Preview of Fine Sale Pictures

Published 28th September 2012

A view of mining at 'Golden Gulley' by Frank Harding, estimated at £300-£500, is being offered in the Fine Sale on 31st October 2012.

In the last couple of weeks the entries for our next major picture sale on 31st October 2012 have taken-off with fresh to the market collections and works including Dorothea Sharp, Paul Emile Leon Perboyre, Johannes Rosierse, Archibald Thorburn, Fred Yates, Bush Hardy and Australian artist Frank Harding, ensuring another nice quality 100 lot sale with plenty of variety

An oil painting by Dorothy Sharp of children playing on a beach, estimated at between £2,500 and £3,500.

The Dorothea Sharp oil of children on a beach has an estimate of £2,500-£3,500 and the Fred Yates view of a Cornish Harbour £800-£1,200. The 19th century panel by Johannes Rosierse is a very attractive example of a candlelit interior with an estimate of £4,000-£6,000.

One of a collection of seven Thorburn drawings and watercolours, estimated at betwen £300 and £3,500.

One of a collection of seven Thorburn drawings and watercolours, estimated at between £300 and £3,500.

The collection of seven Thorburn drawings and watercolours have estimates from £300-£3,000 and there is also a collection by descent form the studio of Edward Wesson, which includes a view of Le Sacre Coer at £250-£350.

A view of Le Sacre Coer (estimate £250-£350) in a collection by descent from the studio of Edward Wesson.

A collection of 14 paintings by the Australian artist Frank Harding includes a view of mining at 'Golden Gulley', estimated at £300-£500. This and the other paintings in the collection demonstrate Harding's scholarly interest in colonial bush-ranging in Australia and are a fascinating view of the period.

Catalogues for the sale will be available on the Internet or by post from mid October.