# John Tenniel - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-16T00:49:54.830Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 29
- Lots with prices: 21
- First auction date: 2003-05-21
- Latest auction date: 2025-08-19
- Median realised price: $170
- Price range: $30 to $60,000

## Market Takeaway
John Tenniel shows developing auction liquidity with 29 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $170. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 1 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-08-19.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($170\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $100 and $420.
- 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: 85.7% (18 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 4.8% (1 sales)
- $10,000\+: 9.5% (2 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 1
- Previous 12 months sales: 9
- Recent 12 months median: $200
- Previous 12 months median: $100
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-08-19
- Days since latest sale: 183
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers: 8 lots
- Bonhams: 4 lots
- Alexander Historical Auctions LLC: 2 lots
- Nadeau's Auction Gallery: 2 lots
- Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers: 2 lots
- Alderfer Auction: 1 lots
- Christie's: 1 lots
- Claydon Auctioneers: 1 lots
- Dominic Winter Auctions: 1 lots
- Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-08-19 | JOHN TENNIEL \(BRITISH 1820\-1914\), SALISBURY: PHEW! DRAWING FOR PUNCH \(2\) | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | £200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-tenniel-british-1820-1914-salisbury-phew-drawing-for-punch-2-112-c-6964dbfa5f
2. 2012-06-21 | \[ Books \] | Dominic Winter Auctions | £1,050
3. 2024-10-15 | John Tenniel \(1820\-1914\), 'The New Stroke', \(rowing interest\), pencil on card, signed with monogram and dated | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £90
4. 2024-09-19 | John Tenniel \(1820 \- 1914\), A Cartoon and drawing | Sloane Street Auctions | £420
5. 2024-07-02 | John Tenniel \(1820\-1914\), 'The Octopus of Monopoly', pencil, signed with initials, 6.25" x 8" \(16 x 20cm\), alo | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
6. 2024-07-02 | John Tenniel \(1820\-1914\), 'Treaty of Berlin', the Cheeky Chick, pencil, signed with initials, 8" x 6" \(20 x 15 | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
7. 2024-06-04 | John Tenniel \(1820\-1914\), 'The Octopus of Monopoly', pencil, signed with initials, 6.25" x 8" \(16 x 20cm\), alo | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
8. 2024-06-04 | John Tenniel \(1820\-1914\), 'Treaty of Berlin', the Cheeky Chick, pencil, signed with initials, 8" x 6" \(20 x 15 | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
9. 2024-06-04 | John Tenniel \(1820\-1914\), 'Prosecution', a startled man, pencil on paper, signed with initials, 8" x 6.25" \(20 | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £60
10. 2024-04-30 | John Tenniel \(1820\-1914\), 'Caution Diplomacy', a sketch of gentleman hunters, pencil, signed with initials, 6. | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £100
11. 2024-04-30 | John Tenniel \(1820\-1914\), Britannia and two male figures, pencil, signed with initials, with another sketch ve | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £100
12. 2021-01-01 | John Tenniel \(1820 \- 1914\) set of three "Alice in Wonderland" drawings left: "You are old, said the youth, as I mentioned befor... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $40,000
13. 2021-01-01 | John Tenniel \(1820 \- 1914\) "Through the Looking Glass" by John Tenniel, 1871 original pencil drawings set of three, Alice's Ad... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $60,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-tenniel-1820-1914-through-the-looking-glass-by-john-tenniel-1871-original-pencil-drawings-set-of-three-alice-s-ad-635-c-2974506bd6
14. 2020-12-31 | John Tenniel \(1820\-1914\), English School, Pencil D… | Claydon Auctioneers | £240
15. 2019-06-05 | John Tenniel \(1820 \- 1914\) | Alderfer Auction | $150
16. 2018-07-01 | John Tenniel \(1820\-1914\) British, A Collection of Political Cartoons from Punch, 19th Century including: | Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers | A$30
17. 2018-04-29 | John Tenniel \(1820\-1914\) British, A Collection of Political Cartoons from Punch, 19th Century including: | Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
18. 2015-05-14 | JOHN TENNIEL \(1820\-1914\) I Feel Faint \- Give Me a Ham Sandwich! \(from Through the Looking Glass\) wood engraving from an edition of 250 | Leonard Joel | A$160
19. 2013-03-27 | JOHN TENNIEL \(1820\-1914\), Tempting this British | Hartleys Auctioneers and Valuers | £170
20. 2011-06-09 | John Tenniel \(1820\-1914\); an original pencil | Hampstead Auctions Ltd | £130
21. 2011-05-11 | Autograph: John Tenniel | RR Auction | $100
22. 2010-10-10 | JOHN TENNIEL | Alexander Historical Auctions LLC | N/A
23. 2009-10-27 | JOHN TENNIEL \(British, 1820\-1914\) All Sold!!, | Heritage Auctions | $776
24. 2009-03-04 | The following lot is from the estate of the Late Hamish Alastair Phillips. | Bonhams | £300

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