# William Percy French - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T05:13:35.532Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 794
- Lots with prices: 655
- First auction date: 2001-05-18
- Latest auction date: 2026-06-10
- Median realised price: $3,000
- Price range: $180 to $54,000

## Market Takeaway
William Percy French shows very deep auction liquidity with 776 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 39 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-11.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($3,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $2,000 and $4,400.
- 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: 5.6% (36 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 91.2% (589 sales)
- $10,000\+: 3.3% (21 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 39
- Previous 12 months sales: 14
- Recent 12 months median: $2,900
- Previous 12 months median: $2,300
- Median shift: 26.1%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-11
- Days since latest sale: 69
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Whyte's: 273 lots
- Adam's: 200 lots
- Christie's: 45 lots
- Morgan O'Driscoll: 45 lots
- Sheppards: 45 lots
- Bonhams: 26 lots
- Ross's Auctioneers & Valuers: 25 lots
- Gorringes: 21 lots
- Gormleys Art Auctions: 16 lots
- Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers: 13 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-01 | William Percy French \(1854\-1920\) WEST OF IRELAND BOGLAND | Whyte's | €2,900
2. 2025-05-14 | PERCY FRENCH \(1854 \- 1920\) | Sheppards | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-percy-french-1854-1920-41-c-dbf47b1820
3. 2025-05-14 | PERCY FRENCH \(1854 \- 1920\) | Sheppards | €4,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-percy-french-1854-1920-14-c-1664960ab5
4. 2026-06-10 | WILLIAM PERCY FRENCH \(1854 \- 1920\) | Sheppards | €2,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-percy-french-1854-1920-102-c-8275c0e332
5. 2026-03-25 | William Percy French \(1854\-1920\) Mountain and Lake Landscape Watercolour, 17 x 25cm \(7 x 10”\) | Adam's | €850 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-percy-french-1854-1920-mountain-and-lake-landscape-watercolour-17-x-25cm-7-x-10-39-c-099b711e5e
6. 2026-03-25 | William Percy French \(1854\-1920\) There is Music in the River \(1914\) Watercolour, 24 x 19cm \(9½ x 7½''\) Signed and dated 1914 Provenance: With The Oriel Gallery, Dublin | Adam's | €2,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-percy-french-1854-1920-there-is-music-in-the-river-1914-watercolour-24-x-19cm-91-2-x-71-2-signed-and-dated-1914-provenance-with-the-oriel-gallery-dublin-38-c-20de117fb4
7. 2026-03-25 | William Percy French \(1854\-1920\) Bog Landscape \(1910\) Watercolour, 19 x 27cm \(8 x 11”\) Signed and dated 1910 | Adam's | €1,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-percy-french-1854-1920-bog-landscape-1910-watercolour-19-x-27cm-8-x-11-signed-and-dated-1910-37-c-1f3781363d
8. 2026-03-25 | William Percy French \(1854\-1920\) Bogland Scene Watercolour, 18 x 26cm \(7 x 10¼''\) Signed | Adam's | €1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-percy-french-1854-1920-bogland-scene-watercolour-18-x-26cm-7-x-101-4-signed-36-c-426ca6ef7b
9. 2026-03-10 | PERCY FRENCH, “THROUGH ERIN’S ISLE” POSTER | Sheppards | €180 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-percy-french-through-erin-s-isle-poster-408-c-f20d0ece21
10. 2026-03-09 | William Percy French \(1854\-1920\) AN EVENING CALM | Whyte's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-percy-french-1854-1920-an-evening-calm-4-c-bba170dd18
11. 2026-03-09 | William Percy French \(1854\-1920\) THATCHED COTTAGE IN A BOG | Whyte's | €3,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-percy-french-1854-1920-thatched-cottage-in-a-bog-3-c-899c12a44c
12. 2026-03-09 | William Percy French \(1854\-1920\) BOG LANDSCAPE, WEST OF IRELAND | Whyte's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-percy-french-1854-1920-bog-landscape-west-of-ireland-2-c-4a53940d00
13. 2026-03-09 | William Percy French \(1854\-1920\) TREES AND RIVER LANDSCAPE | Whyte's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-percy-french-1854-1920-trees-and-river-landscape-8-c-dfb02e715a
14. 2026-03-09 | William Percy French \(1854\-1920\) WEST OF IRELAND LANDSCAPE, 1893 | Whyte's | €4,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-percy-french-1854-1920-west-of-ireland-landscape-1893-1-c-51b9ea50b3
15. 2026-03-09 | William Percy French \(1854\-1920\) BOG LANDSCAPE WITH MOUNTAINS | Whyte's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-percy-french-1854-1920-bog-landscape-with-mountains-7-c-cda467f40b
16. 2026-03-09 | William Percy French \(1854\-1920\) LONE COTTAGE ON THE MOORS | Whyte's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-percy-french-1854-1920-lone-cottage-on-the-moors-6-c-3f614735da
17. 2026-03-09 | William Percy French \(1854\-1920\) BOG LAKE | Whyte's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-percy-french-1854-1920-bog-lake-5-c-bbb004a5c9
18. 2026-02-24 | WILLIAM PERCY FRENCH \(1854 \- 1920\) | Sheppards | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-percy-french-1854-1920-284-c-892ec609ae
19. 2026-02-12 | William Percy French, Irish 1854–1920, Autumn Landscape featuring a Horse\-Drawn Carriage, 1915, Watercolor on paper, Artwork: 7 3/4 x 7 in. \(19.7 x 17.8 cm.\) | Sloans & Kenyon | $1,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-percy-french-irish-1854-1920-autumn-landscape-featuring-a-horse-drawn-carriage-1915-watercolor-on-paper-artwork-7-3-4-x-7-in-19-7-x-17-8-cm-375-c-aa1b1782e5
20. 2025-12-11 | WILLIAM PERCY FRENCH \(1854 \- 1920\) | Sheppards | €2,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-percy-french-1854-1920-24-c-11f48f03d9
21. 2025-12-11 | WILLIAM PERCY FRENCH \(1854–1920\) | Sheppards | €3,800
22. 2025-12-01 | William Percy French \(1854\-1920\) TURF STACKS AT DUSK | Whyte's | €3,000
23. 2025-12-01 | William Percy French \(1854\-1920\) FLOWERING HEATHER AND COTTAGE | Whyte's | €3,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-percy-french-1854-1920-flowering-heather-and-cottage-2-c-c3c1e8d88e
24. 2025-12-01 | William Percy French \(1854\-1920\) MORNING LIGHT, CONNEMARA | Whyte's | €4,000

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