# William Ferdinand Macy - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-04T14:59:38.035Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 35
- Lots with prices: 23
- First auction date: 2008-08-28
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-25
- Median realised price: $1,300
- Price range: $300 to $4,250

## Market Takeaway
William Ferdinand Macy has 35 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,300. 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 \($1,300\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($500 to $2,250\) 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: 30.4% (7 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 69.6% (16 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 4
- Previous 12 months sales: 2
- Recent 12 months median: $1,300
- Previous 12 months median: $475
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-04-25
- Days since latest sale: 9
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Eldred's: 15 lots
- Rafael Osona Auctions: 8 lots
- Marion Antique Auctions: 6 lots
- James D. Julia: 3 lots
- Skinner: 2 lots
- Thomaston Place Auction Galleries: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-04-25 | William Ferdinand Macy Painting | Marion Antique Auctions | $1,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-ferdinand-macy-painting-134a-c-9a4095f44c
2. 2025-12-06 | William Ferdinand Macy Oil on Lined Canvas "Nantucket Landscape" | Rafael Osona Auctions | $700
3. 2025-08-02 | William Ferdinand Macy Oil on Lined Canvas "Nantucket Landscape" | Rafael Osona Auctions | N/A
4. 2025-08-02 | William Ferdinand Macy Oil on Canvas "Nantucket Creeks" | Rafael Osona Auctions | $1,500
5. 2024-09-07 | William Ferdinand Macy \(1852\-1901\) | Marion Antique Auctions | $475
6. 2024-08-03 | William Ferdinand Macy Oil on Canvas "Nantucket Dunes" | Rafael Osona Auctions | $2,250
7. 2023-08-05 | William Ferdinand Macy Oil on Canvas "Fall Landscape . . . the Road Less Traveled" | Rafael Osona Auctions | N/A
8. 2022-11-18 | WILLIAM FERDINAND MACY \(New York/Massachusetts, 1852\-1901\), Sunset landscape., Oil on canvas, 18" x 34". Framed 25" x 41". | Eldred's | $2,800
9. 2022-08-06 | William Ferdinand Macy \(1852\-1901, New York, | Marion Antique Auctions | $2,500
10. 2022-08-06 | William Ferdinand Macy Oil on Canvas "Fall Landscape . . . the Road Less Traveled" | Rafael Osona Auctions | $1,250
11. 2022-07-27 | WILLIAM FERDINAND MACY \(New York/Massachusetts, 1852\-1901\), View of New Bedford Harbor., Oil on canvas, 27" x 44". Framed 32” X 49”. | Eldred's | $2,000
12. 2022-04-08 | WILLIAM FERDINAND MACY \(New York/Massachusetts, 1852\-1901\), Coastal landscape., Oil on canvas, 16" x 26". Unframed. | Eldred's | $475
13. 2021-12-04 | William Ferdinand Macy, "The Story of Old Nantucket", Hard Cover Book | Rafael Osona Auctions | $300
14. 2020-08-08 | William Ferdinand Macy Oil on Canvas "Nantucket Fall Landscape...the Road Less Traveled" | Rafael Osona Auctions | N/A
15. 2020-06-12 | WILLIAM FERDINAND MACY, Massachusetts/New York, 1852\-1901, Shoreline, possibly Nantucket., Oil on canvas, 12.75" x 30.75". Framed 22... | Eldred's | $1,000
16. 2018-08-02 | WILLIAM FERDINAND MACY, Massachusetts/New York, 1852\-1901, A beached boat, possibly a Nantucket scene., Oil on canvas, 12" x 10". F... | Eldred's | $1,800
17. 2017-11-25 | WILLIAM FERDINAND MACY \(1852\-1901 NANTUCKET | Marion Antique Auctions | $475
18. 2016-08-05 | WILLIAM FERDINAND MACY, Massachusetts, 1852\-1901, Figures on a country path., Oil on canvas, 9" x 16". Unframed. | Eldred's | N/A
19. 2016-08-05 | WILLIAM FERDINAND MACY, Massachusetts, 1852\-1901, Panoramic landscape., Oil on canvas, 20" x 50". Framed 31" x 61". | Eldred's | $1,000
20. 2016-06-25 | WILLIAM FERDINAND MACY \(1852\-1901, NEW BEDFORD & | Marion Antique Auctions | $450
21. 2015-11-14 | WILLIAM FERDINAND MACY \(NY/MA, 1852\-1901\) \- Nantucket Sunset with Capped Haystack, oil on canvas, signed lower right | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | N/A
22. 2015-11-06 | WILLIAM FERDINAND MACY, Massachusetts, 1852\-1901, Marsh landscape with haystacks, possibly Nantucket., Oil on canvas, 13" x 36". Fra... | Eldred's | $500
23. 2015-07-31 | WILLIAM FERDINAND MACY, Massachusetts, 1852\-1901, Marsh landscape with haystacks, possibly Nantucket., Oil on canvas, 13" x 36". Fra... | Eldred's | N/A
24. 2015-07-25 | OIL PAINTING ON PANEL BY WILLIAM FERDINAND MACY | Marion Antique Auctions | $1,000

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