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watercolours and oil paintings of particular interest based on their geographical location, exploratory nature and historical content.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 £25,000 inc. premium
General Walter Fane (British, 1828-1885) View of Salt lake City
Sold for £51,650 inc. premium
Vittorio Amadeo Preziosi (Maltese, 1816-1882) Istanbul, from a terrace in Pera
Sold for £16,250 inc. premium
Anglo-Chinese School, late 19th Century Hong Kong Harbour and the city of Victoria
Sold for £34,850 inc. premium
Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (Filipino, 1892-1972) Market place before a church

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