James Hamilton: career timeline

American · 1819–1878 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 10 of 28 lots (37% 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 Hamilton: 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
1850s	6	5	$6kSign up	Watercolor
1860s	2	2	$5.2kSign up	Oil
1870s	2	2	$1.1kSign up	Sculpture

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1850s 6 works

Sold: 5 of 6
Median: $6kSign up
Average: $10.6kSign up
Typical size: 7.5 × 11 in (19 × 28 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (3), Oil (2), Sculpture (1)
Subjects: Boats (1)

c. 1850 Extremely Rare and Important "James Hamilton / Cheap Stoneware / Greensboro / Green Co / Pa" Jar$28.8kSign up
c. 1850 Ship in the Arctic$8.5kSign up
c. 1850 Pulling a Sledge in the Arctic$4.5kSign up
c. 1850 Icebergs in the Arctic$5kSign up
1858 The Sinking of The BirkenheadUnsold
1858 The Sinking of The Birkenhead$6kSign up

1860s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $5.2kSign up
Average: $5.2kSign up
Typical size: 26 × 40.5 in (66 × 103 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (1)

1865 Lugger Running Before the Wind$6.5kSign up
1867 Evening, Delaware Bay$4kSign up

1870s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $1.1kSign up
Average: $1.1kSign up
Typical size: —
Mediums: Sculpture (2)
Subjects: —

Creation date not recorded

17 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 5 works

Sold: 5 of 5
Median: $1.8kSign up
Average: $5.5kSign up
Typical size: 15 × 27.5 in (38 × 70 cm)
Mediums: Oil (4), Other (1)
Subjects: Sea & coast (1), Harbours & ports (1), Boats (1)

sold 2004 Noonday at Sea$2.6kSign up
sold 2005 A View of Philadelphia Harbor$21.1kSign up
sold 2005 Seascape with Ships$1.4kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2006 Shipwrecked$1.8kSign up
sold 2009 Storm on the High Seas$450Sign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 6 works

Sold: 4 of 6
Median: $1.8kSign up
Average: $2kSign up
Typical size: 25 × 35 in (64 × 89 cm)
Mediums: Oil (6)
Subjects: Boats (1), Sunsets & night (1)

sold 2012 James Hamilton, American, 1819 - 1878$1.5kSign up
sold 2013 On the MerseyResult not published
sold 2014 AFTER THE BATTLE$4kSign up
sold 2015 American Steamer and Another Ship on Rough Seas$500Sign up
sold 2016 Shipping Off a Rocky Precipice$2kSign up
sold 2016 Coastal Shipping Under a Sunset SkyUnsold

Undated, sold in the 2020s 6 works

Sold: 4 of 6
Median: $1.6kSign up
Average: $1.6kSign up
Typical size: 14 × 15.5 in (35 × 39 cm)
Mediums: Oil (6)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (2), Beach scenes (1), Boats (1)

sold 2021 UntitledUnsold
sold 2021 A quiet evening in autumn scenery in Monroe Co. Penn...$2.6kSign up
sold 2021 Untitled (Evening Mountain View)Unsold
sold 2022 Moonlit Beach Scene$650Sign up
sold 2022 AN INTERESTING STORY$645Sign up
sold 2026 Ships at Sea Under Moonlight$2.6kSign up

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 Hamilton auction results →