# John Seerey\-Lester - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T06:59:28.051Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 197
- Lots with prices: 138
- First auction date: 2002-05-18
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-21
- Median realised price: $1,200
- Price range: $10 to $25,000

## Market Takeaway
John Seerey-Lester shows deep auction liquidity with 195 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 15 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-04.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,200\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $150 and $3,250.
- 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: 41.9% (57 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 52.2% (71 sales)
- $10,000\+: 5.9% (8 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 15
- Previous 12 months sales: 18
- Recent 12 months median: $1,000
- Previous 12 months median: $1,200
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-04
- Days since latest sale: 76
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Dargate Auction Galleries: 27 lots
- Christie's: 15 lots
- Hindman: 15 lots
- Jackson Hole Art Auction: 13 lots
- Altermann Galleries: 12 lots
- Bonhams: 11 lots
- Turner Auctions \+ Appraisals: 9 lots
- EJ'S Auction & Appraisal: 8 lots
- J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC: 7 lots
- O'Gallerie: 7 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-09-20 | John Seerey Lester, American, Born 1946 | J. Garrett Auctioneers | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-seerey-lester-american-born-1946-309-c-d9d4a1685f
2. 2025-03-06 | JOHN SEEREY\-LESTER \(born 1945\); pastel, 'A Victorian Market', signed lower left, 37 x 52cm, framed and glazed. | Adam Partridge Auctioneers | £95
3. 2024-10-27 | JOHN SEEREY\-LESTER \- Amboseli Child \- African Elephants | Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting | CA$110
4. 2024-06-02 | JOHN SEEREY\-LESTER \- Amboseli Child \- African Elephants | Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting | N/A
5. 2023-09-13 | John Seerey Lester \(American 1946\) Lithograph | Kodner Galleries | N/A
6. 2021-08-18 | JOHN SEEREY\-LESTER \(Florida, born 1946\) two offset lithographs | O'Gallerie | $35
7. 2020-09-26 | John Seerey\-Lester chromolithograph | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | $150
8. 2019-10-19 | John Seerey Lester \(born 1946\). | Turner Auctions \+ Appraisals | N/A
9. 2019-07-14 | John Seerey Lester \(born 1946\). | Turner Auctions \+ Appraisals | N/A
10. 2016-01-12 | John Seerey Lester \(American, b.1946\) \- The Shoe Shine; The Cutler; Winter Chesnuts | Dreweatts 1759 | £744
11. 2011-11-15 | JOHN SEEREY LESTER \(b.1945\) OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS | Capes Dunn & Co. | £100
12. 2026-04-21 | John Seerey\-Lester \(English b. 1946\), Study for Denali Grizzly, Acrylic on Strathmore, Signed l.r. and Titled l.l., Frame: 14 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. \(36.8 x 44.5 cm.\); Sight Size: 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. \(19.1 x 23.5 cm.\) | Weschler's | $275 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-seerey-lester-english-b-1946-study-for-denali-grizzly-acrylic-on-strathmore-signed-l-r-and-titled-l-l-frame-14-1-2-x-17-1-2-in-36-8-x-44-5-cm-sight-size-7-1-2-x-9-1-4-in-19-1-x-23-5-cm-500-c-eaef7d7bde
13. 2026-03-31 | John Seerey\-Lester \(English b. 1946\), Study for Denali Grizzly, Acrylic on Strathmore, Signed l.r. and Titled l.l., Frame: 14 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. \(36.8 x 44.5 cm.\); Sight Size: 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. \(19.1 x 23.5 cm.\) | Weschler's | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-seerey-lester-english-b-1946-study-for-denali-grizzly-acrylic-on-strathmore-signed-l-r-and-titled-l-l-frame-14-1-2-x-17-1-2-in-36-8-x-44-5-cm-sight-size-7-1-2-x-9-1-4-in-19-1-x-23-5-cm-206-c-71d1a46aa9
14. 2025-12-04 | JOHN SEEREY\-LESTER, "WELL, I'M READY" OIL PAINTING, SIGNED. | Lewis & Maese Antiques & Auctions | $225
15. 2025-11-24 | John Seerey\-Lester \(1945\-2020\) | Mallams | £20
16. 2025-09-13 | John Seerey\-Lester \(1946\-2020\), Simba | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $2,500
17. 2025-09-13 | John Seerey\-Lester \(1946\-2020\), Lion Pair \- Ngorongoro Crater, 1988 | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $800
18. 2025-07-29 | John Seerey Lester \(American 1946\-2020\), Face to Face with Death, Oil on Panel, Frame: 20 1/4 x 24 1/4 in. \(51.4 x 61.6 cm.\) | Weschler's | $1,700
19. 2025-06-06 | John Seerey\-Lester \(American 1946\-2020\), Masai Village, Oil on canvas, 16 x 30\-1/2 in \(40.6 x 77.5 cm\) | Weschler's | N/A
20. 2025-06-06 | John Seerey\-Lester \(American 1946\-2020\), Gorilla and Baby, Acrylic on canvasboard, 6 x 8 in \(15.2 x 20.3 cm\) | Weschler's | N/A
21. 2025-05-30 | John Seerey\-Lester \(1946\-2020\): Miccosukee Playtime | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $6,000
22. 2025-05-30 | John Seerey\-Lester \(1946\-2020\): Treed | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $3,000
23. 2025-05-30 | John Seerey\-Lester \(1946\-2020\): Winter Coat | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $6,500
24. 2025-03-30 | JOHN SEEREY\-LESTER \- Early Windfall, Gray Squirrels | Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting | N/A

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