19th Century British Art

A collection of works by the Cotman family of artists is coming for sale at Maidenhead auction house Dawsons this month.

Drawing four phone bidders plus online, a rediscovered early watercolour of Chepstow Castle by JMW Turner (1775-1851) led Cheffins’ latest fine art sale.

Born into a family of artists, James Webb (c.1825-95) became a prolific painter primarily of landscapes, seascapes and river scenes depicting locations around England and Wales as well as the Netherlands, France, Italy and southern Spain.

A later but good copy of George Stubbs’ (1724-1806) famous painting Portrait of The Royal Tiger earned its stripes when it emerged at auction.

A high price for a Victorian work sold outside London came at Tennants’ (22% buyer’s premium) latest British, European and Sporting Pictures sale.

Local supporters help to boost pictures produced in art colony based in a North Yorkshire fishing village

An early picture of Victorian artist Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-73) working with his animal subjects has been reidentified by Belgravia dealership Bagshawe Fine Art.

The general theory goes that traditional portraits of white men are difficult to sell unless they are by a major artist or depict a notable sitter.

Cricket scene could not be clearly identified but approximate date provided strong historical appeal

A pair of unusual works on paper by the Anglo-American painter George Henry Boughton (1833-1905) struck a chord with bidders at a sale in Somerset.

Organisers of Connect Fair also take part as exhibitors among a ‘young and lively’ group from across the UK

Artists who both painted Rome city and surrounding views stand out in a country house sale

Portrait of Lord Byron subject offered at Dreweatts auction demonstrates considerable skill of a British artist

The record-setting piece of Beswick pottery at a recent sale at Potteries Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) – a rare variant of a shire horse model that fetched £11,300 (ATG No 2569) – was not the only lot bringing notable demand.

John Robertson deals in paintings and is among the exhibitors at the Mayfair Antiques and Fine Art Fair in January.

At Frant there dwells a Man of fame. By trade a Tailor, Smart by name.

'Plumb-pudding in danger or State Epicures taking un Petit Souper' is the most famous of all James Gillray’s satirical caricatures and perhaps the most well-known of all Georgian political cartoons.

The last few months have been an interesting time for followers of John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-93).