James Edward Buttersworth: career timeline

British · 1817–1894 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 7 of 22 lots (32% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

James Edward Buttersworth: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1840s	2	1	$20.5kSign up	Oil
1850s	1	0	—	Oil
1860s	1	1	$75.1kSign up	Oil
1880s	1	1	$35kSign up	Oil
1890s	2	2	$47.9kSign up	Oil

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1840s 2 works

Sold: 1 of 2
Median: $20.5kSign up
Average: $20.5kSign up
Typical size: 24.5 × 33 in (62 × 84 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2)
Subjects: Sea & coast (1)

c. 1840 American Frigate and Shipping Off White Cliffs$20.5kSign up
c. 1845 Off BarbadosUnsold

1850s 1 work

Sold: 0 of 1
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 36 × 50 in (92 × 127 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: Boats (1)

c. 1850 Ship of the Line USS Ohio in Stormy WeatherUnsold

1860s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $75.1kSign up
Average: $75.1kSign up
Typical size: 18 × 24 in (46 × 61 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1860 U.S. Frigate in a Naval Engagement$75.1kSign up

1880s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $35kSign up
Average: $35kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 18 in (31 × 46 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: —

1885 America's Cup Defense, 1885 (Puritan and Genesta)$35kSign up

1890s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $47.9kSign up
Average: $47.9kSign up
Typical size: 16 × 24 in (41 × 61 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2)
Subjects: —

Creation date not recorded

15 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 4 works

Sold: 2 of 4
Median: $78kSign up
Average: $78kSign up
Typical size: 8.5 × 14.5 in (22 × 36 cm)
Mediums: Oil (4)
Subjects: Harbours & ports (1), Boats (1)

sold 2006 Yacht RaceResult not published
sold 2007 A Schooner and a Barque Sailing into a Harbor$78kSign up
sold 2007 Regatta with Yachts 'Mayflower' and 'Huron'$78kSign up
sold 2008 Sailing vessels rounding a distant headlandUnsold

Undated, sold in the 2020s 11 works

Sold: 8 of 11
Median: $18.3kSign up
Average: $23.2kSign up
Typical size: 9.5 × 15 in (24 × 38 cm)
Mediums: Oil (11)
Subjects: Boats (5), Harbours & ports (2)

sold 2020 Racing Yachts Magic and Gracie$37.8kSign up
sold 2021 Racing Schooner Ambassadress Leads the Regatta$14.5kSign up
sold 2021 Ships in New York Harbor$22kSign up
sold 2022 UntitledUnsold
sold 2022 West of New York Harbor$60.9kSign up
sold 2023 Racing Yacht, Identified as the Sloop Yacht 'Haswell'$6.1kSign up

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$James Edward Buttersworth, \r\n\r\nClipper Ship in a Storm$ sold 2024 \r\n\r\nClipper Ship in a Storm$9.5kSign up
sold 2024 Naval Engagement off France$7kSign up
sold 2024 Ships at Sunset$28kSign up
sold 2025 Ontario, An American Steam and Sail Ship of the Inman LineUnsold
sold 2026 Clipper Ship Under Reefed SailUnsold

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All James Edward Buttersworth auction results →