William Joy

British · 1803–1867 · Painter

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6auction results2023–2026years recorded100%sold (6)$370Sign up free to seemedian price

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A Coastal Scene With Fishing Boats And Other Shipping, Figures On A Beach In The ForegroundLawrences Auctioneers · Feb 2026£2,400≈ $3,283≈ €2,760Sign up to see
Cape of Good HopeStrauss & Co · Mar 2023ZAR 37,520≈ $2,065≈ £1,704≈ €1,929Sign up to see
A Stiff Onshore Breeze With A Dismasted Merchantman Foundering On The RocksLawrences Auctioneers · Sep 2024£300≈ $401≈ €360Sign up to see

William Joy’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

ArtSell has recorded 6 auction results for William Joy between 2023 and 2026, of which 6 sold (100%). Recorded sale prices range from $249Sign up free to see to $3.3kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $3.3kSign up free to see for A Coastal Scene With Fishing Boats And Other Shipping, Figures On A Beach In The Foreground at Lawrences Auctioneers in February 2026. The most common medium is watercolors (3 lots). Most results come from Lawrences Auctioneers (2), Strauss & Co (1) and Elstob & Elstob (1).

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Fishing Vessels and Merchant Barques at Sea
Watercolor
20.5cm x 28cm
Chorley's · Apr 21, 2026 · Lot 541
£250≈ $338≈ €287HammerSign up free to seeEst. £150–250View at Chorley's ↗
A Coastal Scene With Fishing Boats And Other Shipping, Figures On A Beach In The Foreground
64cm x 93cm
Lawrences Auctioneers · Feb 10, 2026 · Lot 389
£2,400≈ $3,283≈ €2,760HammerSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–View at Lawrences Auctioneers ↗
Untitled
Watercolor
Sworders · Nov 11, 2025 · Lot 99
£250≈ $329≈ €284HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Sworders ↗
A Stiff Onshore Breeze With A Dismasted Merchantman Foundering On The Rocks
27.5 x 38cm
Lawrences Auctioneers · Sep 24, 2024 · Lot 299
£300≈ $401≈ €360HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–View at Lawrences Auctioneers ↗
Segelschiffe auf hoher SeeAttributed to the artist
Watercolor
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Jun 20, 2024 · Lot 3942
€390≈ $418≈ £330HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
Man O'War Closing A French Fisherman In The Channel
Watercolor
20.5cm x 28cm
Elstob & Elstob · Sep 13, 2023 · Lot 543
£200≈ $249≈ €232HammerSign up free to seeView at Elstob & Elstob ↗
Cape of Good Hope
Oil · Canvas
40 by 63cm excluding frame; 55 by 78 by 7cm including frame
Strauss & Co · Mar 13, 2023 · Lot 2
ZAR 37,520≈ $2,065≈ £1,704≈ €1,929Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

William Joy works on paper (3)William Joy watercolors (3)

William Joy: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by William Joy at auction?

$3,283Sign up free to see, for A Coastal Scene With Fishing Boats And Other Shipping, Figures On A Beach In The Foreground at Lawrences Auctioneers (February 2026) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for William Joy?

The median sale price is $370Sign up free to see across 6 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by William Joy have sold at auction?

6 of 6 recorded lots sold between 2023 and 2026.

Which auction houses sell William Joy?

Lawrences Auctioneers, Strauss & Co and Elstob & Elstob account for the most recorded results. Lawrences Auctioneers · Strauss & Co · Elstob & Elstob

About William Joy

In museum collections

A Lugger Driving Ashore in a Gale, 1830
Yale Center for British Art · Public domain
Escape of HMS 'Clyde' from the Nore mutiny, 30 May 1797, 1830
Royal Museums Greenwich · Public domain
HMS 'Clyde' Arriving at Sheerness After the 'Nore' Mutiny, 30 May 1797, 1830
Royal Museums Greenwich · Public domain
Ships Of The Line, 1832
Birmingham Museums Trust · Public domain