# William Papas - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T09:03:03.874Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 31
- Lots with prices: 17
- First auction date: 2008-03-12
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-02
- Median realised price: $150
- Price range: $5 to $260

## Market Takeaway
William Papas has 31 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $150. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 5 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 \($150\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($100 to $190\) 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: 100% (17 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 0% (0 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 5
- Previous 12 months sales: 7
- Recent 12 months median: $25
- Previous 12 months median: $170
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-03-02
- Days since latest sale: 59
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Roseberys: 8 lots
- O'Gallerie: 4 lots
- Yair Art Gallery: 4 lots
- Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.: 2 lots
- Canterbury Auction Galleries: 2 lots
- Nye & Company: 2 lots
- Boulton & Cooper: 1 lots
- Bradford's: 1 lots
- Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales: 1 lots
- Gibson's: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2019-04-01 | WILLIAM PAPAS \(Oregon/South Africa, 1927\-2000\) fou | O'Gallerie | $250
2. 2026-03-02 | WILLIAM PAPAS \(1927\-2000\), Russian Monk | Gibson's | N/A
3. 2026-02-05 | William Papas \(South African, 1927\-2000\), Portrait of a Greek \(?\) man | Sloane Street Auctions | £120
4. 2025-12-10 | William Papas,  Two works including 'Moses';  | Roseberys | N/A
5. 2025-07-17 | William Papas, 1927\-2000, Papas' America, Portfolio of 25 Handcolored Drypoint Intaglio Prints | Nye & Company | $25
6. 2025-05-01 | William Papas, 1927\-2000, Papas' America, Portfolio of 25 Handcolored Drypoint Intaglio Prints | Nye & Company | N/A
7. 2024-06-11 | William Papas,  | Roseberys | N/A
8. 2024-06-11 | William Papas,  | Roseberys | £150
9. 2024-06-11 | William Papas,  | Roseberys | £150
10. 2024-06-11 | William Papas,  | Roseberys | £190
11. 2024-06-11 | William Papas,  | Roseberys | £260
12. 2024-06-11 | William Papas,  | Roseberys | £250
13. 2024-06-04 | William Papas \(1927\-2000\), two male figures playing backgammon, ink and watercolour, signed, 24" x 16.5" \(61 x | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £170
14. 2022-10-03 | WILLIAM PAPAS PRINT, SATURDAY MARKET, PORTLAND, OREGON | O'Gallerie | $5
15. 2021-10-26 | William Papas \(South African 1927\-2000\), Market Hall, Manchester | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | N/A
16. 2021-10-25 | William Papas \(South African, 1927\-2000\) | Yair Art Gallery | N/A
17. 2021-09-25 | William Papas \(South African, 1927\-2000\) | Yair Art Gallery | N/A
18. 2021-05-06 | William Papas \(South African, 1927\-2000\) | Yair Art Gallery | N/A
19. 2021-04-11 | WILLIAM PAPAS "MAN ON A BURRO" COLOR ETCHING HAND SIGNED | Bradford's | $160
20. 2021-03-29 | William Papas \(South African, 1927\-2000\) | Yair Art Gallery | N/A
21. 2018-10-17 | WILLIAM PAPAS \(1927\-2000\) | Olympia Auctions | N/A
22. 2018-09-16 | William Papas, "At the Wailing Wall", Aquatint | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $100
23. 2018-09-16 | William Papas Signed Etching, "Ethiopian Monk" | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $125
24. 2018-04-30 | WILLIAM PAPAS \(Oregon/South Africa, 1927\-2000\) thr | O'Gallerie | $190

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