# William Edward Norton - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T10:45:34.815Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 134
- Lots with prices: 106
- First auction date: 2002-03-22
- Latest auction date: 2025-12-31
- Median realised price: $2,000
- Price range: $20 to $26,450

## Market Takeaway
William Edward Norton shows solid auction liquidity with 134 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-31.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $900 and $4,062.
- 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: 26.4% (28 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 63.2% (67 sales)
- $10,000\+: 10.4% (11 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 5
- Previous 12 months sales: 3
- Recent 12 months median: $1,700
- Previous 12 months median: $950
- Median shift: 78.9%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-31
- Days since latest sale: 49
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 13 lots
- Eldred's: 13 lots
- James D. Julia: 12 lots
- Barridoff Auctions: 10 lots
- Christie's: 10 lots
- Thomaston Place Auction Galleries: 9 lots
- Skinner: 7 lots
- Waddington's: 5 lots
- Sotheby's: 4 lots
- CRN Auctions: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-31 | William Edward Norton \(1843\-1916\) Antique American Seascape Large Coastal Signed Oil Painting | Curated Gallery Auctions | $1,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-edward-norton-1843-1916-antique-american-seascape-large-coastal-signed-oil-painting-83-c-2b9bc27363
2. 2025-04-06 | WILLIAM EDWARD NORTON \(American/Massachusetts, 1883\-1941\) NAUTICAL PAINTING | CRN Auctions | $1,700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-edward-norton-american-massachusetts-1883-1941-nautical-painting-13-c-39144cc8cb
3. 2025-12-09 | William Edward Norton \(American, 1843\-1916\), Lower Manhattan, oil on canvas | South Bay Auctions Inc | $2,500
4. 2025-06-25 | WILLIAM EDWARD NORTON, AMERICAN 1843\-1916, VIEW IN SUSSEX, ENGLAND FLOCK OF SHEEP IN A LANDSCAPE, Oil on canvas, 12 1/4 x 16 in. \(31.1 x 40.6 cm.\), Frame: 18 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. \(46.4 x 56.5 cm.\) | Potomack Company | $850
5. 2025-05-22 | WILLIAM EDWARD NORTON \(Massachusetts/United Kingdom, 1843\-1916\), Sailing vessels off a lighthouse., Oil on canvas, 10.5" x 15.5". Framed 15" x 20". | Eldred's | $350
6. 2024-05-29 | WILLIAM EDWARD NORTON OIL, SEASCAPE. | William Smith Auctions | $1,000
7. 2024-04-21 | WILLIAM EDWARD NORTON \(American/Massachusetts, 1843\-1916\) | CRN Auctions | $950
8. 2024-02-24 | William Edward Norton \(American/ British 1843\-1916\), A Couple On the Beach, Oil on canvas, Signed lower left W.E. Norton Atelier, 11 1/2" x 15 3/4" | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | N/A
9. 2024-02-11 | WILLIAM EDWARD NORTON \(AMERICAN,1843\-1916\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $800
10. 2023-11-16 | WILLIAM EDWARD NORTON \(Massachusetts/United Kingdom, 1843\-1916\), "Fishing Boats, Early Morning 1876"., Oil on canvas, 24.25" x 40.25". Framed 32.5" x 49". | Eldred's | $3,750
11. 2023-11-12 | WILLIAM EDWARD NORTON \(MA/UK, 1843\-1916\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $1,100
12. 2023-08-26 | WILLIAM EDWARD NORTON \(MA, 1843\-1916\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $1,000
13. 2023-05-21 | William Edward Norton \(1843\-1916\) American O/B | Sarasota Estate Auction | $450
14. 2023-05-18 | William Edward Norton \(1843\-1916\): Summer Pasture | STAIR | $1,400
15. 2023-04-18 | William Edward Norton \(1843\-1916\) Kelp Gathering \(c.1880\) | Morgan O'Driscoll | N/A
16. 2023-03-08 | William Edward Norton \(American, 1843\-1916\) The last load | Bonhams | N/A
17. 2022-10-30 | William Edward Norton \(1843 \- 1916\) Massachusetts / United Kingdom | Cutler Bay Auctions | N/A
18. 2022-09-21 | William Edward Norton \(1843\-1916\) Square\-rigged Vessel Under Sail 16 x 27 in. \(40.7 x 68.8 cm\) framed 20 1/8 x 31 1/4 in. | Bonhams | $1,100
19. 2022-09-09 | WILLIAM EDWARD NORTON \(Massachusetts/United Kingdom, 1843\-1916\), Gathering kelp., Watercolor on paper, 17.25" x 11" sight. Framed 29.5" x 39.5". | Eldred's | $350
20. 2022-07-09 | WILLIAM EDWARD NORTON \(MA, 1843\-1916\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | N/A
21. 2022-05-04 | WILLIAM EDWARD NORTON \(1843\-1916\) VUE DE GSTAAD, HUILE SUR TOILE, SIGNÉE ET DATÉE 1933, 70X82 CM | Geneve Encheres | CHF 6,500
22. 2022-04-27 | William Edward Norton \(American, 1843\-1916\) Off to the fishing ground | Bonhams | £4,000
23. 2021-12-18 | William Edward Norton \(1843 \- 1916\) American | Cutler Bay Auctions | $600
24. 2021-12-14 | William Edward Norton \(American 1843\-1916\), Waiting for the catch | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | £700

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