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Thomas Bush Hardy Watercolors: Value & Auction Prices

1842–1897

Thomas Bush Hardy watercolors have appeared at auction 140 times in ArtSell’s records between 2012 and 2026; 98 sold, a sell-through rate of 70%. The median price realised is $285Sign up free to see across 98 priced sales; the middle half sold for $163Sign up free to see–$513Sign 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 Gorringe's (19), Toovey's (18) and Dreweatts (17).

$2,898≈ £2,289≈ €2,549Sign uprecord price$2,300 + $598 premiumIn the Harbor at DoverHelmuth Stone Gallery140auction results2012–2026years recorded70%sold$285Sign up free to seemedian price

Thomas Bush Hardy watercolors: key figures

Auction results
140
Sold rate
70%
Active at auction
2012–2026
Median price
$285Sign 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: Gorringe's (19), Toovey's (18), Dreweatts (17)

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  1. Shipping off the coastWatercolourSigned and dated IX95 (lower left)33 x 54cm (12 x 21¼ in.)Provenance:Berwick House, Shropshire by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolor, sold May 2021
    Shipping off the coastWatercolourSigned and dated IX95 (lower left)33 x 54cm (12 x 21¼ in.)Provenance:Berwick House, Shropshire
    Watercolor
    33 x 54cm
    Dreweatts · · Lot 5
    £280≈ $397≈ €325HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Dreweatts ↗
  2. Shipping at North Shields on the TyneWatercolourSigned and inscribed (lower right)50 x 41cm (19½ x 16 in.)Provenance:T by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolor, sold May 2021
    Shipping at North Shields on the TyneWatercolourSigned and inscribed (lower right)50 x 41cm (19½ x 16 in.)Provenance:T
    Watercolor
    50 x 41cm
    Dreweatts · · Lot 4
    £850≈ $1,205≈ €988HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Dreweatts ↗
  3. Shipping off Gravesend by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1894, watercolor, sold May 2021
    Shipping off Gravesend, 1894
    Watercolor
    22 x 69.5cm
    Dreweatts · · Lot 3
    £280≈ $397≈ €325HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Dreweatts ↗
  4. Vessels Leaving the Downs with a Change of Wind by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolor, sold May 2021
    Vessels Leaving the Downs with a Change of Wind
    Watercolor
    22.5 x 70cm
    Dreweatts · · Lot 2
    £280≈ $397≈ €325HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Dreweatts ↗
  5. The Hamose Plymouth by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolor, sold May 2021
    The Hamose Plymouth
    Watercolor
    24.5 x 36cm
    Dreweatts · · Lot 1
    £600≈ $850≈ €697HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Dreweatts ↗
  6. On The Lagoons by Thomas Bush Hardy, Watercolour, sold Jan 2021
    On The Lagoons
    Watercolor
    18 x 25cm
    Dreweatts · · Lot 195
    £800≈ $1,090≈ €899HammerSign up free to seeEst. £80–120View at Dreweatts ↗
  7. Venice from the public gardens by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1893, watercolor, sold Nov 2020
    Venice from the public gardens, 1893
    Watercolor
    22.5 x 71cm
    Dreweatts · · Lot 163
    £1,500≈ $2,000≈ €1,685HammerSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Dreweatts ↗
  8. Untitled by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1889, watercolour, offered Oct 2020
    Untitled, 1889
    Watercolor
    30cm x 47.5cm
    Tayler & Fletcher · · Lot 726
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £400–600View at Tayler & Fletcher ↗
  9. SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour, sold Oct 2020
    SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE
    Watercolor
    23cm x 35.5cm (9in x 14in)
    Lyon & Turnbull · · Lot 63
    £500≈ $653≈ €551Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
  10. Lowestoft: Smacks Bringing in a Disabled Barque Signed by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1892, Watercolour with scratching out, heightened with white, offered Mar 2020
    Lowestoft: Smacks Bringing in a Disabled Barque Signed, 1892
    Watercolor
    44.7 x 69.7cm
    Woolley & Wallis · · Lot 99
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £300–500View at Woolley & Wallis ↗
  11. The Straits of Dover Signed by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1892, Watercolour with scratching out, heightened with white, offered Mar 2020
    The Straits of Dover Signed, 1892
    Watercolor
    32.8 x 50cm
    Woolley & Wallis · · Lot 98
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £200–300View at Woolley & Wallis ↗
  12. Homeward Bound Signed by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1892, Watercolour with scratching out, heightened with white, offered Mar 2020
    Homeward Bound Signed, 1892
    Watercolor
    21.9 x 46.6cm
    Woolley & Wallis · · Lot 97
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £200–300View at Woolley & Wallis ↗
  13. Untitled by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour, sold Jan 2020
    Untitled
    Watercolor
    31 x 26cm
    Rogers Jones & Co · · Lot 299
    £160≈ $210≈ €190HammerSign up free to seeEst. £150–200View at Rogers Jones & Co ↗
  14. Torquay by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1896, watercolour, sold Sep 2019
    Torquay, 1896
    Watercolor
    23cm x 48.5cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 24
    £130≈ $160≈ €146HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  15. Untitled by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour, sold Jul 2019
    Untitled
    Watercolor
    Sworders · · Lot 37
    £700≈ $871≈ €779HammerSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Sworders ↗
  16. Untitled by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour and bodycolour 23 x 70cm, sold Jun 2019
    Untitled
    Watercolor
    Sworders · · Lot 375
    £300≈ $382≈ €335HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–400View at Sworders ↗
  17. Untitled by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour and bodycolour 23 x 70cm, sold Jun 2019
    Untitled
    Watercolor
    Sworders · · Lot 374
    £200≈ $255≈ €223HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–300View at Sworders ↗
  18. Ambleteuse' (Coastal View) by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1896, watercolour with gouache, sold Jun 2019
    Ambleteuse' (Coastal View), 1896
    Watercolor
    16cm x 33cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 94
    £360≈ $453≈ €404HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  19. The Derelict' (Paddle Steamer towing a Sailing Vessel near a Harbour) by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour, sold Jun 2019
    The Derelict' (Paddle Steamer towing a Sailing Vessel near a Harbour)
    Watercolor
    21cm x 55cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 60
    £100≈ $126≈ €112HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  20. Scheveningen by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1884, Watercolour, sold Mar 2019
    Scheveningen, 1884
    Watercolor
    12 x 17.5cm
    Woolley & Wallis · · Lot 150
    £250≈ $329≈ €291HammerSign up free to seeView at Woolley & Wallis ↗
  21. Untitled by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1892, Watercolour, sold Mar 2019
    Untitled, 1892
    Watercolor
    22 x 34cm
    Woolley & Wallis · · Lot 130
    £400≈ $526≈ €465HammerSign up free to seeView at Woolley & Wallis ↗
  22. Dutch fishing smacks on the shore with boats at seaSigned and by Thomas Bush Hardy, Watercolour, sold Mar 2019
    Dutch fishing smacks on the shore with boats at seaSigned and
    Watercolor
    32.5 x 51.5cm
    Woolley & Wallis · · Lot 127
    £800≈ $1,052≈ €931HammerSign up free to seeView at Woolley & Wallis ↗
  23. Sailing ships and other boats off the coast of Calais, watercolour, by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour, sold Dec 2018
    Sailing ships and other boats off the coast of Calais, watercolour,
    Watercolor
    34cm x 51.5cm
    Richard Winterton Auctioneers · · Lot 381
    £160≈ $201≈ €178HammerSign up free to seeEst. £150–250View at Richard Winterton Auctioneers ↗
  24. In the Harbor at Dover
    Watercolor
    21 x 41 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 41
    $2,898≈ £2,289≈ €2,549$2,300 + $598 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–10,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  25. Morning, Holy Island by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1870, watercolour, sold Mar 2018
    Morning, Holy Island, 1870
    Watercolor
    19.5cm x 15.5cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 68
    £110≈ $155≈ €126HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  26. Moonlit Harbour Scene with Figures repairing a Vessel by a Brazier by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1869, watercolour heightened with gouache, sold Mar 2018
    Moonlit Harbour Scene with Figures repairing a Vessel by a Brazier, 1869
    Watercolor
    15cm x 20cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 67
    £280≈ $394≈ €320HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  27. Sailing Vessels in Coastal Waters by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1897, a pair of watercolours with gouache, sold Sep 2017
    Sailing Vessels in Coastal Waters, 1897
    Watercolor
    24cm x 51cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 43
    £300≈ $392≈ €328HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  28. Ambleteuse by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1877, watercolour, sold Aug 2017
    Ambleteuse, 1877
    Watercolor
    33cm x 48.5cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 60
    £85≈ $110≈ €94HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  29. French Fishing Boats by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1895, watercolour with touches of gouache, sold Mar 2017
    French Fishing Boats, 1895
    Watercolor
    22.5cm x 50cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 99
    £380≈ $473≈ €438HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  30. Fishing harbour scene by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour, offered Feb 2016
    Fishing harbour scene
    Watercolor
    23 x 43cm
    Catherine Southon Auctioneers · · Lot 43
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £200–300View at Catherine Southon Auctioneers ↗
  31. Coastal View with a Sailing Vessel listing in Stormy Seas by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour, sold Dec 2015
    Coastal View with a Sailing Vessel listing in Stormy Seas
    Watercolor
    33cm x 51cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 691
    £200≈ $297≈ €272HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  32. Venice by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour on compressed card, offered Jul 2015
    Venice
    Watercolor · Board
    62 x 103 cm
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 125
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  33. Off Yarmouth by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1890, watercolour with touches of gouache, sold Mar 2015
    Off Yarmouth, 1890
    Watercolor
    25cm x 36.5cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 34
    £650≈ $969≈ €883HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  34. Figures rowing out to Boats by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1896, watercolour, sold Mar 2015
    Figures rowing out to Boats, 1896
    Watercolor
    22cm x 59cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 28
    £90≈ $134≈ €122HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  35. Venice by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour on compressed card, offered Oct 2014
    Venice
    Watercolor · Board
    62 x 103 cm
    Smith & Singer · · Lot 98
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$4,000–6,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
  36. Shipping on Choppy Seas by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour on paper laid down on cardboard, offered Apr 2014
    Shipping on Choppy Seas
    Watercolor · Paper
    45 by 70,5cm excluding frame; 50,5 by 76,5 by 4cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 2
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  37. 'Boulogne Pier' by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour and scratching out, sold Jan 2014
    'Boulogne Pier'
    Watercolor
    17 x 45cm (6 11/16 x 17 11/16in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 117
    £750≈ $1,232≈ €906Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £300–400View at Bonhams ↗
  38. Calais Pier by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour with gouache, sold Dec 2013
    Calais Pier
    Watercolor
    59cm x 152cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 96
    £450≈ $737≈ €542HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  39. A View of the Harbour by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour,, sold Oct 2013
    A View of the Harbour
    Watercolor
    23 x 33cm (9 1/16 x 13in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 98
    £400≈ $643≈ €467Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Bonhams ↗
  40. Shipping at the harbour entrance by Thomas Bush Hardy, and another by the same hand, 'Off Yarmouth', watercolour, 25 x 36cm. We suggest the artist of these paintings is Robert, offered Mar 2013
    Shipping at the harbour entranceFollower of the artist
    Watercolor
    29 x 50cm (11 7/16 x 19 11/16in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 330
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £500–600View at Bonhams ↗
  41. Sailing Vessels in Coastal Waters by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1897, a pair of watercolours with gouache, sold Sep 2012
    Sailing Vessels in Coastal Waters, 1897
    Watercolor
    24cm x 51cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 124
    £270≈ $434≈ €337HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  42. Off Scarboro by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1891, watercolour and gouache, sold Mar 2012
    Off Scarboro, 1891
    Watercolor
    25.5cm x 74cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 107
    £750≈ $1,188≈ €898HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗

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