# William John Huggins - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-03T08:34:45.015Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 92
- Lots with prices: 54
- First auction date: 1995-04-12
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-23
- Median realised price: $4,000
- Price range: $25 to $54,638

## Market Takeaway
William John Huggins shows solid auction liquidity with 86 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $4,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-27.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($4,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,200 and $12,500.
- 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: 17.6% (9 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 51% (26 sales)
- $10,000\+: 31.4% (16 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 3
- Recent 12 months median: $1,000
- Previous 12 months median: $3,800
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-09-27
- Days since latest sale: 144
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 23 lots
- Christie's: 18 lots
- Sotheby's: 11 lots
- Eldred's: 5 lots
- 5th Avenue Auctioneers: 3 lots
- Charles Miller Ltd: 2 lots
- Dreweatts 1759: 2 lots
- Gorringes: 2 lots
- Potomack Company: 2 lots
- Robert Slawinski Auctioneers, Inc.: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-08 | William John Huggins, British/Australian 1781\-1845, The Brig 'Ullswater' off Sydney Harbour, oil on canvas, 51.5 x 74.5 cm. \(20.28 x 29.32 in.\), Frame: 66 x 5.5 x 88 cm. \(25.98 x 2.16 x 34.64 in.\) | Artvisory | A$27,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-john-huggins-british-australian-1781-1845-the-brig-ullswater-off-sydney-harbour-oil-on-canvas-51-5-x-74-5-cm-20-28-x-29-32-in-frame-66-x-5-5-x-88-cm-25-98-x-2-16-x-34-64-in-14-c-32ba9ee919
2. 2025-01-30 | William John Huggins "The British Queen" Engraving | Auctions at Showplace | $50 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-john-huggins-the-british-queen-engraving-148-c-ecb41b99da
3. 2026-04-23 | William John Huggins \(British, 1781\-1845\), "An East Indiaman in a Gale" | New Orleans Auction Galleries | $4,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-john-huggins-british-1781-1845-an-east-indiaman-in-a-gale-271-c-b39fe454c4
4. 2026-03-29 | William John Huggins \(British 1781 \- 1845\) 2 x Etchings, "The Soho" "A Line of Battleship, Bow View", Titled, 27 x 32 sheet size | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | ZAR 900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-john-huggins-british-1781-1845-2-x-etchings-the-soho-a-line-of-battleship-bow-view-titled-27-x-32-sheet-size-1201-c-18a0c206bd
5. 2026-01-18 | William John Huggins \(British 1781 \- 1845\) 2 x Etchings, "The Soho" "A Line of Battleship, Bow View", Titled, 27 x 32 sheet size | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-john-huggins-british-1781-1845-2-x-etchings-the-soho-a-line-of-battleship-bow-view-titled-27-x-32-sheet-size-1032-c-b3117fc328
6. 2025-12-07 | William John Huggins \(British 1781 \- 1845\) 2 x Etchings, "The Soho" "A Line of Battleship, Bow View", Titled, 27 x 32 sheet size | 5th Avenue Auctioneers | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-john-huggins-british-1781-1845-2-x-etchings-the-soho-a-line-of-battleship-bow-view-titled-27-x-32-sheet-size-1032-c-4a3b3e4f40
7. 2025-09-27 | William John Huggins \(1791 \- London 1845\), attr. Gravesend, Clifton Baths. | Auktionshaus Stahl | €1,000
8. 2025-09-20 | WILLIAM JOHN HUGGINS \(1781 \- 1845\). AN INDIAMAN COMING INTO PORT | Casco Bay Auctions | $325
9. 2025-04-30 | William John Huggins \(British, 1781\-1845\) The Woodford, captained by Alfred Chapman, on 11th February 1824 on her passage from Madras to England | Bonhams | £6,000
10. 2024-08-24 | WILLIAM JOHN HUGGINS \(UK, 1781\-1845\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $4,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-john-huggins-uk-1781-1845-2047-c-f7c4fed9b6
11. 2024-04-23 | WILLIAM JOHN HUGGINS \(BRITISH, 1781\-1845\) \- THE IRISH PADDLE PACKET 'SHANNON' OFF POOLBEG LIGHTHOUSE, DUBLIN BAY WITH THE CITY BEYOND, CIRCA 1835 | Charles Miller Ltd | £3,800
12. 2024-04-20 | Print, After William John Huggins | Clars Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-print-after-william-john-huggins-2391-c-fda4c25bd3
13. 2023-11-30 | William John Huggins \(1781 \- 1845\), 'Shipping off Dover' | Sloane Street Auctions | £2,500
14. 2023-11-11 | WILLIAM JOHN HUGGINS \(UK, 1781\-1845\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $2,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-john-huggins-uk-1781-1845-2005-c-b8e40a99c5
15. 2023-10-04 | WILLIAM JOHN HUGGINS, BRITISH 1781\-1845, CAPTURE OF THE GIPSEY SCHOONER OF NEW YORK ON THE 30TH OF APRIL 1812, Oil on canvas, 18 1/2 x 24 1/4 in. \(47 x 61.6 cm.\), Frame: 22 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. \(57.2 x 72.4 cm.\) | Potomack Company | $4,250
16. 2023-07-13 | WILLIAM JOHN HUGGINS \(BRITISH, 1781\-1845\) The Bay and City of Dublin oil o | Christie's | N/A
17. 2023-04-26 | William John Huggins \(British, 1781\-1845\) A frigate signalling her number off Ramsgate | Bonhams | £1,400
18. 2022-09-20 | William John Huggins \(British, 1781\-1845\) The HCS Marquis of Huntley coming out of Penang | Bonhams | £4,500
19. 2022-04-27 | William John Huggins \(British, 1781\-1845\) A frigate signalling her number off Ramsgate | Bonhams | N/A
20. 2022-04-26 | WILLIAM JOHN HUGGINS \(BRITISH, 1781\-1845\) \- The Australian female convict ship ‘The Lady Macnaghten’ off the Eddystone Lighthouse, 1828 | Charles Miller Ltd | N/A
21. 2021-11-23 | WILLIAM JOHN HUGGINS \(BRITISH, 1781\-1845\) THE ROYAL GEORGE KING'S YACHT and THE JAMES WATT STEAM SHIP Hand colored engraving: 11 x 1.. | Potomack Company | $1,300
22. 2021-09-26 | William John Huggins, Marine Print | Schwenke Auctioneers | $30
23. 2021-08-18 | William John Huggins \(British, 1781\-1845\) H. M. S. Isis in still breeze 46 1/2 x 67 1/2in \(118.1 x 171.4cm\) | Bonhams | $1,200
24. 2021-07-10 | William John Huggins, Marine Print | Schwenke Auctioneers | N/A

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