# Tom Samek - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-04T18:36:51.396Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 137
- Lots with prices: 103
- First auction date: 2016-03-09
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-10
- Median realised price: $900
- Price range: $20 to $19,000

## Market Takeaway
Tom Samek shows solid auction liquidity with 136 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $900. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 33 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-28.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($900\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $400 and $3,000.
- 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: 53.9% (55 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 42.2% (43 sales)
- $10,000\+: 3.9% (4 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 33
- Previous 12 months sales: 32
- Recent 12 months median: $700
- Previous 12 months median: $1,900
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-11-28
- Days since latest sale: 82
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Colville Auctions: 115 lots
- Lawsons: 13 lots
- Leonard Joel: 7 lots
- Gibson's: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-11-19 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Europe Australia \- \(Pear Chair Silhouette\) | Colville Auctions | A$4,500
2. 2026-03-10 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Europe Australia \- \(Hat\) | Colville Auctions | A$1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-tom-samek-1950-2021-europe-australia-hat-96-c-3bf33e4d89
3. 2025-11-28 | Tom Samek \(1950 \- 2021\) Europe Australia \- Water Music | Colville Auctions | A$350
4. 2025-11-28 | Tom Samek \(1950 \- 2021\) Europe Australia \- Watermusic 2 | Colville Auctions | A$500
5. 2025-11-28 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Europe Australia \- Stockmarket Crash | Colville Auctions | A$600
6. 2025-11-28 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Europe Australia \- Rigord | Colville Auctions | A$600
7. 2025-11-28 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Europe Australia \- Recent Works 65 Salamanca Place Gallery | Colville Auctions | A$500
8. 2025-11-28 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Europe Australia \- An Aesthetic | Colville Auctions | A$7,500
9. 2025-11-28 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Europe Australia \- General An Aesthetic | Colville Auctions | A$3,600
10. 2025-11-28 | Tom Samek \(1950 \- 2021\) Europe Australia \- Homage to Bacon | Colville Auctions | A$2,000
11. 2025-11-28 | Tom Samek \(1950 \- 2021\) Europe Australia \- Self Portrait Squared | Colville Auctions | A$1,200
12. 2025-11-28 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Europe Australia \- The Gatherers | Colville Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-tom-samek-1950-2021-europe-australia-the-gatherers-13-c-7d29982067
13. 2025-11-28 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Europe Australia \- The Elephant Man | Colville Auctions | A$350
14. 2025-11-11 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Czechoslovakia Australia \- \(Smile Girl\) | Colville Auctions | A$700
15. 2025-11-11 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Czechoslovakia Australia \- \(Smile Boy\) | Colville Auctions | A$600
16. 2025-08-19 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Europe, Australia\-Now Now John | Colville Auctions | A$1,200
17. 2025-08-19 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Europe, Australia\-Environmakers | Colville Auctions | A$800
18. 2025-08-19 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Europe Australia\-Not Now John | Colville Auctions | A$600
19. 2025-08-19 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Europe Australia\-Not Now John | Colville Auctions | A$400
20. 2025-08-19 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Europe Australia\-Is That Jazz | Colville Auctions | A$500
21. 2025-08-19 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Europe Australia\-Joke | Colville Auctions | A$900
22. 2025-08-19 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Europe Australia\-Wine Makes You Happy | Colville Auctions | A$1,100
23. 2025-08-19 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Europe Australia\-Tenorizing | Colville Auctions | A$900
24. 2025-08-19 | Tom Samek \(1950\-2021\) Europe Australia\-Tulip Lovers | Colville Auctions | A$600

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