British, 1872–1949
Sir William Nicholson
147results on record
85%sell-through
$47,080median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$2,360,356record in our coverage
Drawn from 147 recorded results (141 sold · 6 passed) across 5 auction houses, 1998–2025. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale
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Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| painting | 61 | 100% | $47,858 |
| prints | 8 | 0% | $3,370 |
| ceramics & design | 8 | 100% | $109,442 |
| works on paper | 8 | n/a | $3,658 |
Medium is recorded for 85 of 147 results (58%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Laurence Stephen Lowry R.a. Sir William Nicholson Laurence Stephen Lowry R.a.
| Metric | Sir William Nicholson | Laurence Stephen Lowry R.a. |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $47,080 | $20,935 |
| Record price | $2,360,356 | $9,418,067 |
| Results on record | 147 | 1,861 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2025 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Laurence Stephen Lowry R.a.John Piper C.h.Henry MooreGraham Sutherland O.m.
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
79/ 100
- Sell-through85%
- Meets estimate61%
- Market depth147 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | 74 | 100% | $36,379 | — |
| Sotheby's | 49 | 100% | $58,686 | 1.00× |
| Bonhams | 20 | 70% | $57,083 | 1.12× |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 3 | 100% | $2,299 | 1.12× |
| Strauss & Co | 1 | 100% | $40,873 | 0.75× |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 147 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 6 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2025·10 | Scabious and a Jug | oil on canvas | $333,381–$466,734 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | Souvenirs | oil on canvas | $266,705–$400,058 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | Queen Victoria | $530–$796 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2025·06 | Roses and Knitting 33 x 40.6 cm. (13 x 16 in.) | $94,196–$134,565 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·05 | Nancy in a Feather Hat (The Artist's Daughter), 1910 | $33,379–$46,731 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2025·03 | The Lustre Bowl | oil on canvas-board | $155,527–$233,291 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | El Cerro, San Antón | oil on panel | $19,530–$32,550 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | An Almanac of Twelve Sports, 1898 | $1,303–$1,955 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2024·10 | Pansies and Other Flowers | oil on canvas-board | $156,407–$234,610 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·06 | Mrs Reginald McKenna and her sons, Michael and David 106.8 x 122 cm. (42 1/8 x 48 1/8 in.) | $127,266–$190,899 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·04 | The Shire Horse | $124–$186 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·03 | The Fountains, Palais Royal | oil on canvas | $85,863–$122,661 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | Pink Peonies | oil on canvas-board | $98,129–$147,194 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | Sunflowers | oil on panel | $734,452–$979,269 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·11 | Double Anemones | $478,181–$717,271 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·10 | The Marquess of Wellington Jug | oil on canvas | $134,880–$202,320 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·06 | Still Life: Emile's Things 92.2 x 71.4 cm. (36 1/4 x 28 1/8 in.) | $61,251–$98,001 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·03 | Hot Day | oil on canvas | $26,381–$39,571 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·03 | Miss Simpson's Boots | oil on canvas | $397,366–$662,277 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·11 | Lilies of the Valley 39.4 x 27 cm. (15 1/2 x 10 5/8 in.) | $80,105–$106,806 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·10 | Vase and Books on a Red Table | oil on canvas-board | $206,318–$343,864 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·03 | Still life: Pink Lustre Mug and Fan | oil on canvas-board | $139,248–$208,872 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·12 | Swans and a Punt, Chartwell | $1,355–$2,033 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·11 | Alcazar Gardens 32 x 40.5 cm. (13 x 16 1/8 in.) | $19,919–$26,558 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·07 | Eden: A Sketch for Queen Mary's Dolls' House | oil and gouache on canvas | $1,903–$3,172 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·07 | The Cat 40.5 x 30.4 cm. (16 x 12 in.) | $30,963–$43,348 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·11 | Alcazar Gardens 32 x 40.5 cm. (13 x 16 1/8 in.) | $25,804–$38,706 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·03 | Portrait of a Young Girl in a Black Dress | $2,655–$3,983 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·07 | Portrait of a Young Girl in a Black Dress | $5,304–$7,956 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·06 | Sixteen designs for playing cards the largest 13.6 x 9.8 cm. (5 3/8 x 3 7/8 in.); the smallest 13.1 x 9.3 cm. (5 1/8 x 3 5/8 in.) Executed circa 1901 | $26,673–$40,009 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·06 | Alcázar Estrade, Sevilla | $39,907–$55,870 | Strauss & Co | |||
| 2018·03 | The Convalescent: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in Paris | oil on canvas | $14,057–$21,085 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | On the Downs, Rottingdean | oil on canvas | $13,312–$19,967 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | Brighton Front | oil on panel | $39,935–$66,558 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | Petunias and Chrysanthemums in a Mocha Jug | $52,917–$79,376 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | Glastonbury Plain | $33,073–$46,303 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·06 | The 'Alice' | oil on canvas-board | $25,524–$38,287 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·06 | Mereworth Castle, Kent | $25,471–$38,207 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·06 | portrait of edith and john a. logan as children | $15,283–$22,924 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·06 | Woodland | $19,104–$31,839 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·03 | Joseph Gilstrap Branston | oil on canvas | $2,500–$3,751 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·11 | The Helderberg (Hottentot’s Holland) | oil on canvas-board | $14,926–$22,390 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·11 | Andalusian Homestead | $37,978–$63,297 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | Swedish Barquentine 27.7 x 33.7 cm. (10 7/8 x 13 1/4 in.) | $35,467–$49,654 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | The Lustre Jug | $84,740–$112,987 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | note for flower piece | $14,123–$21,185 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | A Collection of three lithographs from 'An Alphabet' 3 | $730–$1,022 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·05 | A Collection of four lithographs 4 | $730–$1,022 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·12 | Study for a Portrait of Nancy Nicholson | pencil and ink | $3,018–$4,527 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | The Downs with Distant Windmill, Rottingdean | oil on canvas laid on board | $30,199–$45,299 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Pink Roses in a Silver Lustre Vase | oil on canvas laid on board | $150,851–$226,277 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·09 | winston churchill with a skate | $4,551–$7,585 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | Moorland Pool | oil on canvas-board | $23,590–$39,316 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | The Lustre Bowl | oil on canvas | $125,804–$188,706 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | Shingle Street 30.2 x 40.4 cm. (11 7/8 x 15 7/8 in.) | $38,712–$54,196 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·12 | Cat asleep on a stool | $9,416–$12,555 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·12 | a study of a marmalade cat | $9,416–$12,555 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·12 | The Castle, Malaga | $62,774–$94,160 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·12 | a study of a marmalade cat | $9,416–$12,555 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·12 | a study of a marmalade cat | $9,416–$12,555 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·12 | Trout | $125,547–$188,321 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Tenterden | $62,702–$94,054 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Just Flowers | oil on panel | $119,187–$170,267 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·05 | La Rochelle, the Harbour 37.8 x 46.3 cm. (14 7/8 x 18 1/4 in.) | $33,497–$50,245 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·03 | Coachman | — | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·11 | Camellias | oil on panel | $40,335–$56,469 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·11 | La Place des Papes, Avignon (or Place de Palais, Avignon/Le Château, Avignon) 43 x 35.5 cm. (17 x 14 in.) | $31,712–$47,568 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | The Canticelli Vase (or The Wedgwood Bowl/China Cup and Necklace) 33 x 26.5 cm. (13 x 10 1/2 in.) | $47,568–$79,280 | Bonhams | |||
| 2010·12 | Winston Churchill's cat | $6,266–$9,399 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | Lustre Goblet and Sweet Peas | $100,811–$144,015 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | Cactus Plant | $25,923–$36,004 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·11 | Meadows | $41,635–$58,289 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·11 | Summer comes to Chartwell | $19,985–$29,977 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·05 | Rupert and Deirdre Hart-Davis as Children | $46,533–$77,555 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·04 | (1872-1949) | $8,806–$11,741 | Christie's | |||
| 2009·01 | The Old Elm, The Homestead, Blewbury, Berkshire | oil on panel | $10,228–$14,611 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·01 | James Pryde's Hat | oil on canvas laid down on board | $7,306–$11,689 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·12 | Portrait group | pastel and watercolour | $918–$1,224 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·12 | Still Life, Apples and Knives | oil on canvas-board | $104,645–$149,493 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·12 | Stocks | $103,607–$148,010 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·12 | the misses margaret and diana low | $44,403–$59,204 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·12 | Flowers in Paper in a Vase | $59,204–$88,806 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | A platter of fruit | pastel | $2,631–$3,508 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·07 | The Ruined Castle | oil on canvas-board | $16,009–$24,014 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·07 | sweet sultana and other flowers in a glass vase | $80,397–$120,596 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·07 | Meadows | $50,248–$70,348 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·07 | South Harting | $80,397–$120,596 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·07 | White Orchids on Books | $361,787–$502,483 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·07 | Winter Anenomes | $140,695–$200,993 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·07 | An Almanac of Twelve Sports as Months of the Year | $790–$1,185 | Christie's | |||
| 2008·03 | An Alphabet | $1,009–$1,412 | Christie's | |||
| 2007·12 | The Misses Margaret and Diana Low | $244,938–$367,407 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | portrait of the children of general john a. logan | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | Ciboure | oil on canvas | $23,597–$35,395 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·06 | Portrait of John Frederic Symons Jeune | oil on canvas | $29,496–$49,160 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·06 | study for the portrait of lord and lady strafford in their library | $4,960–$6,943 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | A Musketeer | black crayon and watercolour, on two joined sheets | $3,990–$5,985 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·03 | queen victoria (campbell 17) | $4,914–$5,897 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | lord roberts & li hung chang (c. 106 & 119) | $4,914–$5,897 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·12 | Train Steaming Through a Valley | $97,434–$136,408 | Sotheby's | |||
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