# William Frederick Settle - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-04T23:13:40.841Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 58
- Lots with prices: 24
- First auction date: 2001-01-11
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-03
- Median realised price: $460
- Price range: $30 to $9,360

## Market Takeaway
William Frederick Settle has 58 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $460. 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 \($460\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($160 to $1,612\) 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: 62.5% (15 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 37.5% (9 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 4
- Previous 12 months sales: 0
- Recent 12 months median: $110
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: N/A
- Latest sale date: 2026-03-03
- Days since latest sale: 62
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 14 lots
- John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers: 7 lots
- David Duggleby: 6 lots
- Christie's: 5 lots
- Tennants: 5 lots
- Eldred's: 3 lots
- Gray's Auctioneers: 3 lots
- Canterbury Auction Galleries: 2 lots
- Dee Atkinson & Harrison: 2 lots
- Dreweatts 1759: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-03 | WILLIAM FREDERICK SETTLE \(United Kingdom, 1821\-1897\), British man\-o'\-war in calm seas, circa 1875., Watercolor, 8.75" x 12.5" sight. Framed 10.25" x 14.25". | Eldred's | $225 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-frederick-settle-united-kingdom-1821-1897-british-man-o-war-in-calm-seas-circa-1875-watercolor-8-75-x-12-5-sight-framed-10-25-x-14-25-6138-c-030d91ac34
2. 2025-10-09 | WILLIAM FREDERICK SETTLE \(United Kingdom, 1821\-1897\), British man\-o'\-war in calm seas, circa 1875., Watercolor, 8.75" x 12.5" sight. Framed 10.25" x 14.25". | Eldred's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-frederick-settle-united-kingdom-1821-1897-british-man-o-war-in-calm-seas-circa-1875-watercolor-8-75-x-12-5-sight-framed-10-25-x-14-25-9036-c-45c43489a7
3. 2025-08-08 | WILLIAM FREDERICK SETTLE \(United Kingdom, 1821\-1897\), British man\-o'\-war in calm seas, circa 1875., Watercolor, 8.75" x 12.5" sight. Framed 10.25" x 14.25". | Eldred's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-frederick-settle-united-kingdom-1821-1897-british-man-o-war-in-calm-seas-circa-1875-watercolor-8-75-x-12-5-sight-framed-10-25-x-14-25-3519-c-86b48f6a0a
4. 2025-06-25 | William Frederick Settle \(British, 1821\-1897\) | Cheffins | £110
5. 2023-05-24 | William Frederick Settle \(1821\-1897\) British, sailboats in open water with a steam clipper on the ho | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
6. 2023-03-22 | William Frederick Settle \(1821\-1897\) British, sailboats in open water with a steam clipper on the horizon, wat | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
7. 2022-11-16 | William Frederick Settle, British 1821\-1897 Royal Navy frigate | Roseberys | £380
8. 2020-02-26 | William Frederick Settle \(1821\-1897\) British. A Busy Shipping Scene, in Choppy Waters, with Two Three Masted Vessels and other Shipping, Oil on Panel, Signed with Monogram and Dated 1864, 7.5" x 10.5". | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £1,800
9. 2020-02-26 | William Frederick Settle \(1821\-1897\) British. "The Humber \- with The Dock Tower, Grimsby", with a Paddle Steamer in the foreground, Watercolour, Signed with Monogram and Dated '86, 5" x 7", and the companion piece, a Pair \(2\). | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £160
10. 2019-12-18 | William Frederick Settle \(1821\-1897\) British. "The Humber \- with The Dock Tower, Grimsby", with a Paddle Steamer in the foreground, Watercolour, Signed with Monogram and Dated '86, 5" x 7", and the companion piece, a Pair \(2\). | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
11. 2017-10-03 | WILLIAM FREDERICK SETTLE \(1821\-1897\). A Man o' War and other shipping off the Needles, signed with monogram, lower left and dated '59, lower right, pencil, pen and watercolour, 19.1 x 36.8 cm, wash line mount, unframed | Chiswick Auctions | £184
12. 2016-04-12 | William Frederick Settle \(1821\-1897\) \- Watercolour \- "Grimsby Royal Dock Entrance" | Canterbury Auction Galleries | £120
13. 2016-02-16 | William Frederick Settle \(1821\-1897\) \- Watercolour \- "Grimsby Royal Dock En | Canterbury Auction Galleries | N/A
14. 2015-12-07 | William Frederick Settle \(British 1821\-1897\): Steam and Sailing Boats in Calm and Choppy Seas, pair watercolours monogrammed 17cm x 36cm \(2\) | David Duggleby | N/A
15. 2015-10-28 | William Frederick Settle \(British, 1821\-1897\) Boats in Harbor, Watercolor, | Gray's Auctioneers | $30
16. 2015-09-22 | William Frederick Settle \(British, 1821\-1897\) Boats in Harbor Watercolor | Gray's Auctioneers | N/A
17. 2015-09-14 | William Frederick Settle \(British 1821\-1897\) | David Duggleby | £340
18. 2015-07-15 | William Frederick Settle \(1812\-1897\) British. ‘British Mer | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
19. 2015-06-30 | William Frederick Settle \(British, 1821\-1897\) Boats in Harbor, Watercolor, | Gray's Auctioneers | N/A
20. 2015-06-11 | William Frederick Settle \(1812\-1897\) British. ‘British Merchantman with other Vessels in Hull Harbou | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
21. 2015-05-30 | William Frederick Settle \(British, 1821\-1897\): HMS Victoria, and HMS Valiant, a pair of watercolours | Batemans Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
22. 2015-04-15 | WILLIAM FREDERICK SETTLE \(British, 1821\-1897\) A rowing boat leaving a frigate | Bonhams | N/A
23. 2015-04-15 | WILLIAM FREDERICK SETTLE \(British, 1821\-1897\) Naval warships off a coast | Bonhams | N/A
24. 2015-01-30 | William Frederick Settle \(British, 1821\-1897\) A ro | Bonhams | N/A

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