# Thomas Sully - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-04T18:37:17.530Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 270
- Lots with prices: 215
- First auction date: 1992-05-28
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-28
- Median realised price: $4,000
- Price range: $10 to $1,082,500

## Market Takeaway
Thomas Sully shows deep auction liquidity with 257 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $4,200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-08.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($4,200\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $2,250 and $10,000.
- 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: 9.1% (19 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 65.4% (136 sales)
- $10,000\+: 25.5% (53 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 14
- Recent 12 months median: $1,300
- Previous 12 months median: $4,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-08
- Days since latest sale: 10
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 32 lots
- Freeman's \| Hindman: 25 lots
- Freeman's: 16 lots
- Sotheby's: 13 lots
- Brunk Auctions: 11 lots
- Skinner: 10 lots
- James D. Julia: 9 lots
- Leland Little Auctions: 9 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 9 lots
- Charlton Hall: 6 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-10-17 | Thomas Sully | Brunk Auctions | $34,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-sully-1029-c-55d4c3eac1
2. 2023-05-03 | Leopold Seyffert American, 1887\-1956 Portrait of Commodore James Biddle, After Thomas Sully | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $2,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-leopold-seyffert-american-1887-1956-portrait-of-commodore-james-biddle-after-thomas-sully-1028-c-f9741e2b69
3. 2019-12-07 | Thomas Sully \(American, 1783\-1872\), Portrait of Robert Maskell Patterson | Leland Little Auctions | $3,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-sully-american-1783-1872-portrait-of-robert-maskell-patterson-1411-c-a924734add
4. 2026-04-28 | Thomas Sully \(1783\-1872\), A Portrait of Abigail Ann Taylor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Freeman’s | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-sully-1783-1872-a-portrait-of-abigail-ann-taylor-of-philadelphia-pennsylvania-194-c-c3c55c8940
5. 2026-04-25 | Thomas Sully Signed 1850 Oil on Canvasw/Provenance | Terri Peters & Associates | $2,900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-sully-signed-1850-oil-on-canvasw-provenance-251-c-1e2d83426f
6. 2026-02-08 | THOMAS SULLY \(ATTRIB.\) \(AMERICAN, 1783\-1872\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $1,300
7. 2025-10-22 | Thomas Sully, 1783\-1872, Portrait of Abraham Kintzing, Oil on Canvas | Nye & Company | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-sully-1783-1872-portrait-of-abraham-kintzing-oil-on-canvas-43-c-2d641ba980
8. 2025-08-26 | Thomas Sully \(1783\-1872\), After Joshua Reynolds \(1723\-1792\), A Portrait of Master McRea | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-sully-1783-1872-after-joshua-reynolds-1723-1792-a-portrait-of-master-mcrea-190-c-180421d985
9. 2025-04-29 | Thomas Sully \(1783\-1872\), Portrait Of Elizabeth Neagle | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $5,000
10. 2025-03-05 | Thomas Sully \(1783\-1872\)\- A Pair of Portraits of Young Girls | New England Auctions | $850
11. 2025-01-25 | Thomas Sully \(1783\-1872\) | Sotheby's | $13,200
12. 2025-01-24 | THOMAS SULLY \(1783\-1872\). AMELIA LAURA ROSE. oil on canvas20 x 17 in.. | Christie's | $15,120
13. 2024-11-19 | Thomas Sully \(1783\-1872\), Girl at Cottage Window | Freeman’s | $2,500
14. 2024-10-24 | Thomas Sully \(1783\-1872\): Portrait of Don Juan Didios Sebastian De Kanedo E Samarano De La Vega | STAIR | $8,000
15. 2024-10-23 | Thomas Sully | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $3,000
16. 2024-09-20 | Thomas Sully \(Manner of\) | Charlton Hall | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-sully-manner-of-434-c-d4d4427a7d
17. 2024-08-24 | THOMAS SULLY \(PA/UK, 1783\-1872\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $5,000
18. 2024-06-25 | Thomas Sully \(1783\-1872\), "Portrait of Matilda Ballard," 1850 | John Moran Auctioneers | $3,750
19. 2024-04-30 | Thomas Sully \(1783\-1872\), Portrait of a Young Lady | Freeman's \| Hindman | $1,900
20. 2024-04-30 | Thomas Sully \(1783\-1872\), Portrait of a Young Gentleman, dated "1841" | Freeman's | N/A
21. 2024-04-30 | Thomas Sully \(1783\-1872\), Portrait of the Brinton Children, circa 1810 | Freeman's \| Hindman | $4,250
22. 2024-04-12 | THOMAS SULLY OIL ON BOARD | Wiederseim Associates, Inc. | $4,000
23. 2024-04-10 | Thomas Sully | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $1,000
24. 2024-04-05 | THOMAS SULLY \(Pennsylvania/England, 1783\-1872\), Portrait of Jared Mansfield, professor of mathematics, West Point., Oil on canvas, 30" x 25". Framed 33" x 27.5". | Eldred's | N/A

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