothills\) watercolour signed lower right, approx 34cm x 44cm | Vickers & Hoad | A$60
5. 2018-04-28 | John R. Upton \(1892\-1987\) Australia \(Village in the Foothills\) watercolour signed lower right: JOHN R. UPTON. | Vickers & Hoad | N/A
6. 2017-06-20 | JOHN R. UPTON \(1892\-1987\), 'Bush Scene', watercolour on paper, signed lower right, 34.5 x 46.5cm. | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | A$60
7. 2017-06-20 | JOHN R. UPTON \(1892\-1987\), 'Bush Scene', watercolour on paper, signed lower left, 36 x 49cm. | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | A$70
8. 2015-03-31 | JOHN R. UPTON \(1892\-?\) 'JILLING COVE'. Watercolour. Signed lower right. 45 x 60cm. | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | A$160
9. 2015-03-26 | John R. Upton \(1892 \-?\) \- Bush Homestead 33 x 44cm | Lawsons | N/A
10. 2015-03-26 | John R. Upton \(1892 \- ? \) \- Bush Scene 34 x 44cm | Lawsons | N/A
11. 2015-03-26 | John R. Upton \(1892 \- ? \) \- Cattle Beneath The Trees 35 x 45cm | Lawsons | N/A
12. 2015-03-26 | John R. Upton \(1892 \- ? \) \- River Scene 36 x 45cm | Lawsons | N/A
13. 2014-01-18 | John R. Upton \(1892\-?\), watercolour "Rocky Creek", | Barsby Auctions | A$30
14. 2013-01-19 | John R. Upton, "River Gums" watercolour, signed | Vickers & Hoad | A$55
15. 2011-11-04 | John R. Upton, "Country Landscape", watercolour, signed lower right, 18 x 26cm | Lawsons | A$20
16. 2011-03-04 | John R. Upton, "Near Gulgong", watercolour, signed, 49 x 67cm | Lawsons | A$20

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