19th Century British Art

Group of works by the uncle and nephew attracts significant Indian bidder interest

This oil on canvas of 'Royal Dorset Yawl at the Needles' is the work of Charles Gregory (1849-1920) and is included in a single-owner collection on offer at John Mitchell Fine Paintings.

A clutch of good-quality traditional landscapes exceeded hopes at Exeter saleroom Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood (25% buyer’s premium).

Tory politician acquired the artist’s watercolours before London dealer raised the profile

This snowy scene by Suffolk artist Thomas Smythe (1825-1907) features in English and Continental Antiques’ winter exhibition in Eye.

Trio of paintings depict life at a long-disappeared family home

Highest price in five years is achieved for Manchester School and Staithes Group artist

A number of pictures from another single-owner collection caught the eye at Dreweatts a month earlier than the Flaxley Abbey auction.

An oil of a King Charles Spaniel by Hugh George Shaw (active 1880-95) is among the offerings in the latest edition of the Armchair Art Fair catalogue.

Although largely still an unknown outside the Victorian art world, the second-generation Pre-Raphaelite painter Marie Spartali Stillman (1844-1927) was a cherished member of the circle as model, muse, student and ultimately colleague.

Notable examples of Victorian art sell at Christie's as renowned collector downsizes

Pictures of old women from the fishing community of Newlyn are among the most prevalent works by Walter Langley (1852-1922).

Marks painting was also one of the highlights at auction where La Thangue sold at six figures

Among the lots catching bidders’ eyes in the last few months were a number of intriguing portraits that came up at sales in south-west England.

A small portrait of a woman that was pitched at £100-150 drew a bidding battle that carried it over 10 times estimate.

Can an original frame make all the difference to price? A recent Surrey auction provided an interesting test.

In a Ligurian Garden, a previously missing exhibition work by the British Impressionist Henry Herbert La Thangue (1859-1929), sold for £180,000 (plus buyer’s premium) in the British, European and Sporting Art Sale at Tennants in Leyburn.