# William McDowell - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-04T16:15:57.084Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 25
- Lots with prices: 20
- First auction date: 2008-10-17
- Latest auction date: 2023-04-25
- Median realised price: $320
- Price range: $60 to $12,000

## Market Takeaway
William McDowell has 25 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $320. Category concentration is still broad. Recent 12-month volume is still light. 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 \($320\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($60 to $480\) 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: 80% (16 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 10% (2 sales)
- $10,000\+: 10% (2 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 0
- Previous 12 months sales: 0
- Recent 12 months median: $0
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: N/A
- Latest sale date: 2023-04-25
- Days since latest sale: 1,105
- Market velocity: inactive

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 7 lots
- Charles Miller Ltd: 4 lots
- Claydon Auctioneers: 3 lots
- John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers: 3 lots
- Christie's: 2 lots
- Charterhouse: 1 lots
- Clars Auctions: 1 lots
- David Duggleby: 1 lots
- Dee Atkinson & Harrison: 1 lots
- District Auction: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2023-04-25 | WILLIAM JOHN PATTON MCDOWELL \(1888\-1950\) \- R.M.S. 'QUEEN MARY' | Charles Miller Ltd | £11,000
2. 2022-06-08 | William McDowell \(1888\-1950\) British, 'Souvenir of a Journey from Glasgow to Barrow\-in\-Furness. September 13th | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £340
3. 2022-05-25 | William McDowell, Scottish 1905\-1983 | Roseberys | £320
4. 2022-04-26 | WILLIAM JOHN PATTON MCDOWELL \(BRITISH, 1888\-1950\) Launching a ship; Steamer at sea | Charles Miller Ltd | N/A
5. 2022-01-09 | Queen Mary Poster Print by William McDowell | District Auction | $120
6. 2018-11-16 | William John Patton McDowell \(1889\-1950\), Oil on canvas, The first Britis | Claydon Auctioneers | £240
7. 2018-09-07 | William John Patton McDowell \(1889\-1950\), Oil on canvas, The first Britis | Claydon Auctioneers | £340
8. 2018-01-31 | William McDowell \(1888\-1950\) British. "RMS The Queen Mary, Cunard", Oil on Canvas, Signed, 33" x 63.5". Notes: This Picture and all rights of reproduction thereof are the Property of the British Colour Printing Co. Ltd, London. | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £12,000
9. 2014-06-14 | William John Patton McDowell \(1889\-1950\) Oil on | Claydon Auctioneers | £700
10. 2014-03-15 | Watercolor by William McDowell | Clars Auctions | $150
11. 2013-10-30 | WILLIAM JOHN PATTON MCDOWELL \(BRITISH, 1888\-1950\) | Charles Miller Ltd | £360
12. 2013-10-30 | WILLIAM JOHN PATTON MCDOWELL \(BRITISH 1888\-1950\) | Charles Miller Ltd | £480
13. 2013-04-11 | William McDowell \(1888\-1950\) British. 'The Kent | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | N/A
14. 2012-11-30 | William McDowell \(1888 \- 1950\), The Return of the | Dee Atkinson & Harrison | N/A
15. 2012-11-21 | William McDowell \(1888\-1950\) | Christie's | £1,125
16. 2012-11-21 | William McDowell \(1888\-1950\) | Christie's | £125
17. 2011-03-07 | William John Patton McDowell \(1888\-1950\): 'The | David Duggleby | N/A
18. 2010-03-24 | William McDowell \(British, 1888\-1950\) The Argentinian training cruiser La Argentina steaming at speed | Bonhams | £480
19. 2010-03-24 | William McDowell \(British, 1888\-1950\) The cruiser H.M.S. Cumberland at sea in a heavy swell | Bonhams | £1,500
20. 2009-03-25 | William McDowell \(British, 1888\-1950\) Rounding the Horn | Bonhams | £60
21. 2009-03-25 | William McDowell \(British, 1888\-1950\) The cruiser minelayer Adventure in action, 1942 | Bonhams | £60
22. 2009-03-25 | William McDowell \(British, 1888\-1950\) An Axis idea for the reinforcement of Rommel in Tunisia | Bonhams | £60
23. 2009-03-25 | William McDowell \(British, 1888\-1950\) Engaging German shore batteries | Bonhams | £60
24. 2009-03-25 | William McDowell \(British, 1888\-1950\) German submarine devices, 1945 | Bonhams | £60

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