# W. J. Caparn - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-03T08:33:24.521Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 27
- Lots with prices: 26
- First auction date: 2015-08-09
- Latest auction date: 2025-10-28
- Median realised price: $100
- Price range: $28 to $110,000

## Market Takeaway
W. J. Caparn shows developing auction liquidity with 27 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $100. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 1 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-28.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($100\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $80 and $190.
- 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: 96.2% (25 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 0% (0 sales)
- $10,000\+: 3.8% (1 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 1
- Previous 12 months sales: 4
- Recent 12 months median: $110,000
- Previous 12 months median: $80
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-10-28
- Days since latest sale: 113
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Bargain Hunt Auctions: 15 lots
- Lawsons: 3 lots
- Raffan Kelaher & Thomas: 3 lots
- Strauss & Co: 2 lots
- Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers: 2 lots
- Chaucer Auctions: 1 lots
- Vickers & Hoad: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-12-18 | William John ""Pete"" Knight signed 10x8 inch vintage black and white photo. William John ""Pete"" | Chaucer Auctions | £28
2. 2024-10-14 | William John \(Bill\) O'Shea, Australia \(b. 1934\), Town Houses, Yeoval 1982, Oil on canvas on board | Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers | A$120
3. 2024-05-19 | William John \(Bill\) O'Shea \(1934\-.\) Australia, Deserted Georges Plains, oil on board, signed lower right, 16 x 36.5 cm | Vickers & Hoad | A$80
4. 2024-05-12 | WILLIAM JOHN \(BILL\) O' SHEA, \(Australia 1934\-\), One Time Inn, Gulgong, Oil/Board, 37 x 75 cm. \(14.5 x 29.5 in.\), Frame: 51 x 90 cm. \(20.0 x 35.4 in.\) | Bargain Hunt Auctions | A$320
5. 2023-12-11 | William John \(Bill\) O'Shea, Australia \(b.1934\), The Styx River, Wollombi 1978, Oil on canvaboard | Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers | A$100
6. 2022-09-11 | William John \(Bill\) O'Shea, \(Australia, 1934\-\), 2 works "Namoi Billabong" & "Lachlan Billabong", 1980, each an oil on canvas board, Each: 19.50 x 14.50 cm. \(7.68 x 5.71 in.\), Frames: 32.50 x 27.50 cm. \(12.80 x 10.83 in.\) | Bargain Hunt Auctions | A$80
7. 2022-09-11 | William John \(Bill\) O'Shea, \(Australia, 1934\-\), "Currabubula, Creekside", 1977, Oil on canvas board, 23.50 x 33.50 cm. \(9 1/4 x 13.19 in.\), Frame: 38.50 x 48.50 cm. \(15.16 x 19.09 in.\) | Bargain Hunt Auctions | A$90
8. 2022-07-17 | William John \(Bill\) O'Shea, \(Australia, 1934\-\), "Woolshed, Timor NSW", 1978, Oil on canvasboard, 15.50 x 37 cm. \(6.10 x 14.57 in.\), Frame: 23 x 44.50 cm. \(9.06 x 17.52 in.\) | Bargain Hunt Auctions | A$160
9. 2021-08-08 | William John \(Bill\) O'Shea \(1934\-\), | Bargain Hunt Auctions | A$190
10. 2021-05-31 | William John \(Bill\) O'Shea \(1934\-\) | Bargain Hunt Auctions | A$220
11. 2018-05-06 | William John \(Bill\) O'Shea \(1934\- \), | Bargain Hunt Auctions | A$70
12. 2017-04-04 | WILLIAM JOHN \(Bill\) O''SHEA \(Australia, 1934\-\), ''Waroo Landscape''. Oil on canvas board. Signed lower right. 22 x 60cm. | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | A$60
13. 2017-02-27 | WILLIAM JOHN \(Bill\) O''SHEA \(Australia, 1934\-\), ''WAROO LANDSCAPE''. Oil on canvas board. Signed lower right. 22 x 60cm. | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | A$100
14. 2016-09-06 | WILLIAM JOHN \(Bill\) O'SHEA, 'Old Homestead \- Peak Hill 1978', oil on board, signed lower left, 15 x 36cm. | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | A$70
15. 2016-07-28 | William John \(Bill\) O'Shea \(1934 \- \) \- Bush Store, Drake 1987 36.5 x 74.5cm | Lawsons | A$170
16. 2016-06-09 | William John \(Bill\) O'Shea \(1934 \- \) \- Afternoon Muster, Dubbo, 1988 30 x 60cm | Lawsons | A$190
17. 2016-05-21 | William John \(Bill\) O'Shea, \(Australia 1934\-\), 'Scrubby Kalong', oil on board, signed, bears original receipt verso dated 1978, original cost $100, 36 x 24cm | Bargain Hunt Auctions | A$60
18. 2015-10-29 | William John \(Bill\) O'Shea \(1934 \- \) \- Club House Hotel, Rocklea, N.S.W. 46 x 61cm | Lawsons | A$100
19. 2015-08-09 | William John \(Bill\) O'Shea \(1934\), | Bargain Hunt Auctions | A$170
20. 2015-08-09 | William John \(Bill\) O'Shea \(1934\), | Bargain Hunt Auctions | A$200
21. 2015-08-09 | William John \(Bill\) O'Shea \(1934\-\), | Bargain Hunt Auctions | A$190
22. 2015-08-09 | William John \(Bill\) O'Shea \(1934\-\), | Bargain Hunt Auctions | A$220
23. 2015-08-09 | William John \(Bill\) O'Shea \(1934\-\), | Bargain Hunt Auctions | A$220
24. 2025-10-28 | Attributed to William John Huggins; British 1781\-1845; The Snow Brig Arethusa off Cape Town | Strauss & Co | ZAR 110,000

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