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Rws Myles Birket Foster

1825–1899

9auction results2017–2025years recorded67%sold (6)$1.1kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. River scene with people loading hay barges and collecting water by Rws Myles Birket Foster, sold Nov 2021River scene with people loading hay barges and collecting waterBonhams · £2,295≈ $3,112≈ €2,688Sign up to see
  2. 'Queensferry' by Rws Myles Birket Foster, watercolour heightened with white, sold Oct 2021'Queensferry'Bonhams · £1,148≈ $1,573≈ €1,356Sign up to see
  3. An Italian lake landscape by Rws Myles Birket Foster, watercolour heightened with white, sold Mar 2019An Italian lake landscapeBonhams · £893≈ $1,175≈ €1,039Sign up to see

Rws Myles Birket Foster’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Of the 9 lots by Rws Myles Birket Foster recorded at auction between 2017 and 2025, 6 found a buyer (67%). The median price realised is $1.1kSign up free to see across 6 priced sales; the middle half sold for $677Sign up free to see–$1.5kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is River scene with people loading hay barges and collecting water, sold at Bonhams in November 2021 for $3.1kSign up free to see. Most results come from Bonhams (9).

Rws Myles Birket Foster at auction: key figures

Auction results
9
Sold rate
67%
Active at auction
2017–2025
Median price
$1.1kSign up free to see
Record price
$3.1kSign up free to see River scene with people loading hay barges and collecting water, Bonhams, Nov 2021
MediumPriced salesTypical rangeMedian
Works on Paper5$576–$1.2kSign up free to see$978Sign up free to see

Top auction houses: Bonhams (9)

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  1. View of Raby Castle, Yorkshire, the seat of the Duke of Cleveland by Rws Myles Birket Foster, watercolour (oval), sold Sep 2025
    View of Raby Castle, Yorkshire, the seat of the Duke of Cleveland
    Watercolor
    12 x 17.5cm (4 3/4 x 6 7/8in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 40
    £90≈ $121≈ €104Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £300–400View at Bonhams ↗
  2. The smithy by Rws Myles Birket Foster, watercolor on paper, sold Sep 2023
    The smithy
    Watercolor · Paper
    5 1/2 x 9 1/2in (14 x 24.1cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 143
    $576≈ £473≈ €543Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Bonhams ↗
  3. River scene with people loading hay barges and collecting water by Rws Myles Birket Foster, sold Nov 2021
    River scene with people loading hay barges and collecting water
    14 x 20.7cm (5 1/2 x 8 1/8in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 42
    £2,295≈ $3,112≈ €2,688Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
  4. 'Queensferry' by Rws Myles Birket Foster, watercolour heightened with white, sold Oct 2021
    'Queensferry'
    Watercolor
    10.2 x 27 cm. (4 x 10 5/8 in.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 7
    £1,148≈ $1,573≈ €1,356Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Bonhams ↗
  5. An Italian lake landscape by Rws Myles Birket Foster, watercolour heightened with white, sold Mar 2019
    An Italian lake landscape
    Watercolor
    14 x 21cm (5 1/2 x 8 1/4in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 36
    £893≈ $1,175≈ €1,039Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £700–1,000View at Bonhams ↗
  6. Woodland scene by Rws Myles Birket Foster, watercolour, sold Jul 2017
    Woodland scene
    Watercolor
    24.5 x 35cm (9 5/8 x 13 3/4in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 315
    £750≈ $978≈ €840Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
  7. Shrimping, Birds Nesting, The Blackbird and Going to the Spring by Rws Myles Birket Foster, a set of four chromolithographs, each, sold Jul 2013
    Shrimping, Birds Nesting, The Blackbird and Going to the SpringAfter the artist
    Lithograph
    17.5 x 13cm (6 7/8 x 5 1/16in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 778
    £750≈ $1,152≈ €869Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £200–300View at Bonhams ↗
  8. On the Scent by Rws Myles Birket Foster, offered Oct 2019
    On the Scent
    107 x 91cm (42 1/8 x 35 13/16in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 27
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
  9. Crossing the bridge by Rws Myles Birket Foster, watercolour heightened with white, offered Jun 2018
    Crossing the bridge
    Watercolor
    20.3 x 27.9cm (8 x 11in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 3
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,200–1,800View at Bonhams ↗
  10. Villeneuve, Lake Geneva by Rws Myles Birket Foster, watercolour and pencil heightened with white, offered May 2017
    Villeneuve, Lake Geneva
    Watercolor
    15 x 22.9cm (5 7/8 x 9in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 440
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗

Rws Myles Birket Foster works on paper (7)Rws Myles Birket Foster watercolors (7)

Rws Myles Birket Foster: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Rws Myles Birket Foster at auction?

$3,112Sign up free to see, for River scene with people loading hay barges and collecting water at Bonhams (November 2021) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Rws Myles Birket Foster?

The median sale price is $1.1kSign up free to see across 6 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Rws Myles Birket Foster have sold at auction?

6 of 9 recorded lots sold between 2017 and 2025.

Which auction houses sell Rws Myles Birket Foster?

Bonhams accounts for the most recorded results. Bonhams

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