19th Century British Art
Artist Herbert Olivier works come fresh to market direct from his Holland Park home
Newbury auction house Dreweatts is offering the largest collection of works to ever come onto the market by artist Herbert Olivier (1861-1952), uncle of the actor Sir Laurence Olivier (1907-89).
Buy into the Old Masters trend: Add some Classic artworks to your home
The major auction houses around the world have this week been focusing on Classic art: from antiquity and into the 20th century.
From English mills to Roman markets: Our pick of five lots at specialist picture sale
The upcoming Old Master, British and European Art auction at Dreweatts’ on May 26 includes a wide variety of works, both in terms their geography and style.
Sold on thesaleroom: Victorian painting of steam ships on the Thames
Guided at £200-400, this late Victorian oil on canvas depicting steam ships on the Thames near Wapping drew strong demand at Ramsay Cornish’s recent Homes & Interiors Auction in Edinburgh.
Five pictures estimated at £1000 or under at specialist fine art auction
A sale of Old Masters, British and European Paintings will be held at Woolley & Wallis on March 1-2.
Portrait of author Emily Brontë comes to auction
A picture believed to be of Emily Brontë (1818-48) bought by a literature professor, who spent years researching it, is coming to auction later this month.