# Richmond Irwin Kelsey - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-06-18T20:56:10.008Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 7
- Lots with prices: 6
- First auction date: 2004-09-10
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-13
- Median realised price: $363
- Price range: $140 to $4,600

## Market Takeaway
Richmond Irwin Kelsey has 7 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $363. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 2 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 \($363\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($350 to $650\) 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: 83.3% (5 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 16.7% (1 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 2
- Previous 12 months sales: 0
- Recent 12 months median: $363
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: N/A
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-13
- Days since latest sale: 155
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- John Moran Auctioneers: 3 lots
- California Auctioneers: 1 lots
- Copake Auction Inc.: 1 lots
- Elstob Auctioneers: 1 lots
- Skinner: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-13 | Richmond Irwin Kelsey \(1905\-1987, American\), "The Market Place" | John Moran Auctioneers | $363
2. 2025-11-18 | Richmond Irwin Kelsey \(1905\-1987\), "Thunder Heads" | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A
3. 2021-09-18 | A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III PROVINCIAL SILVER FEATHER\-EDGE TABLE SPOONS, by Ri | Elstob Auctioneers | £140 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-a-set-of-four-george-iii-provincial-silver-feather-edge-table-spoons-by-ri-1320-c-93b42d0be8
4. 2021-08-28 | Richmond Irwin Kelsey \(1905\-1988\) | Copake Auction Inc. | $350
5. 2016-06-26 | Richmond Irwin Kelsey 11.5"x16" oil on board | California Auctioneers | $650
6. 2007-10-23 | Richmond Irwin Kelsey \(1905\-1987 Santa Barbara, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | $4,600
7. 2004-09-10 | Richmond Irwin Kelsey \(American, b. 1905\) | Skinner | $646

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