Francis William Topham: career timeline
British · 1808–1877 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 27 of 39 lots (68% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | — | Watercolor |
| 1840s | 3 | 3 | $4.7kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1850s | 6 | 4 | $4kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1860s | 7 | 6 | $1.3kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1870s | 6 | 3 | $1.9kSign up | Watercolor |
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1830s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 24 × 15 in (61 × 38 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1836 THE HURDY GURDY BOYUnsold
1840s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $4.7kSign up
- Average
- $3.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 10.5 × 12 in (26 × 31 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1844 FIGURES IN AN IRISH CABIN$6.5kSign up
c. 1845 PILGRIMS TO CLONMACNOISE CROSS, COUNTY OFFALY$4.7kSign up
1849 Cabin Interior, Claddagh Galway$454Sign up
1850s 6 works
- Sold
- 4 of 6
- Median
- $4kSign up
- Average
- $3.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 16.5 × 16.5 in (42 × 42 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (6)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1851 Supper Time, Irish Cottage Interior$2.1kSign up
1852 INTERIOR OF AN IRISH COTTAGEUnsold
1854 GIRL WITH A HAND RAKEUnsold
1856 LATE AGAIN!$6.2kSign up
1857 Near Brittany$5.9kSign up · sold 2×
1858 Winnowing$868Sign up · sold 2×
1860s 7 works
- Sold
- 6 of 7
- Median
- $1.3kSign up
- Average
- $2.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 17.5 × 16 in (44 × 41 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (7)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1860 The Faggot Gathers$1.7kSign up
1861 The Stepping Stones$1.6kSign up · sold 2×
1861 THE STEPPING STONESUnsold
1862 WOMEN AND CHILDREN LISTENING TO A VILLEANN PIPER, OUTSIDE A STONE COTTAGE$12.5kSign up
1865 The Milk Maid$502Sign up
1865 The Milk Maid$283Sign up
1868 A Game of Chance$950Sign up · sold 2×
1870s 6 works
- Sold
- 3 of 6
- Median
- $1.9kSign up
- Average
- $3.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 18 in (55 × 46 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (6)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1870 Feeding on Grapes$583Sign up
1870 GATHERING FERNUnsold
1870 GATHERING FERNUnsold
1871 Asleep on the JobUnsold
1872 GIRL WITH BASKET OF HENS AND A DOG$8.1kSign up
1874 GOSSIPS AT THE HOLY WELL$1.9kSign up
Creation date not recorded
11 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $1.9kSign up
- Average
- $1.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 8.5 in (25 × 22 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2002 A GIRL LISTENING TO A SEASHELL$1.9kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 13 × 11 in (33 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2013 GYPSY GIRLS AND DOGUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2020s 9 works
- Sold
- 7 of 9
- Median
- $372Sign up
- Average
- $402Sign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 15.5 in (31 × 39 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (8), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2020 Feeding the Chickens$1kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2020 A Bit of Decoration$311Sign up
sold 2023 The Yarn SpinnerUnsold
sold 2023 Cut for CutUnsold
sold 2023 The Chicks' Lunch$372Sign up
sold 2023 Untitled$374Sign up
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sold 2023 Untitled$185Sign up
sold 2025 Spinning Yarn$400Sign up
sold 2026 The Crofter's Cottage$156Sign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Francis William Topham auction results →