# Michael Ayrton - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T09:51:37.392Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 386
- Lots with prices: 286
- First auction date: 2001-07-26
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-16
- Median realised price: $2,640
- Price range: $37 to $60,000

## Market Takeaway
Michael Ayrton shows deep auction liquidity with 383 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,700. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 37 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-12.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,700\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,000 and $6,000.
- 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: 23.9% (68 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 60.2% (171 sales)
- $10,000\+: 15.8% (45 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 37
- Previous 12 months sales: 38
- Recent 12 months median: $1,900
- Previous 12 months median: $1,900
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-12
- Days since latest sale: 68
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 101 lots
- Christie's: 84 lots
- Sotheby's: 52 lots
- Roseberys: 25 lots
- DuMouchelles: 9 lots
- Mallams: 7 lots
- Chiswick Auctions: 6 lots
- Freeman’s \| Hindman: 6 lots
- Gorringes: 6 lots
- Dreweatts 1759: 5 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-12 | Michael Ayrton \(British, 1921–1975\) Reflex I, 1965 | Freeman’s | $2,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-michael-ayrton-british-1921-1975-reflex-i-1965-163-c-feb3e4b7ee
2. 2025-12-11 | MICHAEL AYRTON, ARCHILOCHOS 1975, | Leonard Joel | A$1,100
3. 2025-12-10 | Michael Ayrton,  Landscape, 1961;  | Roseberys | £950
4. 2025-12-10 | Michael Ayrton,  Maze Maker II, 1965;  | Roseberys | £3,400
5. 2025-12-10 | Michael Ayrton,  Professor Joseph Rykwert with rolled document;  | Roseberys | £550
6. 2025-12-10 | Michael Ayrton,  Still Sea II, 1960;  | Roseberys | £800
7. 2025-12-10 | Michael Ayrton,  Head at High Velocity;  | Roseberys | £1,500
8. 2025-12-03 | Michael Ayrton \(British, 1921\-1975\), Sen | Kinghams Auctioneers | £800
9. 2025-12-03 | Michael Ayrton \(British, 1921\-1975\), Dae | Kinghams Auctioneers | £320
10. 2025-12-03 | Michael Ayrton \(British, 1921\-1975\), Stu | Kinghams Auctioneers | £1,300
11. 2025-11-21 | Michael Ayrton \(British, 1921\-1975\) | Martel Maides | N/A
12. 2025-11-15 | Michael Ayrton \(1921\-1975\), 'Figure with Skein', 1972 | Kunst und Design Auktionshaus Schops Turowski | €7,000
13. 2025-11-12 | MICHAEL AYRTON \(1921\-1975\) 'Not to Disturb' etching signed on the back along with Muriel Spark, unframed, | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
14. 2025-10-23 | MICHAEL AYRTON \(1921\-1975\). Laocoön Maze Figure II. bronze with a brown pat | Christie's | £10,160
15. 2025-10-21 | Michael Ayrton \(British, 1921\-1975\) 'Acrobats II' Bronze Sculpture | Leonard Auction | $1,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-michael-ayrton-british-1921-1975-acrobats-ii-bronze-sculpture-218-c-00fe6a3d84
16. 2025-09-16 | Michael Ayrton \(British, 1921\-1975\) 'Acrobats II' Bronze Sculpture | Leonard Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-michael-ayrton-british-1921-1975-acrobats-ii-bronze-sculpture-340-c-2474a65bb3
17. 2025-09-12 | Michael Ayrton \(British, 1921\-1975\) Bronze Sculpture, Ca. 1954\-55, 'Figures on a Jetty', H 15.5" W 9" L 32.25" | DuMouchelles | $6,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-michael-ayrton-british-1921-1975-bronze-sculpture-ca-1954-55-figures-on-a-jetty-h-15-5-w-9-l-32-25-1137-c-77f43ff9f0
18. 2025-09-09 | Michael Ayrton,  Table Still life, 1954 | Roseberys | £1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-michael-ayrton-table-still-life-1954-205-c-9414fab9cd
19. 2025-07-23 | Michael Ayrton \(British, 1921\-1975\), Mot | Kinghams Auctioneers | £120
20. 2025-06-18 | Michael Ayrton \(British, 1921\-1975\) Daedalus at Cumae 52.4 cm. \(20 5/8 in.\) high \(Conceived in 1961\) | Bonhams | £13,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-michael-ayrton-british-1921-1975-daedalus-at-cumae-52-4-cm-20-5-8-in-high-conceived-in-1961-26-c-0fe4c78a61
21. 2025-05-28 | Michael Ayrton, Cage Contingency | Wright | $2,200
22. 2025-05-24 | Michael Ayrton \(British, 1921\-1975\) Untitled \- Two Figures Lying Down | Westbridge Fine Art Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-michael-ayrton-british-1921-1975-untitled-two-figures-lying-down-125-c-9e647ecb37
23. 2025-05-16 | Michael Ayrton \(British, 1921\-1975\) Bronze 'Study for Discovery for Nautilus' H 18" W 26" Depth 18" | DuMouchelles | $3,750
24. 2025-05-16 | Michael Ayrton \(British, 1921\-1975\) Bronze And Plexiglass Sculpture, 'Cage Contingency' H 68.3" W 16" Depth 12" | DuMouchelles | $2,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-michael-ayrton-british-1921-1975-bronze-and-plexiglass-sculpture-cage-contingency-h-68-3-w-16-depth-12-1071-c-63b451c917

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