# Roy Cross - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T23:21:18.931Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 54
- Lots with prices: 40
- First auction date: 2008-02-01
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-03
- Median realised price: $3,750
- Price range: $25 to $32,500

## Market Takeaway
Roy Cross shows solid auction liquidity with 52 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-21.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($3,750\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,600 and $8,850.
- 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: 15.8% (6 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 63.2% (24 sales)
- $10,000\+: 21.1% (8 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 4
- Recent 12 months median: $150
- Previous 12 months median: $1,300
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-21
- Days since latest sale: 28
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Eldred's: 25 lots
- Bonhams: 10 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 3 lots
- STAIR: 3 lots
- Bourgeault\-Horan Antiquarians: 2 lots
- James D. Julia: 2 lots
- Weschler's: 2 lots
- Gray's Auctioneers: 1 lots
- John McInnis Auctioneers: 1 lots
- Joshua Kodner: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-03 | ROY CROSS \(United Kingdom, 1924\-2024\), "The Federal Navy Frigate Boston in Boston Harbour \- 1799"., Watercolor, 21" x 29.75". Framed 30" x 39". | Eldred's | $5,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-roy-cross-united-kingdom-1924-2024-the-federal-navy-frigate-boston-in-boston-harbour-1799-watercolor-21-x-29-75-framed-30-x-39-6139-c-23ca5b6327
2. 2026-02-22 | Large gold framed ship print 'Golden West' by Roy Cross | Kim's Auction | A$50
3. 2026-01-21 | ROY CROSS \(United Kingdom, 1924\-2024\), "Constitution 'Old Ironsides' moored in the Charles River, Boston, 1803"., Lithograph, 24" x 30" sight. Framed 30" x 36". | Sandwich Auction House | $150
4. 2025-03-28 | Roy Cross \(British 1924\-2024\), The 12 Gun Sloop 'Providence' on the Delaware River, 1776, Gouache on paper, Sight size: 21\-1/2 x 29 in \(54.6 x 73.7 cm\) | Weschler's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-roy-cross-british-1924-2024-the-12-gun-sloop-providence-on-the-delaware-river-1776-gouache-on-paper-sight-size-21-1-2-x-29-in-54-6-x-73-7-cm-9-c-6604ba6b84
5. 2025-02-26 | ROY CROSS \(United Kingdom, 1924\-\), "Nantucket in the 1840s with the Telegraph & Steam Camel"., Oil on canvas, 15" x 22". Framed 22" x 29". | Eldred's | $5,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-roy-cross-united-kingdom-1924-nantucket-in-the-1840s-with-the-telegraph-steam-camel-oil-on-canvas-15-x-22-framed-22-x-29-4183-c-3e04dbbb4a
6. 2024-09-12 | Roy Cross \(b. 1924\): Nantucket Wharves in The Mid\-1830s | STAIR | $900
7. 2024-09-12 | Roy Cross \(1924\-2024\): Nantucket Whaler Spermo Gaming off the Californian Coast | STAIR | $1,300
8. 2024-09-12 | Roy Cross \(1924\-2024\): The Chase and Capture of The Prince de Neufchâtel | STAIR | $1,600
9. 2024-08-09 | ROY CROSS \(United Kingdom, 1924\-\), "Nantucket in the 1840s with the Telegraph & Steam Camel"., Oil on canvas, 15" x 22". Framed 22" x 29". | Eldred's | N/A
10. 2023-10-18 | Roy Cross \(British, born 1924\) 'Yacht America \- c.1856' \(unframed\) | Bonhams | £1,700
11. 2023-08-16 | ROY CROSS SIGNED Ship Dock Lithograph | The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc. | $25 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-roy-cross-signed-ship-dock-lithograph-768-c-9d840fcb19
12. 2023-08-12 | Roy Cross \(British, b.1924\) Limited Ed. Lithograph | Joshua Kodner | N/A
13. 2023-08-11 | ROY CROSS \(United Kingdom, 1924\-\), “Constitution Passes Castle Island, Boston 1828”., Gouache on paper, 9” x 13.5” sight. Framed 19.5” x 24”. | Eldred's | $1,100
14. 2023-08-11 | ROY CROSS \(United Kingdom, 1924\-\), “Old Baltimore Harbour Circa 1840"., Gouache, 8.5” x 13.75”. Framed 18” x 23”. | Eldred's | $2,400
15. 2023-08-11 | ROY CROSS \(United Kingdom, 1924\-\), "Nantucket Whaler John Adams I"., Oil on canvas, 24" x 36". Framed 31.5" x 43.5". | Eldred's | $18,000
16. 2023-04-26 | Roy Cross \(British, born 1924\) 'Yacht America \- c.1856' \(unframed\) | Bonhams | N/A
17. 2023-04-26 | Roy Cross \(British, born 1924\) 'A King's Cutter', off Gibraltar \(unframed\) | Bonhams | N/A
18. 2023-04-26 | Roy Cross \(British, born 1924\) Curieux on patrol in the Caribbean \(unframed\) | Bonhams | £1,600
19. 2023-01-26 | ROY CROSS \(United Kingdom, b. 1924\), Print “Constitution”., Framed 35.75” x 42”. | Eldred's | $175
20. 2022-11-17 | ROY CROSS \(England, b. 1924\), "The Ship John of Salem, 1803"., Gouache and watercolor on paper, 21" x 29" sight. Framed 30” x 38”. | Eldred's | $3,750
21. 2022-11-17 | ROY CROSS \(England, b. 1924\), The Baltimore clipper Grecian., Gouache and watercolor on paper, 23.5” x 32.5”. Framed 29” x 37.5”. | Eldred's | $4,250
22. 2022-11-10 | Roy Cross \(British, b. 1924\) Packet "Joshua Bates" Sailing from Newburyport 1844 | Heritage Auctions | $1,800
23. 2022-11-10 | Roy Cross \(British, b. 1924\) Packet Washington Irving Departing Boston in circa | Heritage Auctions | $2,400
24. 2022-09-08 | ROY CROSS \(United Kingdom, b. 1924\), “Constitution”., Framed print 35.75” x 42”. | Eldred's | N/A

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