# William Bustard - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-04T16:15:34.982Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 51
- Lots with prices: 33
- First auction date: 2002-10-29
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-19
- Median realised price: $700
- Price range: $30 to $2,800

## Market Takeaway
William Bustard has 51 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $700. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 4 sales. These metrics reflect recorded public auction results and may not include private transactions or every premium outlier sale.

## How To Read This Data
- Use median \($700\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($400 to $1,320\) as the middle 50% of recorded sales.
- Auction prices can include buyer premiums or fees depending on house reporting, so compare on a like\-for\-like basis.
- Condition, provenance, size, and attribution confidence can move final value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 60.6% (20 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 39.4% (13 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 4
- Previous 12 months sales: 3
- Recent 12 months median: $2,500
- Previous 12 months median: $700
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-19
- Days since latest sale: 74
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Lawsons: 15 lots
- Leonard Joel: 8 lots
- Barsby Auctions: 6 lots
- Albion Antique Auction Centre: 5 lots
- Bargain Hunt Auctions: 3 lots
- Raffan Kelaher & Thomas: 3 lots
- Bay East Auctions: 2 lots
- Shapiro Auctioneers: 2 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 2 lots
- Bonhams: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-10-03 | WILLIAM BUSTARD, WATERCOLOUR, CHILDREN SWINGING OFF FIG TREE, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT, APPROX. 35.5CM X 27.5 | Albion Antique Auction Centre | A$1,900
2. 2026-02-19 | WILLIAM BUSTARD, OIL ON BOARD, TITLED MALENY, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT WM BUSTARD, MEASURES 48CM X 41CM | Albion Antique Auction Centre | A$2,500
3. 2026-02-19 | WILLIAM BUSTARD, OIL ON BOARD, TITLED SUMMER SEA, SIGNED LOWER RIGHT W BUSTARD, MEASURES 50CM X 41CM | Albion Antique Auction Centre | A$2,700
4. 2025-05-25 | WILLIAM BUSTARD \(1894\-1973\), Soldiers at Work 1942 | Gibson's | A$2,800
5. 2025-05-20 | William Bustard, Australian 1894\-1973, The Farm 1935, oil on panel, 31 x 39cm frame size 48 x 54cm | Lawsons | A$550
6. 2025-03-11 | WILLIAM BUSTARD \(1894 \- 1973\), 'Toowoomba', 1925, watercolour, signed and dated lower left, titled lower right, plate 27.5 x 38cm, f. | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | A$300
7. 2025-03-06 | WILLIAM BUSTARD, OIL ON PAPER ON BOARD, "COASTAL LANDSCAPE" UNSIGNED BUT DETAILS TO ANTHEA POLSON STICKER TO VERSO, APPROX. 47CM X 34CM | Albion Antique Auction Centre | A$700
8. 2023-08-11 | William Bustard \(1894\-1973\), Untitled \(Front Garden with Poinciana\), 1961 | Roxbury's Auction House | N/A
9. 2022-12-06 | WILLIAM BUSTARD \(Australia 1894\-1973\), untitled \(Australian soldiers at work\), watercolour, signed and dated Aug. 1942 lower right,... | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | A$1,200
10. 2022-08-18 | WILLIAM BUSTARD, OIL ON BOARD, LANDSCAPE GREEN TREES & CATTLE, OFF A ROAD OFF MALENY\-LANDSBOROUGH HWY, 1940, SIGNED LOWER LEFT, 30CM X 40CM | Albion Antique Auction Centre | A$1,150
11. 2021-09-30 | WILLIAM BUSTARD, LANDSCAPE WITH COWS 1980, OIL ON CANVASBOARD, 38.5 X 49CM CONDITION: SURFACE DIRT CONSISTENT WITH AGE, FRAMED | Leonard Joel | A$420
12. 2019-10-17 | William Bustard \(1894 \- 1973\) \- Country Landscape with River 34 x 23.5cm | Lawsons | A$100
13. 2019-10-10 | William Bustard \(1894 \- 1973\) \- Country Landscape with River 34 x 23.5cm | Lawsons | N/A
14. 2019-09-26 | WILLIAM BUSTARD, LANDSCAPE WITH COWS 1980, OIL ON CANVASBOARD, 38.5 X 49CM, PROVENANCE: MOSSGREEN, 7 JUNE 2017, LOT 130 | Leonard Joel | A$500
15. 2019-09-19 | WILLIAM BUSTARD, LANDSCAPE WITH COWS 1980, OIL ON CANVASBOARD, 38.5 X 49CM, PROVENANCE: MOSSGREEN, 7 JUNE 2017, LOT 130 | Leonard Joel | N/A
16. 2019-07-11 | William Bustard \(1894 \- 1973\) \- Country Landscape with River 34 x 23.5cm | Lawsons | N/A
17. 2019-06-13 | WILLIAM BUSTARD, SEASIDE, WATERCOLOUR, 35 X 48CM | Leonard Joel | A$420
18. 2018-08-01 | WILLIAM BUSTARD \(1894\-1973\). FOR YOUR WINTER HOLIDAY / NORTH QUEENSLAND. 1930. 39x25 inches, 99x63 cm. David Whyte, Brisbane. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,625
19. 2018-08-01 | WILLIAM BUSTARD \(1894\-1973\). LOVELY LINDEMAN / FOR SUNNY CAREFREE HOLIDAYS. Circa 1930s. 39x24 inches, 99x63 cm. David Whyte, Brisbane. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,625
20. 2018-07-05 | WILLIAM BUSTARD, LANDSCAPE, WATERCOLOUR, 36 X 45CM | Leonard Joel | A$800
21. 2018-04-19 | WILLIAM BUSTARD, LANDSCAPE, OIL ON CANVASBOARD, 38.5 X 48.5 CM | Leonard Joel | N/A
22. 2017-11-28 | WILLIAM BUSTARD \(1894\-1973\) Old Kangaroo Point, Brisbane 1923 oil on canvasboard | Leonard Joel | A$1,000
23. 2017-11-23 | William Bustard \(1894 \- 1973\) \- Farmyard 39.5 x 49.5cm | Lawsons | A$850
24. 2017-08-17 | WILLIAM BUSTARD, RIVER LANDSCAPE 1923, WATERCOLOUR, 24 X 34CM | Leonard Joel | A$500

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