# Thomas J. Purchas - Auction Profile

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## Summary
- Lots tracked: 7
- Lots with prices: 4
- First auction date: 2004-05-26
- Latest auction date: 2011-11-22
- Median realised price: $430
- Price range: $340 to $896

## Market Takeaway
Thomas J. Purchas has 7 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $430. Category concentration is still broad. Recent 12-month volume is still light. 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 \($430\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($340 to $480\) 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: 100% (4 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 0% (0 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 0
- Previous 12 months sales: 0
- Recent 12 months median: $0
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: N/A
- Latest sale date: 2011-11-22
- Days since latest sale: 5,274
- Market velocity: inactive

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 4 lots
- Adam's: 1 lots
- Addisons Auctioneers: 1 lots
- Cheffins: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2008-03-06 | Thomas J. Purchas \(British, fl.1879\-1891\) The | Cheffins | £340
2. 2008-02-19 | Thomas J. Purchas \(British\) Gathering seaweed | Bonhams | £480
3. 2008-02-09 | THOMAS J. PURCHAS \(fl.1880\-1894\), THE FERRY, | Addisons Auctioneers | N/A
4. 2004-05-26 | Thomas J. Purchas \(fl.1880\-1894\) | Adam's | N/A
5. 2011-11-22 | Attributed to Thomas J. Purchas 24.5 x 29.5cm. | Bonhams | N/A
6. 2004-10-12 | Thomas J. Purchas \(British, Exh, 1880\-94\) | Bonhams | £430
7. 2004-09-14 | Thomas J. Purchas \(British, fl. 1880\-1894\) | Bonhams | £896

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