# Thomas Bush Hardy - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T10:09:17.382Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 798
- Lots with prices: 510
- First auction date: 1995-05-03
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-28
- Median realised price: $450
- Price range: $10 to $28,680

## Market Takeaway
Thomas Bush Hardy shows very deep auction liquidity with 787 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $450. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 36 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-22.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($450\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $250 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: 76.5% (384 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 23.3% (117 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0.2% (1 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 36
- Previous 12 months sales: 35
- Recent 12 months median: $250
- Previous 12 months median: $200
- Median shift: 25%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-22
- Days since latest sale: 27
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 156 lots
- Christie's: 62 lots
- John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers: 52 lots
- Gorringes: 37 lots
- Chiswick Auctions: 26 lots
- Mallams: 23 lots
- Charles Miller Ltd: 17 lots
- Sworders: 17 lots
- Cheffins: 13 lots
- David Duggleby: 13 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-11 | THOMAS BUSH HARDY \(BRITISH, 1842\-1897\) Safe in port | Charles Miller Ltd | £130 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-bush-hardy-british-1842-1897-safe-in-port-10-c-3f0947e672
2. 2025-11-11 | THOMAS BUSH HARDY \(BRITISH, 1842\-1897\) | Charles Miller Ltd | £145 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-bush-hardy-british-1842-1897-2-c-3f0737fdf0
3. 2025-05-14 | Thomas Bush Hardy \(British, 1842\-1897\), | Kinghams Auctioneers | £250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-bush-hardy-british-1842-1897-322-c-7b2406f86a
4. 2024-07-25 | Thomas Bush Hardy \(British, 1842\-1897\), | Kinghams Auctioneers | £130 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-bush-hardy-british-1842-1897-214-c-17c45c8906
5. 2024-02-27 | THOMAS BUSH HARDY, A pair of Victorian maritime scenes, watercolour, 40 x 33cm | Lawsons | A$400
6. 2021-02-13 | Thomas Bush Hardy \(England, 1842\-1897\) | Cordier Auctions & Appraisals | $225
7. 2026-04-28 | THOMAS BUSH HARDY \(ENGLISH,1842\-1897\), Loading Fish, Picardy 1883 | Gibson's | A$400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-bush-hardy-english-1842-1897-loading-fish-picardy-1883-416-c-dc024608fd
8. 2026-04-27 | THOMAS BUSH HARDY \(1842\-1897\) A Three Masted Sailing Ship being Towed from a Harbour by a Paddle Steamer Tug Watercolour, 59.5cm x 95.5cm Signed lower right | Adam's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-bush-hardy-1842-1897-a-three-masted-sailing-ship-being-towed-from-a-harbour-by-a-paddle-steamer-tug-watercolour-59-5cm-x-95-5cm-signed-lower-right-1-c-aa3153940a
9. 2026-04-16 | THOMAS BUSH HARDY \(1842\-1897\) HEADING OUT TO SEA | Elstob Auctioneers | £120 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-bush-hardy-1842-1897-heading-out-to-sea-758-c-e8368a4739
10. 2026-04-08 | THOMAS BUSH HARDY \(1842\-1897\) Moored boats watercolour signed and dated 1875 12 x 17cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-bush-hardy-1842-1897-moored-boats-watercolour-signed-and-dated-1875-12-x-17cm-181-c-4e5723c0ee
11. 2026-04-04 | Thomas Bush Hardy, The Jetty, Watercolor | RoGallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-bush-hardy-the-jetty-watercolor-551-c-37d1164442
12. 2026-03-10 | THOMAS BUSH HARDY \(1842\-1897\) Moored boats watercolour signed and dated 1875 12 x 17cm | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £55 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-bush-hardy-1842-1897-moored-boats-watercolour-signed-and-dated-1875-12-x-17cm-57-c-2e2f549428
13. 2026-02-19 | THOMAS BUSH HARDY \(1842\-1897\) SHIPS AT THE HARBOUR | Elstob Auctioneers | £80 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-bush-hardy-1842-1897-ships-at-the-harbour-1081-c-b969e3ab5d
14. 2026-02-19 | THOMAS BUSH HARDY \(1842\-1897\) FISHING BOATS ON THE COAST | Elstob Auctioneers | £110 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-bush-hardy-1842-1897-fishing-boats-on-the-coast-1063-c-fb57511a5a
15. 2026-02-19 | THOMAS BUSH HARDY \(1842\-1897\) VENETIAN VIEW | Elstob Auctioneers | £900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-bush-hardy-1842-1897-venetian-view-1049-c-d27d7110a0
16. 2026-01-22 | Thomas Bush Hardy \(British, 1842\-1897\) Shipping off the coast with frigates and steam ships beyond | Chiswick Auctions | £280
17. 2026-01-14 | THOMAS BUSH HARDY \(BRITISH 1842\-1897\), BEACHED SHIPPING | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | £850
18. 2026-01-14 | THOMAS BUSH HARDY \(BRITISH 1842\-1897\), SHIPPING ON THE SOLENT | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | £550
19. 2026-01-14 | THOMAS BUSH HARDY \(BRITISH 1842\-1897\), LOW TIDE, FRENCH COAST | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | £160
20. 2025-12-02 | Thomas Bush Hardy \(British, 1842\-1897\) oil on relined canvas, Coastal Scene \-12 x 24 inches dated 1864. overall frame size 21 x 33 inches | Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions | $450
21. 2025-11-11 | THOMAS BUSH HARDY \(BRITISH, 1842\-1897\) | Charles Miller Ltd | N/A
22. 2025-10-29 | Thomas Bush Hardy \(British, 1842\-1897\), Venice from the Lagoon | Sloane Street Auctions | £400
23. 2025-10-22 | Thomas Bush Hardy \(1842\-1897\) Fishing boats off the coast, signed and dated 1890, watercolour heightened with white, 25 x 54cm | Mallams | £120
24. 2025-10-22 | Thomas Bush Hardy \(1842\-1897\) 'Dutch Pinck Going Out', signed, inscribed with title and dated 1893, watercolour, 24.5 x 43cm, and another watercolour coastal landscape by Maria Gastineau \(1827\-1890\). \(2\) | Mallams | £90

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