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watercolours and oil paintings of particular interest based on their geographical location, exploratory nature and historical content.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 £39,650 inc. premium
Giuseppe Leone (Joseph Léon) Righini (Italian, circa 1820-1884) Panorama of Belém do Pará, Brazil
Sold for £16,250 inc. premium
Anglo-Chinese School, mid 19th Century Houqua's garden
Sold for £34,850 inc. premium
Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (Filipino, 1892-1972) Market place before a church
Sold for £15,625 inc. premium
Attributed to C. J. Martin, 19th Century A gathering on a lawn, Rio de Janeiro

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