# R. W. Sturgess - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-04T12:15:48.664Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 30
- Lots with prices: 15
- First auction date: 2019-10-24
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-15
- Median realised price: $720
- Price range: $100 to $3,000

## Market Takeaway
R. W. Sturgess shows developing auction liquidity with 30 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $720. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-15.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($720\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $260 and $900.
- 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: 80% (12 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 20% (3 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 5
- Previous 12 months sales: 4
- Recent 12 months median: $2,200
- Previous 12 months median: $100
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-15
- Days since latest sale: 34
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Leonard Joel: 12 lots
- Kim's Auction: 3 lots
- Lawsons: 3 lots
- Leski Auctions Pty Ltd: 3 lots
- Gibson's: 2 lots
- Kerleys Auctions: 2 lots
- Aalders Auctions: 1 lots
- Amanda Addams Auctions: 1 lots
- Artvisory: 1 lots
- GFL Fine Art: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-15 | REGINALD WARD STURGESS, A MIDLAND BYWAY, | Leonard Joel | A$2,200
2. 2025-11-22 | Reginald Ward Sturgess \(1892\-1932\), | Aalders Auctions | N/A
3. 2025-09-07 | R. W. STURGESS, 1892\-1932, Desire, watercolour, 16x25cm | Lawsons | N/A
4. 2025-07-13 | R. W. Sturgess \(1892\-1932\)\- Relaxing, watercolour, 16x25cm, signed lower right | Kim's Auction | A$2,700
5. 2025-04-06 | R. W. STURGESS, 1892\-1932, Desire, watercolour, 16x25cm | Lawsons | N/A
6. 2024-12-08 | R. W. Sturgess \( 1892\-1932\)\- Nude, watercolour, signed | Kim's Auction | N/A
7. 2024-10-06 | R.W.STURGESS "CALM WATERS" | Phillip Caldwell Auctioneers | A$800
8. 2024-07-11 | R. W. STURGESS, CATTLE BY THE HAYSTACK, WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER, SIGNED LOWER LEFT, 30.5 X 35CM, FRAME SIZE: 58 X 60.5CM | Leonard Joel | N/A
9. 2024-04-07 | Reginald Ward Sturgess \(Australian 1892\-1932\) "Sea… | Amanda Addams Auctions | A$100
10. 2024-02-13 | REGINALD WARD STURGESS \(1892\-1932\), At the Docks | Gibson's | A$220
11. 2023-06-04 | R. W. Sturgess \(1892\-1932\) \- Desire | Kim's Auction | A$3,000
12. 2023-03-26 | Reginald Ward Sturgess “Fishermen Sorting Nets” | Kerleys Auctions | A$720
13. 2023-02-20 | Reginald Ward Sturgess \(1892\-1932\) Landscape with trees. watercolour with body colour, signed lower right | Artvisory | A$100
14. 2023-02-05 | Reginald Ward Sturgess “Fishermen Sorting Nets” | Kerleys Auctions | N/A
15. 2022-11-28 | REGINALD WARD STURGESS \(ATTRIBUTED\), Beneath the Pier | Gibson's | A$650
16. 2022-09-01 | R. W. STURGESS, THE FISHERY, WATERCOLOUR, SIGNED LOWER LEFT, 29.5 X 36CM, FRAME SIZE: 52 X 58CM PROVENANCE: LEONARD JOEL, MELBOURN... | Leonard Joel | A$900
17. 2022-06-30 | REGINALD WARD STURGESS \(1892 \- 1932\) Sailing in Light Wind oil on board 23 x 30.5 cm \(frame: 40 x 47 x 6 cm\) signed lower left | Lawsons | N/A
18. 2021-10-07 | R. W. STURGESS, MOONRISE, WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER, 19 X 18CM, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT CONDITION: THERE IS A VERTICAL TEAR PRESENT IN THE U... | Leonard Joel | A$260
19. 2021-09-30 | R. W. STURGESS, MOONRISE, WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER, 19 X 18CM, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT CONDITION: THERE IS A VERTICAL TEAR PRESENT IN THE U... | Leonard Joel | N/A
20. 2021-09-23 | R. W. STURGESS, MOONRISE, WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER, 19 X 18CM, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT CONDITION: THERE IS A VERTICAL TEAR PRESENT IN THE U... | Leonard Joel | N/A
21. 2021-09-23 | REGINALD WARD STURGESS, ACROSS THE RIVER, WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER, 13 X 19CM, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT CONDITION: THIS WORK IS IN GOOD COND... | Leonard Joel | N/A
22. 2021-09-09 | R. W. STURGESS, MOONRISE, WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER, 19 X 18CM, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT CONDITION: THERE IS A VERTICAL TEAR PRESENT IN THE U... | Leonard Joel | N/A
23. 2021-09-09 | REGINALD WARD STURGESS, ACROSS THE RIVER, WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER, 13 X 19CM, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT CONDITION: THIS WORK IS IN GOOD COND... | Leonard Joel | N/A
24. 2021-08-22 | REGINALD WARD STURGESS \- STILL LIFE WITH BOTTLE | GFL Fine Art | A$750

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