# William A. Breakspeare - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-04T13:30:55.454Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 97
- Lots with prices: 56
- First auction date: 2001-08-30
- Latest auction date: 2024-06-25
- Median realised price: $1,260
- Price range: $110 to $26,250

## Market Takeaway
William A. Breakspeare shows solid auction liquidity with 96 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,300. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 0 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2024-06-25.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,300\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $720 and $5,250.
- 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: 38.2% (21 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 49.1% (27 sales)
- $10,000\+: 12.7% (7 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 0
- Previous 12 months sales: 3
- Recent 12 months median: $0
- Previous 12 months median: $350
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2024-06-25
- Days since latest sale: 603
- Market velocity: inactive

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 27 lots
- Bonhams: 22 lots
- Sotheby's: 11 lots
- A.B.Levy’s Palm Beach: 6 lots
- Waddington's: 6 lots
- Chiswick Auctions: 3 lots
- Canterbury Auction Galleries: 2 lots
- Dreweatts 1759: 2 lots
- Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales: 2 lots
- Gorringes: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-06-25 | William A. Breakspeare \(English, 1855\-1914\), 'Reconciled', oil on wooden panel, 15 x 24cm | Gorringes | N/A
2. 2024-04-04 | WILLIAM A. BREAKSPEARE \(BRITISH 1855\-1914\), THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | £350
3. 2024-02-21 | WILLIAM A. BREAKSPEARE \(BRITISH 1855\-1914\), THE CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | N/A
4. 2021-12-16 | William A. BREAKSPEARE \(1855\-1914\) oil on canvas | A.B.Levy’s Palm Beach | N/A
5. 2021-07-14 | William A. Breakspeare \(British, 1855\-1914\) A kitchen courtship | Bonhams | £2,500
6. 2021-07-14 | William A. Breakspeare \(British, 1855\-1914\) La belle Helene | Bonhams | £600
7. 2021-07-14 | William A. Breakspeare \(British, 1855\-1914\) Are you not entertained? | Bonhams | £1,300
8. 2021-04-28 | WILLIAM A. BREAKSPEARE | Sheppards | €1,000
9. 2020-11-19 | William A. BREAKSPEARE \(1855\-1914\) oil on canvas | A.B.Levy’s Palm Beach | $14,000
10. 2020-09-23 | William A. Breakspeare \(British, 1855\-1914\) The reprimand | Bonhams | N/A
11. 2020-09-23 | William A. Breakspeare \(British, 1855\-1914\) The Reproof | Bonhams | £1,000
12. 2020-07-17 | William A. Breakspeare \(1855\-1914\) British. 'Dressing for the Ball', a Young Girl Seated on a Sofa tying her S | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
13. 2020-04-30 | William A. BREAKSPEARE \(1855\-1914\) oil on canvas | A.B.Levy’s Palm Beach | N/A
14. 2019-11-12 | William A. Breakspeare \(British, 1855\-1914\) Wistful | Bonhams | £8,000
15. 2019-11-12 | William A. Breakspeare \(British, 1855\-1914\) An offering | Bonhams | £900
16. 2019-07-17 | William A. Breakspeare \(British, 1855\-1914\) After the card game | Bonhams | N/A
17. 2019-05-08 | WILLIAM A. BREAKSPEARE \(BRITISH 1855\-1914\).'An engrossing read' Signed lower right. Oil on panel.19 | Chiswick Auctions | £375
18. 2019-03-20 | William A. Breakspeare \(British, 1855\-1914\) Portrait of a lady | Bonhams | £2,167
19. 2019-02-05 | WILLIAM A. BREAKSPEARE \(BRITISH 1855\-1914\). | Chiswick Auctions | N/A
20. 2019-02-05 | WILLIAM A. BREAKSPEARE \(ENGLISH 1855\-1914\). | Chiswick Auctions | £13,750
21. 2017-11-09 | William A. Breakspeare \(1855\-1914\), NEWS FROM ABROAD, Oil on panel; signed lower right, titled to label verso, 13.5 x 10 in — 34.3 x 25.4 cm | Waddington's | CA$660
22. 2017-10-30 | WILLIAM A. BREAKSPEARE \(1855\-1914\) | A.B.Levy’s Palm Beach | N/A
23. 2017-07-04 | WILLIAM A. BREAKSPEARE \(BRITISH, 1855\-1914\) Portrait of a young lady with long dark h | Bonhams | £1,000
24. 2017-06-18 | \(lot of 105\) William B | Clars Auctions | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lot-of-105-william-b-7487-c-91e436f9b6

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