William Mellor Auction Prices and Value Guide
William Mellor auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 646 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
William Mellor auction prices: quick answer
William Mellor auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- William Mellor
- Source records
- 646
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
William Mellor market snapshot
William Mellor shows deep auction liquidity with 477 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,700. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 19 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-08.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (31.3% · 105 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (67.6% · 227 sales)
- $10,000+ (1.2% · 4 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $550
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 19
- Median shift vs prior year
- +52.8%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-01-08
Artist context
About William Mellor
Born
1851
Died
1931
Nationality
British
William Mellor (1851–1931) was a British painter identified by authority records as an English landscapist. His surviving public-collection record is dominated by river and woodland scenery in northern England and nearby Wales. Art UK documents views of the Wharfe near Ilkley, Oak Beck at Harrogate, Bolton Woods and Posforth Ghyll, together with a river scene featuring anglers; VIAF also associates him with subjects at Derwentwater and on the Dee at Llangollen. These recurring place-based titles position Mellor within the British landscape tradition, although the collected sources do not assign him to a named movement or provide a detailed exhibition history. Collectors are therefore most likely to encounter his work as landscape paintings centered on recognizable rivers, wooded valleys and Yorkshire scenery. Because William Mellor is a shared name, matching dates, subject matter and authority identifiers is especially important before connecting an object or auction record to this artist.
PaintingRiver landscapesYorkshire landscapesWoodland and wooded-valley scenesAnglers in river scenery
Common works and media
Documented works are landscape paintings, especially riverbanks, wooded valleys and recognizable British locations. Public examples include scenes of the River Wharfe, Oak Beck, Bolton Woods and Posforth Ghyll, as well as Derwentwater and the Dee at Llangollen. An angling scene is also recorded. The source pack does not document editions, prints, sculpture, ceramics or a formal named series, so those work types should not be assumed without object-specific evidence.
Market and appraisal context
An appraisal should begin by confirming that a work belongs to William Mellor (1851–1931), rather than another person with the same name. Its medium, subject and depicted location can then be compared with securely attributed public-collection examples, particularly river, woodland and Yorkshire landscapes. A title or inscription referring to the Wharfe, Harrogate, Bolton Woods, Derwentwater or Llangollen may assist comparison, but does not independently establish authorship. Available auction records should be reconciled to the correct artist before comparable lots or realized prices are used. The supplied sources do not establish a market trend, and no price outcome should be inferred from the directory record count alone.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Landscape paintings
- River and woodland scenes
Value drivers
- Attribution to the correct William Mellor entity, using the 1851–1931 lifespan and stable authority identifiers
- Consistency of the medium, subject, and named location with documented public-collection works
- Comparison with public auction records linked to the correctly identified artist
Appraisal caveats
- The collected sources do not establish a price trend or support a price prediction.
- The source pack contains no detailed major-auction-house catalogue entry, condition report, provenance history, or realized-price excerpt.
- William Mellor is a shared name, so record-level identity reconciliation is important before treating the directory count as artist-specific market coverage.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Art UK museum or university
- VIAF library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is William Mellor worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my William Mellor artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.