# John Shirlow - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T05:06:51.099Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 49
- Lots with prices: 43
- First auction date: 2010-11-16
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-31
- Median realised price: $200
- Price range: $30 to $1,100

## Market Takeaway
John Shirlow has 49 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $200. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 6 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 \($200\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($100 to $340\) 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: 95.3% (41 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 4.7% (2 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 6
- Previous 12 months sales: 3
- Recent 12 months median: $240
- Previous 12 months median: $45
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-03-31
- Days since latest sale: 30
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Leonard Joel: 30 lots
- Gibson's: 4 lots
- Lawsons: 3 lots
- Amanda Addams Auctions: 2 lots
- Leski Auctions Pty Ltd: 2 lots
- Sydney Rare Book Auctions: 2 lots
- Bargain Hunt Auctions: 1 lots
- Colville Auctions: 1 lots
- E J Ainger: 1 lots
- Moorabool Auctions: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-31 | JOHN SHIRLOW \(1869\-1936\), St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne | Gibson's | A$40 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-shirlow-1869-1936-st-paul-s-cathedral-melbourne-276-c-fc0725e7e0
2. 2025-11-29 | "THE MELBOURNE SET, ETCHINGS BY JOHN SHIRLOW", \[published by Edward A. Vidler, Melbourne, 1920\]. Limited edition of 80 copies, this folio numbered 14 and signed by the artist. Hard cover featuring six tipped\-in etchings, each signed by John Shirlow | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$1,100
3. 2025-11-19 | JOHN SHIRLOW \(1869\-1936\), Princes Bridge, Melbourne 1895 | Gibson's | A$420
4. 2025-11-19 | JOHN SHIRLOW \(1869\-1936\), Carrum Bridge 1907 | Gibson's | A$240
5. 2025-06-24 | JOHN SHIRLOW \(1869\-1936\), Melbourne 1918 | Gibson's | A$320
6. 2025-05-13 | John Shirlow \(1869\-1936\) Australia \- Distant Harbour \(Hobart\) | Colville Auctions | A$200
7. 2025-04-05 | John Shirlow \(1869\-1936\), ‘Morning Elizabeth Street’ etching | Moorabool Auctions | A$45
8. 2024-11-17 | John Alexander Thomas Shirlow \(1869\-1936\) Australia, Smith o'Briens Cottage Port Arthur, etching, signed and inscribed to Hugh Wright with regards Xmas 1928, approx 22 cm x 18 cm | Vickers & Hoad | A$30
9. 2024-05-26 | JOHN SHIRLOW \(1869 \- 1936\), \(untitled scene with church\), engraving, signed lower right "John Shirlow", 28 x 12cm, 48 x 32cm overall | Leski Auctions Pty Ltd | A$120
10. 2023-11-16 | John Shirlow "Self Portrait" Framed etching "Shirlow 1930" | Bargain Hunt Auctions | A$30
11. 2022-12-11 | John Shirlow \(Australian 1869\-1936\) "Melbourne fro… | Amanda Addams Auctions | A$120
12. 2022-05-20 | JOHN SHIRLOW | Sydney Rare Book Auctions | N/A
13. 2021-12-02 | John Shirlow \(1869\-1936\) Dome, Law Courts, Melbourne, 1908 | Shapiro Auctioneers | N/A
14. 2021-07-04 | John Shirlow \(Australian 1869\-1936\) “Spire, Wesley | Amanda Addams Auctions | A$130
15. 2021-05-27 | John Shirlow \(1869 \- 1936\) " Country Church" drypoint etching 28.5 x 20 cm, signed lower right \- | Lawsons | A$50
16. 2019-07-18 | JOHN SHIRLOW, THE COURTYARD, ETCHING, 22 X 26.5CM | Leonard Joel | A$400
17. 2019-07-11 | JOHN SHIRLOW, WATERSIDE VIEW 1932, WATERCOLOUR, 19 X 24CM | Leonard Joel | A$100
18. 2019-06-13 | John Shirlow \(1869 \- 1936\) \- Untitled, 1915 \(Melbourne\) 22.5 x 21cm | Lawsons | A$40
19. 2019-04-06 | John Shirlow | Sydney Rare Book Auctions | N/A
20. 2018-08-16 | JOHN SHIRLOW, FISHMARKET TOWERS, MELBOURNE 1914, ETCHING 14/50, 27.5 X 17 CM | Leonard Joel | A$420
21. 2018-07-05 | JOHN SHIRLOW, LANDSCAPE, ETCHING 1/50, 21 X 15 CM | Leonard Joel | A$160
22. 2018-01-25 | JOHN SHIRLOW, DOORWAY, ETCHING, 23.9 X 14CM, INSCIBED BELOW: GIFTED TO SIR ARTHUR STREETON 20/8/21 | Leonard Joel | A$300
23. 2017-12-14 | JOHN SHIRLOW, UNTITLED, ETCHING, ED OF 20, 16 X 8 CM | Leonard Joel | A$340
24. 2017-09-21 | JOHN SHIRLOW, KARL VON PILOTY, ETCHING, 18 X 14 CM | Leonard Joel | A$100

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