Travel Pictures

This department holds auctions of travel and topographical pictures featuring drawings, prints, watercolours and oil paintings of particular interest based on their geographical location, exploratory nature and historical content.

Some of the most sought-after topographical artists include Fernando Amorsolo, George Chinnery, Richard Dadd, Albert Goodwin, Edward Lear, Adrien Jean le Mayeur, Leonardo de Mango, Alberto Pasini, Count Amadeo Preziosi and Felix Ziem among many others.

Highlights from past auctions

Sold for £37,250 inc. premium
H. Worsley, 19th Century HMS Success on the rocks off Pulo Carnac, Swan River, Fremantle
Sold for £31,250 inc. premium
George Chinnery RHA (British, 1774-1852) A street scene near São Domingos church, Macau
Sold for £15,000 inc. premium
Vittorio Amadeo Preziosi (Maltese, 1816-1882) The Bazaar at Constantinople
Sold for £18,750 inc. premium
Adrien Jean Le Mayeur de Merprés (Belgian, 1880-1958) Portrait of Ni Pollock wearing a headdress

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