# John Spelman - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T21:38:34.014Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 8
- Lots with prices: 8
- First auction date: 2001-02-11
- Latest auction date: 2022-04-10
- Median realised price: $2,500
- Price range: $500 to $4,500

## Market Takeaway
John Spelman has 8 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,500. 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 \($2,500\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($805 to $3,450\) 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: 37.5% (3 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 62.5% (5 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: 2022-04-10
- Days since latest sale: 1,481
- Market velocity: inactive

## Top Auction Houses
- Toomey & Co. Auctioneers: 6 lots
- Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.: 1 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2022-04-10 | JOHN SPELMAN "A MORNING MELODY" LANDSCAPE O/B | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $4,000
2. 2022-02-12 | 2 John A. Spelman woodblocks | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | $500
3. 2004-05-23 | John A. Spelman \(American, b. 1880\) | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $4,500
4. 2004-03-07 | John A. Spelman | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $2,500
5. 2003-03-02 | John A. Spelman \(American, b. 1880\), "Landscape", c.1927; oil/canvas, 31.5" x 28", signed. Chicago | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $2,645
6. 2001-12-01 | John A. Spelman \(American, b. 1880\), "Boats at Dock", c. 1928; oil/canvas, 24" x 27", signed. | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $920
7. 2001-05-06 | John A. Spelman \(American, b.1880\), "Wash Day", c.1920; oil/board, 14.5" x 15.5", signed, original | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $805
8. 2001-02-11 | John A. Spelman \(American, b. 1880\), "Western Landscape", c.1923; oil/board, 14" x 16", signed. | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $3,450

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