# Ray \(1921\) Ellis - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T18:12:46.529Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 109
- Lots with prices: 83
- First auction date: 2004-09-21
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-18
- Median realised price: $850
- Price range: $5 to $187,200

## Market Takeaway
Ray (1921) Ellis shows solid auction liquidity with 94 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 8 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-20.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $300 and $1,900.
- 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: 47.8% (33 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 47.8% (33 sales)
- $10,000\+: 4.3% (3 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 8
- Previous 12 months sales: 10
- Recent 12 months median: $900
- Previous 12 months median: $750
- Median shift: 20%
- Latest sale date: 2025-11-20
- Days since latest sale: 90
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Everard Auctions and Appraisals: 23 lots
- Morris and Whiteside Auctions LLC: 15 lots
- Adam Partridge Auctioneers & Valuers: 10 lots
- Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.: 8 lots
- Eldred's: 4 lots
- Joshua Kodner: 4 lots
- Leland Little Auctions: 4 lots
- Sotheby's: 4 lots
- Woodlands Auctions: 4 lots
- Barry S. Slosberg Inc: 3 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-05 | Georgian Irish Silver Serving Spoon, Hallmarked for Dublin, c.1813 and by R | Purcell Auctioneers | €200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-georgian-irish-silver-serving-spoon-hallmarked-for-dublin-c-1813-and-by-r-190-c-b7ad5415e0
2. 2025-02-25 | Ray Ellis \(1921\-2013\), Moonlight Fisherman, W/C | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ray-ellis-1921-2013-moonlight-fisherman-w-c-340-c-02f4efea06
3. 2024-10-17 | R\(16\) Vintage Souvenir Paperweights | Apple Tree Auction Center | $35 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-r-16-vintage-souvenir-paperweights-4203-c-c774427bba
4. 2024-04-21 | R \(aka Leon Hansen\) PARSONS, \(Australia 1918\-2011\), Stanwell Park Beach, Oil on Canvas, Image: 60 x 76 cm. \(23.6 x 29.9 in.\) Frame: 78 x 93.5 cm. | Bargain Hunt Auctions | A$750
5. 2024-02-13 | Ray Ellis \(SC/MA, 1921\-2013\), Bull & York, 2009, W/C | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ray-ellis-sc-ma-1921-2013-bull-york-2009-w-c-91-c-8244afdb5e
6. 2024-02-13 | Ray Ellis \(1921\-2013\), Picking Wildflowers, W/C | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | N/A
7. 2023-11-30 | R\(oland\) Ayers Large Drawing | Barry S. Slosberg Inc | $65
8. 2017-02-21 | A J Swift & Son Research Microscope In mahogany case, the three lenses by R | Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers | £140 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-a-j-swift-son-research-microscope-in-mahogany-case-the-three-lenses-by-r-28-c-0894006b62
9. 2015-03-16 | LEONARD CUSDEN 'CHECK BEFORE USE', published by R | Mallams | £60
10. 2011-10-27 | Oil Prospecting and Geology. Four folders of typescript reports and surveys by R | Cheffins | £550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-oil-prospecting-and-geology-four-folders-of-typescript-reports-and-surveys-by-r-317-c-0950f91b85
11. 2005-05-17 | R \- A PAIR OF ROMAN CARVED MARBLE TABLE SUPPORTS, CIRCA 1626, NOW SUPPORTING A GEORGE II INSCRIBED | Sotheby's | £80,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-r-a-pair-of-roman-carved-marble-table-supports-circa-1626-now-supporting-a-george-ii-inscribed-239-c-9cdd7wazuv
12. 2026-02-18 | R/Albert old country roses coffee set for 12, no coffee pot. | Woodlands Auctions | A$110
13. 2025-11-20 | Ray Ellis, Along the Moshup Trail | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,100
14. 2025-10-28 | Ray Ellis \(1921\-2013\), Pilot's House, Graphite | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $750
15. 2025-09-24 | R, Gayrard Coronation of Charles X of France 1825 | Duran Arte y Subastas | N/A
16. 2025-08-26 | RAY ELLIS \(1921\-2013\) SEASCAPE LITHOGRAPH | Westport Auction | $50
17. 2025-07-05 | Ray Ellis Watercolor on Paper "View of Brant Point in the Summer" | Rafael Osona Auctions | $2,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ray-ellis-watercolor-on-paper-view-of-brant-point-in-the-summer-2-c-600481b9d5
18. 2025-06-18 | Ray Ellis \(1921\-2013\): Window Still Life | STAIR | $300
19. 2025-06-17 | Ray Ellis \(American, 1921\-2013\), Polk's, Watercolor | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ray-ellis-american-1921-2013-polk-s-watercolor-104-c-7744d3ea5d
20. 2024-10-29 | Ray Ellis \(SC/MA, 1921\-2013\), Masai Herdsmen, W/C | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ray-ellis-sc-ma-1921-2013-masai-herdsmen-w-c-203-c-52249a2a42
21. 2024-09-24 | RAY ELLIS \(1921\-2013\) PANTHER WATERCOLOR PAINTING | Westport Auction | $425
22. 2024-06-25 | Ray Ellis \(SC/MA, 1921\-2013\), An Eton Four, W/C | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ray-ellis-sc-ma-1921-2013-an-eton-four-w-c-154-c-7774142a32
23. 2024-06-25 | Ray Ellis, White House X\-mas Card Sketch '99, W/C | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ray-ellis-white-house-x-mas-card-sketch-99-w-c-149-c-01a415d92e
24. 2024-06-25 | Ray Ellis \(SC/MA, 1921\-2013\), Masai Herdsmen, W/C | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ray-ellis-sc-ma-1921-2013-masai-herdsmen-w-c-91-c-35b483ca20

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