# William Formby Halsall - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T15:07:09.911Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 61
- Lots with prices: 48
- First auction date: 2002-03-22
- Latest auction date: 2025-12-06
- Median realised price: $2,000
- Price range: $59 to $30,000

## Market Takeaway
William Formby Halsall has 61 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,000. 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 \($2,000\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($650 to $4,250\) 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: 31.3% (15 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 62.5% (30 sales)
- $10,000\+: 6.3% (3 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 4
- Previous 12 months sales: 9
- Recent 12 months median: $2,300
- Previous 12 months median: $1,400
- Median shift: 64.3%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-06
- Days since latest sale: 146
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Eldred's: 24 lots
- Bonhams: 5 lots
- Bourgeault\-Horan Antiquarians: 5 lots
- Barridoff Auctions: 4 lots
- Skinner: 4 lots
- Broward Auction Gallery LLC: 2 lots
- Sloans & Kenyon: 2 lots
- Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.: 1 lots
- Bakker Auctions: 1 lots
- Doyle New York: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-06 | William F. Halsall Painting | Marion Antique Auctions | $500
2. 2025-08-08 | WILLIAM FORMBY HALSALL \(Massachusetts, 1841\-1919\), Moonlit scene, likely Boston Harbor., Oil on canvas, 10" x 14". Framed 19" x 23". | Eldred's | $2,300
3. 2025-08-08 | WILLIAM FORMBY HALSALL \(Massachusetts, 1841\-1919\), Succumbing to the seas., Oil on canvas, 25" x 50". Framed 32" x 57". | Eldred's | $5,500
4. 2025-06-08 | William Formby Halsall \(American, 1841\-1919\) Ship in Boston Harbor Near Narrows \(Bug\) Light, 1881 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $6,000
5. 2024-11-21 | WILLIAM FORMBY HALSALL \(Massachusetts, 1841\-1919\), Sailboats in a harbor at dusk., Oil on canvas laid down on panel, 15” x 24”. Framed 22.5” x 31.5”. | Eldred's | N/A
6. 2024-11-21 | WILLIAM FORMBY HALSALL \(Massachusetts, 1841\-1919\), Navigating the ice off Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, 1879., Oil on canvas, 12” x 20”. Framed 22.5” x 30.5”. | Eldred's | N/A
7. 2024-09-10 | WILLIAM FORMBY HALSALL \(American, 1841\-1919\) Crashing Waves at Sunset \(18 x 30 in \(45.7 x 76.2 cm\).framed 30 5/8 x 42 3/4 x 3 in \(77.8 x 108.6 x 7.6 cm\).\) | Bonhams | $6,500
8. 2024-08-09 | WILLIAM FORMBY HALSALL \(Massachusetts, 1841\-1919\), "American Racing Yacht", en grisaille., Oil on canvas, 24” x 18”. Framed 26.5” x 20.5”. | Eldred's | $1,400
9. 2024-08-09 | WILLIAM FORMBY HALSALL \(Massachusetts, 1841\-1919\), Sailboats in a harbor at dusk., Oil on canvas laid down on panel, 15” x 24”. Framed 22.5” x 31.5”. | Eldred's | N/A
10. 2024-08-09 | WILLIAM FORMBY HALSALL \(Massachusetts, 1841\-1919\), Navigating the ice off Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbor, 1879., Oil on canvas, 12” x 20”. Framed 22.5” x 30.5”. | Eldred's | N/A
11. 2024-08-09 | WILLIAM FORMBY HALSALL \(Massachusetts, 1841\-1919\), Succumbing to the seas., Oil on canvas, 25" x 50". Framed 32" x 57". | Eldred's | $3,000
12. 2024-08-09 | WILLIAM FORMBY HALSALL \(Massachusetts, 1841\-1919\), Moonlit scene, likely Boston Harbor., Oil on canvas, 10" x 14". Framed 19" x 23". | Eldred's | N/A
13. 2024-08-04 | William Formby Halsall Oil on Canvas Painting “American Yachts” | Rafael Osona Auctions | $1,200
14. 2024-01-18 | William Formby Halsall \(British, 1841 \- 1919\) | Vallot Auctioneers | $250
15. 2024-01-04 | WILLIAM FORMBY HALSALL \(Massachusetts, 1841\-1919\), Waves crashing against the coast., Oil on canvas, 18" x 24". Unframed. | Eldred's | $650
16. 2023-10-07 | William Formby Halsall \(1841\-1919\) Two Scenes, Etching, 2 3/4 x 4 1/2" image, 6 x 9" sheet, 9 3/4 x 11 1/4" mate | Bakker Auctions | N/A
17. 2023-09-19 | William Formby Halsall \(American, 1841\-1919\) Ships in Boston Harbor 20 x 30 in. | Bonhams | $5,000
18. 2023-08-13 | William Formby Halsall \(American, 1841\-1919\), 1871. Ships in Boston Harbor. Canvas, ht. 20, wd. 30 in. | Bonhams | N/A
19. 2023-07-28 | WILLIAM FORMBY HALSALL \(Massachusetts, 1841\-1919\), “Study at Gay Head”., Oil on canvas, 12” x 20”. Framed 15.5” x 23.5”. | Eldred's | $500
20. 2023-07-22 | William Formby Halsall \(American 1841 \- 1919\), "American Racing Yacht" \(Grisaille\), oil on canvas, signed lower right "W.F. Halsall", repair to lower left, original label on verso, 24" x 18" | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $2,500
21. 2023-05-07 | WILLIAM F. HALSALL \(1841 \- 1919\) | John McInnis Auctioneers | $7,000
22. 2023-04-07 | WILLIAM FORMBY HALSALL \(Massachusetts, 1841\-1919\), Crashing waves and a distant lighthouse., Oil on canvas, 10" x 14". Framed 16" x 20". | Eldred's | $2,000
23. 2022-06-07 | WILLIAM FORMBY HALSALL \(AMERICAN, 1841–1919\) GAY HEAD IN WINTER | Freeman's \| Hindman | $30,000
24. 2022-02-04 | William F. Halsall, chromolithograph, 1885 | Millea Bros Ltd | $150

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