Watercolours

A collection of watercolours amassed by Iolo Williams (1890-1962) which had been kept under a bed for over half a century raised a total of £89,150 at Olympia Auctions on October 2.

With estimates from £400, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

It isn’t often these days that a large and connoisseurial collection of British watercolours comes to the market.

The Royal Artillery Museum has emerged as the winning bidder for a rare eyewitness view of a First World War battle sold at a recent auction in Farnham.

Richard Barrett Talbot Kelly’s observations of the Battle of Loos appears at Parker Fine Art Auctions

A rare opportunity has come up to bid for a portrait miniature of the first US president, which has been found in the UK.

A watercolour by Edward Bawden (1903-1989) which was considered lost since the 1940s emerged at the latest fine art sale held at Olympia Auctions.

Two watercolours of the Portuguese colony of Macao by the British colonial artist William Prinsep (1794-1874) sold for record sums in Bonhams’ latest Travel & Exploration sale.

The emergence of a rare portrait miniature of Robert Emmet, dated c.1803, at Gorringe’s in Lewes proved to be an exciting discovery.

The most viewed stories on this website over the last week included news of a ‘British School’ waterfall scene making 60 times estimate