# William Anslow Thornley - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-16T08:50:25.289Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 87
- Lots with prices: 69
- First auction date: 2002-12-08
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-25
- Median realised price: $1,350
- Price range: $200 to $49,000

## Market Takeaway
William Anslow Thornley shows solid auction liquidity with 80 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,400. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-03.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,400\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $960 and $2,500.
- 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: 25.4% (16 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 73% (46 sales)
- $10,000\+: 1.6% (1 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 4
- Previous 12 months sales: 1
- Recent 12 months median: $750
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-03
- Days since latest sale: 77
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 23 lots
- Cheffins: 6 lots
- John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers: 4 lots
- Keys Fine Art Auctioneers: 4 lots
- Anderson\-Garland: 3 lots
- Ewbank's: 3 lots
- Canterbury Auction Galleries: 2 lots
- Christie's: 2 lots
- Clars Auctions: 2 lots
- Osenat: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-08-03 | William Anslow Thornley \(UK,1830\-1898\) oil painting antique | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-anslow-thornley-uk-1830-1898-oil-painting-antique-493-c-8324930a83
2. 2026-03-25 | William Anslow Thornley \(act. 1858\-1898\) Moonlit river landscape with figures gathered around a brazier, a church to the distance, signed, oil on canvas, 34 x 29cm | Mallams | £850 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-anslow-thornley-act-1858-1898-moonlit-river-landscape-with-figures-gathered-around-a-brazier-a-church-to-the-distance-signed-oil-on-canvas-34-x-29cm-386-c-681e2b75cd
3. 2026-03-25 | William Anslow Thornley \(British, 1847\-1907\) | Cheffins | £950 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-anslow-thornley-british-1847-1907-116-c-c3a0191c7c
4. 2026-03-21 | William Anslow Thornley \(act.1858\-1898\) \- Boats at anchor at sunset, oil on canvas, signed lower left, 21 x 29cm | Lacy Scott & Knight | £200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-anslow-thornley-act-1858-1898-boats-at-anchor-at-sunset-oil-on-canvas-signed-lower-left-21-x-29cm-2347-c-708a836821
5. 2026-02-07 | William Anslow Thornley \(British, 1847\-1907\) | Martel Maides | £580 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-anslow-thornley-british-1847-1907-17-c-8402d2fa0c
6. 2025-12-03 | William Anslow Thornley \(British, 1847\-1907\) | Cheffins | £950
7. 2025-11-22 | William Anslow Thornley, Küstenszene | Auktionshaus Mehlis GmbH | €360 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-anslow-thornley-kustenszene-4093-c-63d773f86a
8. 2025-03-01 | William Anslow Thornley \(1830 \- 1898\) England Oil Painting | Mebane Antique Auction | $750
9. 2025-01-12 | WILLIAM ANSLOW THORNLEY \(BRITISH, c. 1830\-1898\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-anslow-thornley-british-c-1830-1898-11-c-a9f415bbef
10. 2024-09-21 | WILLIAM ANSLOW THORNLEY \(1857\-1898\) OIL WITH PRINTS | Dirk Soulis Auctions | N/A
11. 2023-06-10 | William Anslow Thornley \(1858\-1898\) coastal scene with boats, Küstenszene mit anliegenden Booten, | Antikauktion Krefeld | €1,150
12. 2023-03-25 | William Anslow THORNLEY \(act.1858\-1898\) | Carvajal SVV | N/A
13. 2022-10-25 | William Anslow Thornley \(British fl, 1858\-1898\) Passengers disembarking a ship before St. Michael's Mount | Bonhams | £3,000
14. 2022-10-25 | William Anslow Thornley \(British fl, 1858\-1898\) 'Evening, Old Hulk on the Medway near Chatham'; 'Low tide, The Medway below Rochester', a pair each 14.9 x 20.7cm \(5 7/8 x 8 1/8in\). \(2\) | Bonhams | £1,500
15. 2022-09-27 | William Anslow Thornley \(fl.1858\-1898\) | Sworders | £1,600
16. 2022-04-27 | William Anslow Thornley \(British fl, 1858\-1898\) Harbour scene at sunset; Harbour scene at moonlight, a pair each 22.5 x 17.1cm \(8 7/8 x 6 3/4in\). \(2\) | Bonhams | £1,000
17. 2021-09-20 | William Anslow Thornley \(1847\-1907\), oil on canvas, Sunset on Eastbourne, monogram back, craquelé, m | Venduehuis Dickhaut Maastricht | N/A
18. 2021-03-05 | WILLIAM ANSLOW THORNLEY \(1858 \-1898\). A PAIR OF OILS ON CANVAS depicting coastal scenes of various | Hutchinson Scott Limited | £1,900
19. 2021-02-28 | WILLIAM ANSLOW THORNLEY \(C.1830\-1898\) HARBOR SCENE | Austin Auction Gallery | $650
20. 2020-07-23 | William Anslow Thornley \(British, 1857\-1935\). Harb | Ewbank's | £1,500
21. 2020-06-11 | William Anslow Thornley \(British, 19th Century\) Offshore Sails Oil on canvas 10 | Heritage Auctions | $440
22. 2019-10-02 | William Anslow Thornley \(1857\-1935\) British. "Scarborough", Fishing Boats in Choppy Waters, Oil on Canvas, Signed 'Thornbery', and Inscribed on the reverse, 16" x 24". | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £1,200
23. 2019-06-30 | William Anslow Thornley, O/C. Christies Label | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $650
24. 2019-06-25 | William Anslow Thornley \(fl.1859\-1898\) | Sworders | £620

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