# William Aiken Walker - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T07:46:00.868Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 543
- Lots with prices: 462
- First auction date: 1993-06-13
- Latest auction date: 2025-12-09
- Median realised price: $9,000
- Price range: $250 to $648,500

## Market Takeaway
William Aiken Walker shows very deep auction liquidity with 542 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $9,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 10 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-09.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($9,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $5,500 and $15,000.
- 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: 1.7% (8 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 53.6% (247 sales)
- $10,000\+: 44.7% (206 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 10
- Previous 12 months sales: 22
- Recent 12 months median: $4,500
- Previous 12 months median: $5,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-09
- Days since latest sale: 70
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Neal Auction Company: 151 lots
- Brunk Auctions: 46 lots
- Sotheby's: 35 lots
- Christie's: 34 lots
- New Orleans Auction Galleries: 33 lots
- Charlton Hall: 27 lots
- Cottone Auctions: 26 lots
- Bonhams: 18 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 17 lots
- Leland Little Auctions: 11 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-10-18 | William Aiken Walker attrib. Oil on Panel | Roland Auctions NY | N/A
2. 2025-09-28 | William Aiken Walker \(American, 1838 \- 1921\) | Helmuth Stone | $4,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-aiken-walker-american-1838-1921-89-c-73b499a972
3. 2025-09-28 | William Aiken Walker \(American, 1838 \- 1921\) | Helmuth Stone | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-aiken-walker-american-1838-1921-88-c-df845fa987
4. 2025-09-20 | William Aiken Walker attrib. Oil on Panel | Roland Auctions NY | N/A
5. 2025-09-20 | William Aiken Walker \(American, SC, 1839\-1921\) | Ivy Auctions | $8,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-aiken-walker-american-sc-1839-1921-257-c-03d452e979
6. 2024-12-14 | William Aiken Walker  Oil on Canvas | 1stBid | $12,000
7. 2024-10-01 | William Aiken Walker | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $5,000
8. 2024-09-20 | William Aiken Walker | Charlton Hall | $8,750
9. 2024-06-29 | William Aiken Walker \(1838–1921\) American | Cutler Bay Auctions | $1,700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-aiken-walker-1838-1921-american-37-c-a7c440a964
10. 2024-05-10 | William Aiken Walker, Plantation Workers | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $3,800
11. 2024-02-25 | William Aiken Walker Oil on Canvas | 1stBid | $15,000
12. 2023-09-19 | William Aiken Walker \(American, 1838\-1921\) Man with a Basket of Cotton 8 1/4 x 4 1/8 in. framed 14 x 10 1/4 x 2 in. | Bonhams | $5,000
13. 2023-05-19 | William Aiken Walker | Brunk Auctions | $6,500
14. 2023-05-19 | William Aiken Walker | Brunk Auctions | $11,000
15. 2023-05-19 | William Aiken Walker | Brunk Auctions | $8,500
16. 2022-05-25 | William Aiken Walker, Pair of Portraits | Nye & Company | $6,000
17. 2022-05-21 | William Aiken Walker | Brunk Auctions | $9,000
18. 2021-02-07 | William Aiken Walker \(American/South Carolina\) | Neal Auction Company | $5,795
19. 2021-02-07 | William Aiken Walker \(American/South Carolina\) | Neal Auction Company | $3,965
20. 2020-06-26 | William Aiken Walker, Man in Hat | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,900
21. 2020-05-01 | WILLIAM AIKEN WALKER \| COUPLE IN COTTON FIELD | Sotheby's | N/A
22. 2019-11-24 | William Aiken Walker \(American/S.C.\) | Neal Auction Company | $10,675
23. 2019-11-23 | William Aiken Walker \(American/S.C.\) | Neal Auction Company | $9,150
24. 2019-11-23 | William Aiken Walker \(American/S.C.\) | Neal Auction Company | $10,370

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