Thomas Bush Hardy Watercolors: Value & Auction Prices

1842–1897

Thomas Bush Hardy watercolors have appeared at auction 121 times in ArtSell’s records between 2012 and 2026; 84 sold, a sell-through rate of 69%. The median price realised is $250Sign up free to see across 84 priced sales; the middle half sold for $134Sign up free to see–$445Sign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $2.9kSign up free to see for In the Harbor at Dover at Helmuth Stone Gallery in December 2018. Most results come from Toovey's (18), Gorringe's (17) and Elstob & Elstob (11).

$2,898≈ £2,289≈ €2,549Sign uprecord price$2,300 + $598 premiumIn the Harbor at DoverHelmuth Stone Gallery2018121auction results2012–2026years recorded69%sold$250Sign up free to seemedian price

Thomas Bush Hardy watercolors: key figures

Auction results: 121
Sold rate: 69%
Active at auction: 2012–2026
Median price: $250Sign up free to see
Record price: $2.9kSign up free to see In the Harbor at Dover, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Dec 2018

Top auction houses: Toovey's (18), Gorringe's (17), Elstob & Elstob (11)

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All watercolors results

Bamburgh Beach, Northumberland
Watercolor
17cm x 43cm
Elstob & Elstob · Nov 14, 2024 · Lot 1134
£150≈ $190≈ €180HammerSign up free to seeView at Elstob & Elstob ↗
View on the Medway near Rochester
Watercolor
13 x 18cm (5 1/8 x 7 1/16in).
Bonhams · Sep 17, 2024 · Lot 15
£538≈ $711≈ €638Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Bonhams ↗
Hulk at Anchor
Watercolor
12cm x 18cm
Chorley's · Jul 23, 2024 · Lot 834
£350≈ $452≈ €416HammerSign up free to seeEst. £70–90View at Chorley's ↗
Shoreham
Watercolor
9cm x 48cm
Chorley's · Jul 23, 2024 · Lot 819
£45≈ $58≈ €54HammerSign up free to seeEst. £60–80View at Chorley's ↗
Scheveningen, The Hague
Watercolor
45cm x 70cm
Elstob & Elstob · Jul 10, 2024 · Lot 676
£1,800≈ $2,305≈ €2,130HammerSign up free to seeView at Elstob & Elstob ↗
Heightened
Watercolor
27 x 42cm
Gorringe's · Jul 1, 2024 · Lot 1742
£65≈ $82≈ €77HammerSign up free to seeEst. £80–120View at Gorringe's ↗
Heightened, 1885
Watercolor
21.5 x 29cm
Gorringe's · Jun 3, 2024 · Lot 1741
£100≈ $127≈ €117HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–200View at Gorringe's ↗
Turning a Disabled Brig
Watercolor · Paper
13.5cm x 24cm
Chorley's · May 22, 2024 · Lot 1064
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £200–300View at Chorley's ↗
Morning off the South Coast
Watercolor
32.5cm x 51cm
Chorley's · May 22, 2024 · Lot 1071
£90≈ $114≈ €106HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–150View at Chorley's ↗
Wind against the tide, 1890
Watercolor · Paper
29cm x 48cm
Richard Winterton Auctioneers · May 21, 2024 · Lot 701
£440≈ $559≈ €515HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–300View at Richard Winterton Auctioneers ↗
Sandwich
Watercolor
28 x 44cm
Gorringe's · Mar 25, 2024 · Lot 736
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £40–60View at Gorringe's ↗
Sandwich
Watercolor
28 x 44cm
Gorringe's · Mar 11, 2024 · Lot 2733
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £60–80View at Gorringe's ↗
Sandwich
Watercolor
28 x 44cm
Gorringe's · Feb 26, 2024 · Lot 697
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £100–150View at Gorringe's ↗
Dover
Watercolor
20cm x 52.5cm
Chorley's · Feb 6, 2024 · Lot 556
£280≈ $352≈ €328HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–200View at Chorley's ↗
Ships Leaving Harbour
Watercolor
25.5cm x 38cm
Chorley's · Feb 6, 2024 · Lot 553
£150≈ $189≈ €176HammerSign up free to seeEst. £150–200View at Chorley's ↗
Stormy Harbour Scene
Watercolor
20cm x 45cm
Chorley's · Feb 6, 2024 · Lot 537
£160≈ $201≈ €187HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–200View at Chorley's ↗
Fishing Boats in a Rough Sea
Watercolor
13cm x 18cm
Chorley's · Feb 6, 2024 · Lot 535
£220≈ $277≈ €257HammerSign up free to seeEst. £60–80View at Chorley's ↗
The Mouth of the Tyne After a Gale
Watercolor
21 x 34cms, in frame.
Anderson & Garland · Dec 14, 2023 · Lot 1047
£100≈ $127≈ €116HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–200View at Anderson & Garland ↗
Off Schevening
Watercolor
12 x 17cms, in frame.
Anderson & Garland · Dec 14, 2023 · Lot 1044
£140≈ $178≈ €163HammerSign up free to seeEst. £50–80View at Anderson & Garland ↗
Shipping on the River Thames
Watercolor
20cm x 31cm
Toovey's · Nov 1, 2023 · Lot 155
£75≈ $91≈ €86HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
On the Medway 33, 1874
Watercolor
33.5 x 51.5cm
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood · Oct 11, 2023 · Lot 782
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £200–300View at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood ↗
Off Calais, 1887
Watercolor
45 x 20cm
Gorringe's · Oct 9, 2023 · Lot 690
£320≈ $390≈ €370HammerSign up free to seeEst. £400–600View at Gorringe's ↗
Shipping on choppy waters
Watercolor · Paper
12 x 29 3/4in (30.5 x 75.6cm) (sight)
Bonhams · Sep 26, 2023 · Lot 152
$832≈ £683≈ €785Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Bonhams ↗
Untitled
Watercolor
Sworders · Sep 26, 2023 · Lot 174
£200≈ $244≈ €230HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–300View at Sworders ↗
Coastal landscape with boats and fishermen
Watercolor
32cm x 22cm
Gorringe's · Aug 21, 2023 · Lot 712
£180≈ $230≈ €211HammerSign up free to seeEst. £120–180View at Gorringe's ↗
Low Tide, 1884
Watercolor
13 x 20cm
Gorringe's · Jun 19, 2023 · Lot 1677
£150≈ $192≈ €176HammerSign up free to seeEst. £250–350View at Gorringe's ↗
' W 40.5'
Watercolor · Paper
H 21.5'' W 40.5''
DuMouchelles · Apr 14, 2023 · Lot 1054
Result not publishedEst. $600–800View at DuMouchelles ↗
Untitled
Watercolor
Sworders · Apr 4, 2023 · Lot 232
£220≈ $275≈ €252HammerSign up free to seeEst. £150–250View at Sworders ↗
The Battle of Yarmouth Roads
Watercolor
23 x 34cms, framed.
Anderson & Garland · Feb 23, 2023 · Lot 733
£160≈ $193≈ €182HammerSign up free to seeEst. £80–120View at Anderson & Garland ↗
Yarmouth Fishing Boats
Watercolor
48.5 x 28cm
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood · Jan 18, 2023 · Lot 890
£380≈ $471≈ €434HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood ↗
Off the French Coast, 1895
Watercolor
26 x 39cm
Gorringe's · Dec 12, 2022 · Lot 1709
£200≈ $246≈ €233HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–300View at Gorringe's ↗
Morning off the North coast, 1878
Watercolor
33 x 51cm
Gorringe's · Dec 12, 2022 · Lot 1705
£150≈ $184≈ €174HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–300View at Gorringe's ↗
Towing in distress
Watercolor
13.5 x 24cm
Gorringe's · Dec 12, 2022 · Lot 1668
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £350–450View at Gorringe's ↗
Untitled
Watercolor
30.5 x 48.5cm
Rogers Jones & Co · Oct 21, 2022 · Lot 105
£400≈ $444≈ €456HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Rogers Jones & Co ↗
The signal station, 1887
Watercolor
34 x 24cm
Gorringe's · Oct 17, 2022 · Lot 1637
£40≈ $45≈ €46HammerSign up free to seeEst. £50–80View at Gorringe's ↗
Fishing Boats Off A Jetty In Choppy Waters
Watercolor
17 x 26.5cm
Lawrences Auctioneers · Oct 12, 2022 · Lot 399
£380≈ $420≈ €433HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–View at Lawrences Auctioneers ↗
Bringing home the catch
Watercolor
18.5 x 26cm
Dreweatts · Aug 26, 2022 · Lot 62
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £500–800View at Dreweatts ↗
Off the north foreland
Watercolor · Paper
20cm x 44cm
Richard Winterton Auctioneers · Jul 19, 2022 · Lot 326
£150≈ $180≈ €176HammerSign up free to seeEst. £150–200View at Richard Winterton Auctioneers ↗
Grand Canal with St. Mark's Square and the Campanile, Venice, 1894
Watercolor
14.5cm x 26.5cm
Toovey's · May 11, 2022 · Lot 88
£300≈ $371≈ €351HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
Portsmouth Harbour, 1891
Watercolor
42.5 x 69cm
Dreweatts · Feb 25, 2022 · Lot 93
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £100–200View at Dreweatts ↗
'Caister Sands' (Great Yarmouth), a busy beach scene, signed and
Watercolor
21.5cm x 69cm
Tayler & Fletcher · Oct 22, 2021 · Lot 622
£320≈ $441≈ €379HammerSign up free to seeEst. £400–600View at Tayler & Fletcher ↗
Lochleven Castle
Watercolor
10cm x 16cm
Leonard Joel · Jul 4, 2021 · Lot 228
A$150≈ $112≈ £81≈ €95Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$150–250View at Leonard Joel ↗
Untitled, 1889
Watercolor
30cm x 47.5cm
Tayler & Fletcher · Oct 30, 2020 · Lot 726
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £400–600View at Tayler & Fletcher ↗
SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE
Watercolor
23cm x 35.5cm (9in x 14in)
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 21, 2020 · Lot 63
£500≈ $653≈ €551Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
Lowestoft: Smacks Bringing in a Disabled Barque Signed, 1892
Watercolor
44.7 x 69.7cm
Woolley & Wallis · Mar 4, 2020 · Lot 99
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £300–500View at Woolley & Wallis ↗
The Straits of Dover Signed, 1892
Watercolor
32.8 x 50cm
Woolley & Wallis · Mar 4, 2020 · Lot 98
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £200–300View at Woolley & Wallis ↗
Homeward Bound Signed, 1892
Watercolor
21.9 x 46.6cm
Woolley & Wallis · Mar 4, 2020 · Lot 97
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £200–300View at Woolley & Wallis ↗
Torquay, 1896
Watercolor
23cm x 48.5cm
Toovey's · Sep 11, 2019 · Lot 24
£130≈ $160≈ €146HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
Untitled
Watercolor
Sworders · Jul 23, 2019 · Lot 37
£700≈ $871≈ €779HammerSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Sworders ↗
Untitled
Watercolor
Sworders · Jun 25, 2019 · Lot 375
£300≈ $382≈ €335HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–400View at Sworders ↗