Launched in July 2020, Parker Fine Art Auctions is the only auction house in England to specialise in Fine Paintings. From 15th century engravings through to contemporary installations, the company auctions oil paintings, prints, drawings, watercolours, engravings, photographs, posters and frames.
Co-founded by Buffy Parker and Henny Smith, the Gallery occupies a glorious light space of nearly 6,000 square feet in the centre of Farnham, Surrey.
Auctions are held monthly, live and on-line, and feature around 500 lots. The company has a unique offer to vendors wherby to consign is just £10 (plus VAT) per lot, which includes all commission, illustration and insurance. Parker Fine Art Auctions also offer valuations, and sales by private treaty.
Their first auction was a huge success with many works selling well above saleroom estimate. Below are some of our favourites.
Giacomo Guardi (1764-1835) Italian
A Scene on the Grand Canal, Venice, with Santa Maria della Salute, and Figures in Gondolas in the foreground
Gouache
7.4” x 10.25” (19cm x 26cm)
Estimate: £2,000 – £3,000
Sold for £3,600
Lionel Bulmer (1919-1992) British
“In the Surf”, Acrylic on Canvas
Signed, and Inscribed on a label on the reverse, 40” x 30”.
Provenance: Galeria Internacional de Arte, LDA, c.1989
Estimate: £300 – £500
Sold for £1,800
Louis Bosworth Hurt (1856-1929) British
“Moorland at Clachaig, Glencoe”
Oil on Canvas
Signed and Dated 1899
24″ x 40″ (60.9 x 101.6cm)
Provenance: Frost and Reed.
Estimate: £3,000 – £4,000
Sold for £5,000
Their second auction will take place on 1st October 2020.
To see more, visit Parkerfineartauctions.com.
Below are some works included in the upcoming sale.
Charles Brooking (1723-1759) British
“The King Charles The Second,
The Royal Yacht Mary”
Oil on Panel
35.5 x 46cm
£7,000 – 10,000
William Shayer (1788-1879) British
A River Landscape
Oil on Canvas
Signed
30 x 41cm
£600 – £800
Harry Fiddler (1856-1935) British
A Figure with a Hay Wagon
Oil on Canvas
Signed
51 x 76 cm
£500 – £700
