# Paul Jean Clays - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T18:11:57.883Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 123
- Lots with prices: 81
- First auction date: 2001-07-05
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-25
- Median realised price: $1,100
- Price range: $80 to $22,325

## Market Takeaway
Paul Jean Clays shows solid auction liquidity with 121 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-08.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,200\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $600 and $3,851.
- 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: 44.3% (35 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 54.4% (43 sales)
- $10,000\+: 1.3% (1 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 9
- Previous 12 months sales: 6
- Recent 12 months median: $550
- Previous 12 months median: $150
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-08
- Days since latest sale: 41
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 19 lots
- Bonhams: 18 lots
- Bernaerts Auctioneers: 6 lots
- Skinner: 6 lots
- Maison Jules Veilinghuis: 5 lots
- Arenberg Auctions: 4 lots
- Sotheby's: 4 lots
- Vanderkindere: 4 lots
- Haynault: 3 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-02-16 | Paul Jean Clays \(1819\-1900, Belgium\) Oil, Ships Casting Out | Main Auction Galleries | $1,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-paul-jean-clays-1819-1900-belgium-oil-ships-casting-out-36-c-b3d4690aed
2. 2026-04-25 | Paul Jean CLAYS \(1819\-1900\), oil on panel, Marine, signed | Maison Jules Veilinghuis | €200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-paul-jean-clays-1819-1900-oil-on-panel-marine-signed-94-c-3eb1f95a4c
3. 2026-01-24 | PAUL JEAN CLAYS \(1817\-1900, IN THE MANNER OF\): MARINE, OIL ON CANVAS, DATED 1878 | Coronari Auctions | €800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-paul-jean-clays-1817-1900-in-the-manner-of-marine-oil-on-canvas-dated-1878-893-c-56fdb8e72b
4. 2026-01-08 | PAUL JEAN CLAYS \(Belgium, 1817\-1900\), Fishing boats off a harbor windmill., Oil on canvas, 30" x 25". Framed 39" x 33". | Eldred's | $550
5. 2025-12-11 | C. 80 seascapes. | Arenberg Auctions | €80
6. 2025-12-11 | 27 drawings on 22 sheets. | Arenberg Auctions | €380
7. 2025-10-29 | Paul Jean Clays \(1819\-1900\), Sailing ships in a calm harbor, 1853 | John Moran Auctioneers | $9,240
8. 2025-09-28 | Paul Jean CLAYS \(1819\-1900\)., Anvers., Série de quatre aquarelles regroupées dans, un même encadrement., Dimensions : 12 x 20 \+/\- chacune., Dimensions cadre : 42 x 65 cm. | MJV Soudant | N/A
9. 2025-09-10 | Huile sur toile marouflée sur toile "Navires près de Dordrecht". Signé en b | Vanderkindere | €1,300
10. 2025-09-10 | Paul Jean Clays \(1819\-1900\) 'Mooring in the Evening Light', oil on canvas \(1842\). | Flanders Auctions | €400
11. 2025-05-18 | Paul Jean Clays \(1819\-1900\)., Marine., Huile sur panneau., Diamètre : 25 cm. | MJV Soudant | €600
12. 2025-04-29 | Paul Jean Clays \(1819\-1900\) 'Sailing Boats in a Mediterranean Sea'' \(1845\) | Flanders Auctions | €850
13. 2024-12-12 | Seascape. | Arenberg Auctions | €130
14. 2024-12-12 | 11 marines and buildings. | Arenberg Auctions | €150
15. 2024-10-16 | Paul Jean Clays, Shipping in a Calm Near the Coast | Brunk Auctions | $1,300
16. 2024-09-30 | PAUL JEAN CLAYS \(1819 \- 1900\) | Haynault | N/A
17. 2024-06-29 | Paul Jean Clays, 1819\-1900, fishing boats on the beach | Henry's Auktionshaus | N/A
18. 2024-02-17 | Paul Jean CLAYS \(1819\-1900\), oil on panel Marine, signed | Maison Jules Veilinghuis | €200
19. 2023-11-21 | Paul Jean Clays | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $850
20. 2023-08-20 | Paul Jean CLAYS \(1819\-1900\), oil on panel Boats on the river, signed | Maison Jules Veilinghuis | N/A
21. 2023-05-23 | Paul Jean Clays \(Belgian, 1817\-1900\), Sailing boats by the coast | Venduehuis der Notarissen | €1,000
22. 2023-05-23 | Paul Jean Clays \(Belgian, 1817\-1900\), An elegant company watching the fishing vessels | Venduehuis der Notarissen | €3,600
23. 2022-12-03 | Paul Jean Clays \(1818\-1900\) oil on canvas marine … | Blackwood March Auctioneers | N/A
24. 2022-11-26 | Paul Jean CLAYS \(1819\-1900\) | Maison Jules Veilinghuis | €450

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