# Thomas Willis - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T17:07:37.121Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 89
- Lots with prices: 68
- First auction date: 2000-08-19
- Latest auction date: 2025-10-29
- Median realised price: $1,700
- Price range: $200 to $5,019

## Market Takeaway
Thomas Willis shows solid auction liquidity with 89 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,700. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 1 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-29.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,700\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,000 and $2,250.
- 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: 22.1% (15 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 77.9% (53 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 1
- Previous 12 months sales: 6
- Recent 12 months median: $635
- Previous 12 months median: $1,200
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-10-29
- Days since latest sale: 112
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Eldred's: 23 lots
- Thomaston Place Auction Galleries: 10 lots
- Christie's: 8 lots
- Marion Antique Auctions: 8 lots
- Boston Harbor Auctions: 4 lots
- Bourgeault\-Horan Antiquarians: 3 lots
- Rafael Osona Auctions: 3 lots
- Cowan's Auctions: 2 lots
- Helmuth Stone: 2 lots
- Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2021-08-01 | Thomas Willis \(Denmark, NY, 1850 \- 1925\) "Corona" | Helmuth Stone | $1,000
2. 2025-10-29 | Thomas Willis \(1850\-1925\), Sailing ship at sea, 1907 | John Moran Auctioneers | $635 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-willis-1850-1925-sailing-ship-at-sea-1907-152-c-f2bfabf75b
3. 2024-12-15 | Thomas Willis \(1850 \- 1925\) Oil and Silk Embroidery | Locati LLC | $1,200
4. 2024-11-19 | Thomas Willis \(Danish\-American, 1850\-1925\), A Portrait of a Sloop in Open Waters | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $1,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-willis-danish-american-1850-1925-a-portrait-of-a-sloop-in-open-waters-36-c-a174dd9a54
5. 2024-07-18 | Thomas Willis \- Marine Picture | New England Auctions | $1,200
6. 2024-05-30 | Thomas Willis \(1850 \- 1925\) American | Cutler Bay Auctions | $300
7. 2024-02-23 | Thomas Willis \(AM 1850\-1925\) American Steamer | Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers | $1,100
8. 2024-02-23 | Thomas Willis \(AM 1850\-1925\) USS Stranger | Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers | $1,800
9. 2023-09-14 | THOMAS WILLIS \(American, 1845\-1925\). The American Schooner "Magic," circa 1907, Oil on canvas with applied silk, velvet, and needlework | Sloans & Kenyon | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-willis-american-1845-1925-the-american-schooner-magic-circa-1907-oil-on-canvas-with-applied-silk-velvet-and-needlework-66-c-c5d454d9b6
10. 2023-09-13 | Thomas Willis, Fabric on Canvas, Yacht | Nye & Company | $2,750
11. 2023-08-06 | Thomas Willis \(Denmark, NY, 1850 \- 1925\) | Helmuth Stone | N/A
12. 2023-03-06 | Thomas Willis \(Danish/American, 1850\-1925\) Nautical Painting VOLUNTEER 1880s | Kensington Estate Auctions | $700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-willis-danish-american-1850-1925-nautical-painting-volunteer-1880s-20-c-37d45a78d6
13. 2023-03-01 | THOMAS WILLIS \(New York/Denmark, 1850\-1925\), Portrait of a steam/sail yacht flying two burgees and an American flag., Oil on canvas with applied silk and threadwork, 20” x 36.5”. Framed 27” x 42”. | Eldred's | $1,500
14. 2022-11-12 | THOMAS WILLIS \(NY/DENMARK, 1850\-1925\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $2,750
15. 2022-11-10 | Thomas Willis \(American, 1850\-1925\) Arkadia and Underwriter Oil on canvas with a | Heritage Auctions | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-thomas-willis-american-1850-1925-arkadia-and-underwriter-oil-on-canvas-with-a-27012-c-ee94a2796a
16. 2022-08-13 | THOMAS WILLIS, Schooner Painting | Blackwell Auctions LLC | $1,500
17. 2022-08-06 | Thomas Willis \(1850\-1925, Denmark, New York\) oil | Marion Antique Auctions | $1,700
18. 2022-08-06 | Thomas Willis \(1850\-1925, Denmark, New York\) oil | Marion Antique Auctions | $2,200
19. 2022-08-06 | Thomas Willis \(1850\-1925, Denmark, New York\) oil | Marion Antique Auctions | $2,000
20. 2022-08-06 | Thomas Willis \(1850\-1925, Denmark, New York\) oil | Marion Antique Auctions | $2,100
21. 2022-08-05 | THOMAS WILLIS \(New York/Denmark, 1850\-1925\), An American steam yacht., Oil on canvas with applied silk and velour, 11.5" x 17.5" sight. Framed 13.5" x 19.75". | Eldred's | $1,400
22. 2022-08-05 | THOMAS WILLIS \(New York/Denmark, 1850\-1925\), Portrait of a yacht., Oil on canvas with applied silk and threadwork, 18" x 23". Framed 22" x 27". | Eldred's | $1,700
23. 2022-08-05 | THOMAS WILLIS \(New York/Denmark, 1850\-1925\), Portrait of a New York Yacht Club racing yacht, Oil on canvas with applied silk and threadwork, 20.25" x 36". Framed 24.5" x 40". | Eldred's | $2,500
24. 2022-02-26 | THOMAS WILLIS \(NY/DENMARK, 1850\-1925\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $600

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