# Nancy Tuttle May - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-06-20T21:57:38.880Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 26
- Lots with prices: 22
- First auction date: 2010-02-21
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-20
- Median realised price: $200
- Price range: $50 to $1,200

## Market Takeaway
Nancy Tuttle May has 26 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $200. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 11 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 \($150 to $400\) 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: 95.5% (21 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 4.5% (1 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 11
- Previous 12 months sales: 1
- Recent 12 months median: $225
- Previous 12 months median: $60
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-20
- Days since latest sale: 117
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.: 11 lots
- Leland Little Auctions: 8 lots
- Potomack Company: 2 lots
- Big South Auction & Antiques Ltd.: 1 lots
- Charleston Estate Services Auctions & Appraisals: 1 lots
- EJ'S Auction & Appraisal: 1 lots
- Eldred's: 1 lots
- Phoebus Auction Gallery: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-20 | NANCY TUTTLE MAY, 'OCEAN TRIPTYCH', WATERCOLOR | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-nancy-tuttle-may-ocean-triptych-watercolor-875-c-162506979e
2. 2026-02-20 | NANCY TUTTLE MAY, 'OCEAN DIPTYCH \#1', WATERCOLOR | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-nancy-tuttle-may-ocean-diptych-1-watercolor-872-c-8e27bb3cab
3. 2026-02-20 | NANCY TUTTLE MAY 'BEACH SUN TRIPTYCH' WATERCOLOR | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-nancy-tuttle-may-beach-sun-triptych-watercolor-844-c-e8975f6342
4. 2026-02-20 | NANCY TUTTLE MAY, 'SEA FALL', WATERCOLOR ON PAPER | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-nancy-tuttle-may-sea-fall-watercolor-on-paper-843-c-9e7ec0ac8f
5. 2026-02-20 | NANCY TUTTLE MAY, 'MAGENTA BURST', 1985 WATERCOLOR | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-nancy-tuttle-may-magenta-burst-1985-watercolor-842-c-ad15af86e4
6. 2026-02-20 | NANCY TUTTLE MAY, 'TRIPTYCH', 1985, WATERCOLOR | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-nancy-tuttle-may-triptych-1985-watercolor-840-c-fc9dcba968
7. 2026-02-20 | NANCY TUTTLE MAY, 'OCEAN DIPTYCH', WATERCOLOR | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $175 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-nancy-tuttle-may-ocean-diptych-watercolor-819-c-e879bad1bc
8. 2026-02-20 | NANCY TUTTLE MAY, ABSTRACT, 1984, WATERCOLOR | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-nancy-tuttle-may-abstract-1984-watercolor-814-c-1fb7195ba7
9. 2026-02-20 | NANCY TUTTLE MAY, 'BEACH WITH UMBRELLA' DIPTYCH WC | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-nancy-tuttle-may-beach-with-umbrella-diptych-wc-785-c-d04602e690
10. 2026-02-20 | NANCY TUTTLE MAY, 'OCEAN DIPTYCH', WATERCOLOR | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $225 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-nancy-tuttle-may-ocean-diptych-watercolor-784-c-f0e134a93b
11. 2026-02-20 | NANCY TUTTLE MAY, 'MAINLINER DIPTYCH', WATERCOLOR | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-nancy-tuttle-may-mainliner-diptych-watercolor-754-c-4d34a74492
12. 2024-09-08 | NANCY TUTTLE MAY SIGNED WATERCOLOR | Charleston Estate Services Auctions & Appraisals | $60
13. 2020-08-06 | Nancy Tuttle May \(NC\), Taquin Series E | Leland Little Auctions | $200
14. 2020-08-06 | Nancy Tuttle May \(NC\), Depth Series | Leland Little Auctions | $175
15. 2019-10-12 | Nancy Tuttle May \(NC\), Two Beach Scene Watercolors | Leland Little Auctions | $150
16. 2019-04-13 | Nancy Tuttle May \(NC\), The New is the True | Leland Little Auctions | $400
17. 2016-10-28 | NANCY TUTTLE MAY, North Carolina, Contemporary, Abstract with blue and red masses, Watercolor, 5" x 11.5" sight. Framed 14.5" x 23". | Eldred's | $60
18. 2016-07-18 | Nancy Tuttle May Watercolor | Big South Auction & Antiques Ltd. | $50
19. 2014-12-05 | Nancy Tuttle May \(NC\), Seascape | Leland Little Auctions | $300
20. 2014-11-22 | Nancy Tuttle May Watercolor | EJ'S Auction & Appraisal | N/A
21. 2014-06-13 | Nancy Tuttle May \(NC\), "Islands of Color" | Leland Little Auctions | $300
22. 2014-06-13 | Nancy Tuttle May \(NC\), Untitled | Leland Little Auctions | $400
23. 2012-06-15 | Nancy Tuttle May \(NC\), "La Fureur de la Colere" | Leland Little Auctions | $1,200
24. 2012-02-11 | NANCY TUTTLE MAY \(AMERICAN, 20TH CENTURY\) LANDSCAPE Watercolor on paper: 14 x 21 in. | Potomack Company | $100

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