# Nicholas Samuel Firfires - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T05:48:07.653Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 29
- Lots with prices: 25
- First auction date: 2005-06-21
- Latest auction date: 2026-06-30
- Median realised price: $1,955
- Price range: $437 to $6,325

## Market Takeaway
Nicholas Samuel Firfires has 29 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,955. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 3 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 \($1,955\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($1,255 to $4,500\) 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: 20% (5 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 80% (20 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 2
- Recent 12 months median: $1,400
- Previous 12 months median: $1,651
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-06-30
- Days since latest sale: 25
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- John Moran Auctioneers: 19 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 2 lots
- Weschler's: 2 lots
- Austin Auction Gallery: 1 lots
- Bonhams: 1 lots
- Christie's: 1 lots
- Poulin Antiques & Auctions: 1 lots
- Santa Fe Art Auction: 1 lots
- Sotheby's: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-06-30 | Nicholas Samuel Firfires \(1917\-1990\), "Desert Riders," 1964 | John Moran Auctioneers | $700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-nicholas-samuel-firfires-1917-1990-desert-riders-1964-1122-c-1180e1d2a3
2. 2026-06-30 | Nicholas Samuel Firfires \(1917\-1990\), "Two of a Kind," 1964 | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-nicholas-samuel-firfires-1917-1990-two-of-a-kind-1964-1120-c-08ab1c5afc
3. 2025-08-26 | Nicholas Samuel Firfires \(1917\-1990\), "Three of a Kind" | John Moran Auctioneers | $2,286
4. 2025-06-03 | Nicholas Samuel Firfires \(1917\-1990\), Roper on horseback, 1970 | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,651
5. 2024-08-27 | NICHOLAS S. FIRFIRES \(American, 1917\-1990\) | Poulin Antiques & Auctions | $1,800
6. 2024-05-08 | Nicholas Samuel Firfires, Pair of Drawings: Single Steer \+ Round Up | Santa Fe Art Auction | $2,460
7. 2024-02-25 | NICHOLAS SAMUEL FIRFIRES \(1917\-1990\) PAINTING, MISSION WEDDING | Austin Auction Gallery | $650
8. 2023-11-15 | Nicholas S. Firfires \(1917\-1990\), "Running Them In," 1970, Oil on canvas, 30" H x 44" W | John Moran Auctioneers | $4,750
9. 2023-09-12 | Nicholas S. Firfires \(1917\-1990\), Horses pulling a stagecoach, Oil on canvas, 8" H x 10" W | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,430
10. 2021-03-11 | Nicholas S. Firfires \(American 1917\-1990\), Heading and Heeling, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 36 inches | Weschler's | $2,800
11. 2021-03-11 | Nicholas S. Firfires \(American 1917\-1990\), Heading and Healing and Early Morning Camp Break, Two Works | Weschler's | $4,400
12. 2016-04-16 | Nicholas S. Firfires \(1917\-1990 Santa Barbara, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | $437
13. 2016-02-23 | Nicholas S. Firfires \(1917\-1990 Santa Barbara, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | $531
14. 2014-09-23 | Nicholas S. Firfires \(1917\-1990 Santa Barbara, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,255
15. 2013-10-22 | Nicholas S. Firfires \(1917\-1990 Santa Barbara, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A
16. 2013-04-23 | Nicholas S. Firfires \(1917\-1990 Santa Barbara, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | $2,400
17. 2012-04-17 | Nicholas S. Firfires \(1917\-1990 Santa Barbara, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A
18. 2009-09-29 | Nicholas S. Firfires \(1917\-1990\) | Christie's | $4,750
19. 2009-07-16 | NICHOLAS S. FIRFIRES \(American, 1917\-1990\) Ducks | Heritage Auctions | $1,075
20. 2009-07-16 | NICHOLAS S. FIRFIRES \(American, 1917\-1990\) Sage | Heritage Auctions | $1,553
21. 2008-06-24 | Nicholas S. Firfires \(1917\-1990 Santa Barbara, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,955
22. 2008-05-13 | Nicholas S. Firfires \(1917\-1990 Montecito, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | $4,600
23. 2008-02-19 | Nicholas S. Firfires \(1917\-1990 Montecito, CA\) Looking Him Over | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A
24. 2008-02-19 | Nicholas S. Firfires \(1917\-1990 Montecito, CA\) Trail Drive | John Moran Auctioneers | $5,462

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