# Thomas Gainsborough - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T15:23:28.282Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 338
- Lots with prices: 161
- First auction date: 2005-09-30
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-15
- Median realised price: $1,600
- Price range: $7 to $7,000,000

## Market Takeaway
Thomas Gainsborough shows deep auction liquidity with 238 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $6,380. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 24 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-03.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($6,380\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $400 and $38,400.
- 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: 33.3% (34 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 20.6% (21 sales)
- $10,000\+: 46.1% (47 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 24
- Previous 12 months sales: 53
- Recent 12 months median: $600
- Previous 12 months median: $200
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-03
- Days since latest sale: 77
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- The Rug Life Auctions: 104 lots
- Sotheby's: 42 lots
- Christie's: 21 lots
- Bonhams: 7 lots
- Brunk Auctions: 6 lots
- Lion and Unicorn: 6 lots
- Sworders: 6 lots
- Charlton Hall: 5 lots
- Hampel Fine Art Auctions: 5 lots
- J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC: 5 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-07-16 | ANTIQUE LITHO OF MUSIDORA BY THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH | Affiliated Auctions & Realty LLC | $60 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-antique-litho-of-musidora-by-thomas-gainsborough-4159-c-8504cd38c5
2. 2024-10-09 | THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH \(BRITISH 1727\-1788\), PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | £38,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-gainsborough-british-1727-1788-portrait-of-a-gentleman-73-c-b314a9b96c
3. 2024-04-07 | After Thomas Gainsborough | Four Seasons Auction Gallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-after-thomas-gainsborough-148-c-ece45908d9
4. 2023-10-10 | Samuel Cousins, After Thomas Gainsborough | Old Kinderhook Auction Company | $50
5. 2023-06-09 | Thomas Gainsborough \(British, 1727\-1788\) Portrait of John Richards, three\-quarte | Heritage Auctions | $20,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-gainsborough-british-1727-1788-portrait-of-john-richards-three-quarte-69033-c-40841d5a2f
6. 2022-08-20 | OVAL MINIATURE PAINTING AFTER THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH | Antique Arena Inc | $50 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-oval-miniature-painting-after-thomas-gainsborough-93-c-cb34d3fafd
7. 2018-12-06 | THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH, R.A. \| Wooded landscape with rustic lovers and two cows | Sotheby's | £200,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-gainsborough-r-a-wooded-landscape-with-rustic-lovers-and-two-cows-209-c-8d340b895e
8. 2014-06-03 | Valentine Green, after Thomas Gainsborough | Sworders | £480
9. 2026-01-15 | THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH \(1727\-1788\) LITHOGRAPH TITLED MASTER JOHN HEATHCOTE, 20IN x 23IN \(51cm x 58cm\) | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-gainsborough-1727-1788-lithograph-titled-master-john-heathcote-20in-x-23in-51cm-x-58cm-273-c-6fe9e72713
10. 2026-01-15 | THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH \(1727\-1788\) FRAMED PRINT TITLED THE BLUE BOY – 20IN x 27IN, 51cm x 69cm | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-gainsborough-1727-1788-framed-print-titled-the-blue-boy-20in-x-27in-51cm-x-69cm-244-c-4b0c1312f5
11. 2025-12-16 | THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH \(1727\-1788\) LITHOGRAPH TITLED MASTER JOHN HEATHCOTE, 20IN x 23IN \(51cm x 58cm\) | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-gainsborough-1727-1788-lithograph-titled-master-john-heathcote-20in-x-23in-51cm-x-58cm-273-c-f1ba427968
12. 2025-12-16 | THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH \(1727\-1788\) FRAMED PRINT TITLED THE BLUE BOY – 20IN x 27IN, 51cm x 69cm | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-gainsborough-1727-1788-framed-print-titled-the-blue-boy-20in-x-27in-51cm-x-69cm-244-c-e2cb8fb4bf
13. 2025-12-03 | THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH \(SUDBURY 1727\-1788 LONDON\). Portrait of Isabella Kinloc | Christie's | £88,900
14. 2025-12-03 | Provincial follower of Thomas Gainsborough | Cheffins | £340 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-provincial-follower-of-thomas-gainsborough-296-c-744906cc15
15. 2025-12-03 | Thomas Gainsborough \(Sudbury 1727\-1788 London\) Portrait of Peter Godfrey \(c.1769\-1837\), half\-length, in a blue coat | Bonhams | N/A
16. 2025-11-25 | THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH \(1727\-1788\) LITHOGRAPH TITLED MASTER JOHN HEATHCOTE, 20IN x 23IN \(51cm x 58cm\) | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-gainsborough-1727-1788-lithograph-titled-master-john-heathcote-20in-x-23in-51cm-x-58cm-273-c-54e0e87e8c
17. 2025-11-25 | THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH \(1727\-1788\) FRAMED PRINT TITLED THE BLUE BOY – 20IN x 27IN, 51cm x 69cm | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-gainsborough-1727-1788-framed-print-titled-the-blue-boy-20in-x-27in-51cm-x-69cm-244-c-b1d0ccd1d2
18. 2025-11-12 | FRAMED PAINTED PORCELAIN PLAQUE, 'THE COTTAGE DOOR', AFTER THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH | Lyon & Turnbull | £200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-framed-painted-porcelain-plaque-the-cottage-door-after-thomas-gainsborough-258-c-f6451b817f
19. 2025-11-12 | Thomas Gainsborough, RA FRSA, and Joseph Wood,  British 1727\-1788 and British 1720\-1764\-  | Roseberys | £300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-gainsborough-ra-frsa-and-joseph-wood-british-1727-1788-and-british-1720-1764-179-c-bcf7f0f9ec
20. 2025-11-05 | THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH \(1727\-1788\) LITHOGRAPH TITLED MASTER JOHN HEATHCOTE, 20IN x 23IN \(51cm x 58cm\) | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-gainsborough-1727-1788-lithograph-titled-master-john-heathcote-20in-x-23in-51cm-x-58cm-273-c-6fc7442faa
21. 2025-11-05 | THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH \(1727\-1788\) FRAMED PRINT TITLED THE BLUE BOY – 20IN x 27IN, 51cm x 69cm | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-gainsborough-1727-1788-framed-print-titled-the-blue-boy-20in-x-27in-51cm-x-69cm-244-c-0ceb29303c
22. 2025-10-14 | THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH \(1727\-1788\) LITHOGRAPH TITLED MASTER JOHN HEATHCOTE, 20IN x 23IN \(51cm x 58cm\) | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-gainsborough-1727-1788-lithograph-titled-master-john-heathcote-20in-x-23in-51cm-x-58cm-273-c-3f3128bae0
23. 2025-10-14 | THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH \(1727\-1788\) FRAMED PRINT TITLED THE BLUE BOY – 20IN x 27IN, 51cm x 69cm | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-gainsborough-1727-1788-framed-print-titled-the-blue-boy-20in-x-27in-51cm-x-69cm-244-c-3f2d2f9e54
24. 2025-09-23 | Thomas GAINSBOROUGH | Artcurial | N/A

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