# William Posey Silva - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-04T23:13:56.347Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 148
- Lots with prices: 109
- First auction date: 2002-05-10
- Latest auction date: 2025-11-22
- Median realised price: $2,562
- Price range: $200 to $51,920

## Market Takeaway
William Posey Silva shows solid auction liquidity with 148 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,562. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-22.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,562\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,314 and $5,280.
- 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: 14.7% (16 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 70.6% (77 sales)
- $10,000\+: 14.7% (16 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 7
- Previous 12 months sales: 2
- Recent 12 months median: $1,500
- Previous 12 months median: $2,500
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-11-22
- Days since latest sale: 88
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 35 lots
- John Moran Auctioneers: 30 lots
- Charlton Hall: 15 lots
- Neal Auction Company: 14 lots
- Cutler Bay Auctions: 6 lots
- New Orleans Auction Galleries: 6 lots
- Skinner: 4 lots
- DuMouchelles: 3 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 3 lots
- Sloans & Kenyon: 3 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-22 | WILLIAM POSEY SILVA \(AMERICAN, 1859\-1948\) GEORGIA LANDSCAPE PAINTING | Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates | $18,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-posey-silva-american-1859-1948-georgia-landscape-painting-2452-c-10495bd3c7
2. 2025-10-09 | WILLIAM POSEY SILVA \(American, 1859\-1948\). Pismo Dunes in the vicinity of Carmel, California, Oil on canvasboard. Signed lower hand cor | Sloans & Kenyon | $1,600
3. 2025-10-09 | WILLIAM POSEY SILVA \(American, 1859 \- 1948\). Tranquil Seascape, circa 1940, Oil on board. Signed lower left hand corner. Unframed. | Sloans & Kenyon | $1,500
4. 2025-10-07 | William Posey Silva \(1859\-1948\), "Middle West" | John Moran Auctioneers | $349
5. 2025-03-11 | William Posey Silva \(1859\-1948\), California coastal | John Moran Auctioneers | $5,280
6. 2025-03-11 | William Posey Silva \(1859\-1948\), "Middle West" | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A
7. 2025-03-11 | William Posey Silva \(1859\-1948\), "End of Carmel Bay" | John Moran Auctioneers | $726
8. 2024-09-07 | William Posey Silva \(1859\-1948\) | Marion Antique Auctions | $2,500
9. 2024-04-23 | William Posey Silva \(1859\-1948\) A Blue Bay \(Carmel\) 24 x 27 in. framed 29 1/4 x 32 in. | Bonhams | $7,500
10. 2024-01-30 | William Posey Silva \(1859 \- 1948\) American | Cutler Bay Auctions | $900
11. 2023-11-14 | William Posey Silva \(1859\-1948\), "The Golden Hills of California," Oil on canvas laid to board, 16" H x 20" W | John Moran Auctioneers | $3,000
12. 2023-10-17 | William Posey Silva \(1859\-1948\), Venice, O/B, 1925 | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $900
13. 2023-09-19 | William Posey Silva \(American, 1859\-1948\) Garden \- Alhambra, Spain 15 x 12 in. framed 22 3/4 x 19 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. | Bonhams | $1,000
14. 2023-08-02 | William Posey Silva \(1859\-1948\) The Lilac Garden at Versailles, France 16 x 20 in. framed 20 1/4 x 24 1/4 in. | Bonhams | $3,500
15. 2023-05-24 | William Posey Silva \(American, 1859\-1948\) California Coast, a triptych overall 58 x 20 in. framed 28 1/2 x 65 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. | Bonhams | $45,000
16. 2023-01-11 | William Posey Silva \(American, 1859\-1948\) | Neal Auction Company | $512
17. 2022-12-14 | William Posey Silva \(1859 \- 1948\) American | Cutler Bay Auctions | N/A
18. 2022-11-20 | William Posey Silva \(American 1858\-1948\) | Fine Estate Inc. | N/A
19. 2022-11-13 | William Posey Silva \(1859 \- 1948\) American | Cutler Bay Auctions | $200
20. 2022-10-30 | William Posey Silva \(1859 \- 1948\) American | Cutler Bay Auctions | N/A
21. 2022-08-30 | William Posey Silva \(1859 \- 1948\) American | Cutler Bay Auctions | N/A
22. 2022-08-02 | William Posey Silva \(1859\-1948\) Carmel Bay 16 x 20 in. framed 25 x 29 in. | Bonhams | N/A
23. 2022-07-05 | William Posey Silva \(1859 \- 1948\) American | Cutler Bay Auctions | N/A
24. 2022-04-16 | William Posey Silva \(American, 1859\-1948\) | Turner Auctions \+ Appraisals | $1,000

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