Paintings Auctioned for Clients in Devon, Cornwall
and Somerset
Penzance Fishing Boat by John Miller realised £1,500.
The April 2012 Fine Painting sale was a great success with over 90% of the lots
selling, many for clients in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. A group of ten Archibald
Thorburn watercolours and drawings from two different collections in Somerset and
Devon all sold for a total in excess of £17,000; the most popular being the unmistakeable
Snipe Amongst Grasses at £4,200.
Snape Amongst Grasses by Archibald Thorburn realised £4,200. We had ten Archibald
Thorburn watercolours from two different collections in Somerset and Devon.
Amoung a group of pictures consigned by a client in Cornwall, we pulled-out a charming
little watercolour by Indian artist Kattineri Krisha Hebbar. The Cornish client
was unsure how it had come into his possession; but it was picked-up on the Internet
by a major gallery in Mumbai who were the successful buyers at £600.
A Kattineri Krisha Hebbar watercolour sold for £600 for a client in Cornwall.
Of Cornish interest were views of Fowey and Polperro Beach by Fred Yates and a proud
Penzance Fishing Boat by John Miller. These sold for £1,100; £1,950 and £1500 respectively.
And a group of paintings with a Continental connection which came from an estate
in South Devon caused great interest before the sale; these were a view of a French
Chateau by Jean Hippolyte Marchand, a view near Swiac in the Dordogne by Henry Lamb
and an Italian Landscape by Reginald Brill.
A view of Polperro Beach in Cornwall by Fred Yates that fetched £1,950 at auction.
It was encouraging to see signs of recovery in the interest and demand for Traditional
Paintings, particularly 19th Century British paintings. Two huge (95 x 140cm) William
Widgery canvases look good value at £1,500-£1,700 each, but in terms of the recent
market it was satisfying for the vendor to achieve a successful sale.
A huge canvas by Devon-born artist William Widgery realised £1,700.
One last highlight was a beautiful miniature by George Engleheart which was conservatively
catalogued and estimated. The miniature collectors were in no doubt about its original
and charm and it fetched £2,500.
A George Ebgleheart Miniature sold for £2,500 at auction.
- Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
- Fine Sale
- Paintings
- Devon
- Cornwall
- Somerset
- Archibald Thorburn
- Kattineri Krisha Hebbar
- Fred Yates
- John Miller
- Jean Hippolyte Marchand
- Henry Lamb
- Reginald Brill
- William Widgery
- George Engleheart
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