# William Thornley - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-16T08:44:16.784Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 386
- Lots with prices: 293
- First auction date: 1994-10-07
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-04
- Median realised price: $1,450
- Price range: $30 to $52,800

## Market Takeaway
William Thornley shows deep auction liquidity with 279 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 11 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-04.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,250\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $700 and $2,368.
- 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: 34.1% (73 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 63.6% (136 sales)
- $10,000\+: 2.3% (5 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 11
- Previous 12 months sales: 11
- Recent 12 months median: $550
- Previous 12 months median: $550
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-04
- Days since latest sale: 14
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 100 lots
- Bonhams: 65 lots
- Gorringes: 23 lots
- John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers: 17 lots
- Phillips: 14 lots
- Sotheby's: 14 lots
- Keys Fine Art Auctioneers: 9 lots
- Lyon & Turnbull: 8 lots
- Sworders: 8 lots
- Hutchinson Scott Limited: 6 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-09-16 | GEORGES WILLIAM THORNLEY \(1857 \- 1935\) | Sheppards | €700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-georges-william-thornley-1857-1935-124-c-4754555ba0
2. 2025-01-12 | WILLIAM THORNLEY \(BRITISH, 1858\-1898\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-thornley-british-1858-1898-22-c-81a48aa854
3. 2025-01-12 | WILLIAM THORNLEY \(BRITISH, 1858\-1898\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $400
4. 2021-05-20 | A Georg Jensen No. 58 Silver and Hardstone Footed Cigarette Box Designed by Geor | Heritage Auctions | $13,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-a-georg-jensen-no-58-silver-and-hardstone-footed-cigarette-box-designed-by-geor-74236-c-a644430b3c
5. 2026-02-04 | William Thornley \(British, c.1830\-1898\), St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall, oil on canvas | South Bay Auctions Inc | $2,500
6. 2025-12-18 | WILLIAM THORNLEY \(1857\-1935\) THE COAST AT WHITBY | Elstob Auctioneers | £400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-thornley-1857-1935-the-coast-at-whitby-1050-c-21ec9bdf60
7. 2025-11-20 | WILLIAM THORNLEY \(1857\-1935\) A PAIR OF VIEWS OF WHITBY | Elstob Auctioneers | £2,000
8. 2025-11-20 | WILLIAM THORNLEY \(1857\-1935\) THE COAST AT WHITBY | Elstob Auctioneers | £400
9. 2025-11-13 | WILLIAM THORNLEY \(BRITISH 1830\-1898\) | Lyon & Turnbull | N/A
10. 2025-11-13 | WILLIAM THORNLEY \(BRITISH 1830\-1898\) | Lyon & Turnbull | N/A
11. 2025-06-17 | WILLIAM THORNLEY \(1858\-1898\) 'Night' view of boats under moonlight, oil on canvas, signed indistinctly, 2 | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £550
12. 2025-05-28 | William Thornley \(fl.1858\-1898\) | Sworders | £380
13. 2025-05-11 | William Thornley Oil on Canvas "Hay Barges on the Medway in Moonlight" | Diederich Auction Gallery | $1,900
14. 2025-03-27 | WILLIAM THORNLEY \(1857\-1935\) FIGURES ON THE COAST, STORMY SEAS | Elstob Auctioneers | £300
15. 2025-03-05 | William Thornley \(act. 1858\-1898\) 'Sunset on the Medway', signed with monogram, inscribed in pencil with title verso, oil on panel, 24 x 19cm | Mallams | £500
16. 2025-01-12 | WILLIAM THORNLEY \(BRITISH, 1858\-1898\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $400
17. 2024-11-29 | William Thornley \(British, 1858\-1898\), A pair of marines | Sloane Street Auctions | £1,000
18. 2024-10-20 | William Thornley \(1857\-1935\) \- Signed Oil on Canvas | Danielle Elizabeth Antique & Estate Auctioneers | A$1,000
19. 2024-10-20 | William Thornley \(1858\-1898\) \- Oil On Canvas | Danielle Elizabeth Antique & Estate Auctioneers | N/A
20. 2024-09-18 | WILLIAM THORNLEY \(BRITISH, 1858\-1898\) | Chiswick Auctions | £550
21. 2024-07-10 | WILLIAM THORNLEY \(1858\-1898\) A 19TH CENTURY OIL ON CANVAS | Hutchinson Scott Limited | £200
22. 2024-06-25 | William Thornley \(fl.1858\-1898\) | Sworders | £550
23. 2024-05-01 | WILLIAM THORNLEY \(BRITISH, 1858\-1898\) | Chiswick Auctions | N/A
24. 2024-03-13 | GEORGES WILLIAM THORNLEY \(1857\-1935\) PAIR OF SEASCAPES, BOATS OFF THE COAST | Elstob Auctioneers | £900

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