# Louis William Wain - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T14:11:32.327Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 674
- Lots with prices: 537
- First auction date: 2000-12-08
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-31
- Median realised price: $1,300
- Price range: $20 to $30,000

## Market Takeaway
Louis William Wain shows very deep auction liquidity with 672 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,300. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 22 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-03.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,300\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $600 and $2,800.
- 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: 40.7% (218 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 56.3% (301 sales)
- $10,000\+: 3% (16 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 22
- Previous 12 months sales: 29
- Recent 12 months median: $3,200
- Previous 12 months median: $4,200
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-03
- Days since latest sale: 77
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 295 lots
- Christie's: 88 lots
- Gorringes: 25 lots
- Leonard Joel: 15 lots
- Lyon & Turnbull: 15 lots
- Sworders: 15 lots
- Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales: 13 lots
- Kinghams Auctioneers: 13 lots
- Reeman Dansie: 13 lots
- John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers: 12 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-05-14 | Louis William Wain \(British, 1860\-1939\), | Kinghams Auctioneers | £2,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-william-wain-british-1860-1939-326-c-9c646b0b87
2. 2025-03-26 | Louis William Wain \(British, 1860\-1939\) Cat as Judge | Bonhams | £6,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-william-wain-british-1860-1939-cat-as-judge-65-c-c2f4f7fa68
3. 2025-03-26 | Louis William Wain \(British, 1860\-1939\) Plaintiff | Bonhams | £7,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-william-wain-british-1860-1939-plaintiff-62-c-8344791b4e
4. 2022-06-28 | LOUIS WAIN \(BRITISH, 1860\-1939\) A study of a cat with an Edwardian toy of an articulated acrobat toy, and another of cat with a broken toy,a pair \(\(2\)\) | Bonhams | £1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-wain-british-1860-1939-a-study-of-a-cat-with-an-edwardian-toy-of-an-articulated-acrobat-toy-and-another-of-cat-with-a-broken-toy-a-pair-2-213-c-fc74da8a0a
5. 2022-04-13 | LOUIS WAIN \(BRITISH 1860\-1939\) | Chiswick Auctions | £800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-wain-british-1860-1939-36-c-feb48e597f
6. 2022-03-05 | Louis Wain for Amphora, a large Cubist p | Kinghams Auctioneers | £5,500
7. 2020-08-23 | Louis William Wain \(1860 \- 1939\) "Carol Singing" | Helmuth Stone | $9,500
8. 2026-03-31 | Louis William WAIN \(1860\-1939\) \- Chat en porcelaine polychrome formant pot, signée et numéroté 638319. | Pousse\-Cornet | €2,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-william-wain-1860-1939-chat-en-porcelaine-polychrome-formant-pot-signee-et-numerote-638319-46-c-d5cb3b9281
9. 2026-03-31 | Louis William WAIN \(1860\-1939\) \- Futurist Cat en porcelaine polychrome formant pot, signée. | Pousse\-Cornet | €5,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-william-wain-1860-1939-futurist-cat-en-porcelaine-polychrome-formant-pot-signee-45-c-68b3f7f11c
10. 2025-12-03 | Louis William Wain \(British, 1860\-1939\), | Kinghams Auctioneers | £2,600
11. 2025-11-19 | Louis Wain \(British, 1860\-1939\) Fishing Nets | Chiswick Auctions | £400
12. 2025-11-05 | Louis Wain \(London 1860\-1939 Napsbury\) 'I have been shopping' | Bonhams | €1,600
13. 2025-08-06 | LOUIS WAIN, The Lucky Black Cat, c.1912, hand\-painted potter spill vase | Lawsons | N/A
14. 2025-07-23 | Louis William Wain \(British, 1860\-1939\), | Kinghams Auctioneers | £2,800
15. 2025-07-16 | Louis William Wain \(British, 1860\-1939\) Mother Cat and Kittens | Bonhams | £5,000
16. 2025-07-16 | Louis William Wain \(British, 1860\-1939\) A Dog's Head | Bonhams | £1,400
17. 2025-03-27 | LOUIS WAIN \(1860\-1939\) JACK IN A BOX | Elstob Auctioneers | £4,000
18. 2025-03-26 | Louis William Wain \(British, 1860\-1939\) Cat in Profile \(unframed\) | Bonhams | £3,500
19. 2025-03-26 | Louis William Wain \(British, 1860\-1939\) The Scientific Cat | Bonhams | £6,000
20. 2025-03-26 | Louis William Wain \(British, 1860\-1939\) Usher and Jurymen | Bonhams | £6,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-william-wain-british-1860-1939-usher-and-jurymen-66-c-438483bbb6
21. 2025-03-26 | Louis William Wain \(British, 1860\-1939\) Council for Defendant | Bonhams | £11,000
22. 2025-03-26 | Louis William Wain \(British, 1860\-1939\) A Celebrated Q.C. | Bonhams | £6,000
23. 2025-03-26 | Louis Wain \(British, 1860\-1939\) | Cheffins | £2,000
24. 2025-03-26 | Louis Wain \(British, 1860\-1939\) | Cheffins | £3,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-wain-british-1860-1939-299-c-9c2491fb3e

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