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Thomas Bush Hardy Works on Paper: Auction Prices

1842–1897

Thomas Bush Hardy works on paper have appeared at auction 64 times in ArtSell’s records between 2012 and 2026; 58 sold, a sell-through rate of 91%. The median price realised is $272Sign up free to see across 58 priced sales; the middle half sold for $156Sign up free to see–$453Sign up free to see. The auction record in our data is In the Harbor at Dover, sold at Helmuth Stone Gallery in December 2018 for $2.9kSign up free to see. Sales were recorded mainly at Toovey's (18), Elstob & Elstob (11) and Chorley's (8).

$2,898≈ £2,289≈ €2,549Sign uprecord price$2,300 + $598 premiumIn the Harbor at DoverHelmuth Stone Gallery64auction results2012–2026years recorded91%sold$272Sign up free to seemedian price

Thomas Bush Hardy works on paper: key figures

Auction results
64
Sold rate
91%
Active at auction
2012–2026
Median price
$272Sign 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), Elstob & Elstob (11), Chorley's (8)

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  1. Margate Pier by Thomas Bush Hardy, Watercolour, sold Sep 2026
    Margate Pier
    Watercolor
    16cm x 50cm
    Elstob & Elstob · · Lot 797
    £130≈ $174≈ €151HammerSign up free to seeView at Elstob & Elstob ↗
  2. Quillebeuf
    Watercolor
    49.5 x 75.5cms, 75 x 100cms in frame.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 610
    £200≈ $269≈ €233HammerSign up free to seeView at Anderson & Garland ↗
  3. Heading Out To Sea by Thomas Bush Hardy, Watercolour, sold May 2026
    Heading Out To Sea
    Watercolor
    43cm x 67cm
    Elstob & Elstob · · Lot 917
    £100≈ $134≈ €116HammerSign up free to seeView at Elstob & Elstob ↗
  4. Boulogne Harbour by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1892, watercolour on card, sold Mar 2026
    Boulogne Harbour, 1892
    Watercolor · Board
    22 by 71cm excluding frame; 31,5 by 80 by 5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 387
    ZAR 3,279≈ $197≈ £147≈ €170Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  5. Outward Bound by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour on paper laid down on board, sold Mar 2026
    Outward Bound
    Watercolor · Paper
    23,5 by 33cm excluding frame; 42 by 51,5 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 386
    ZAR 1,523≈ $91≈ £68≈ €79Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,500–2,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  6. Ships At The Harbour by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1881, Watercolour, sold Feb 2026
    Ships At The Harbour, 1881
    Watercolor
    16cm x 32.5cm
    Elstob & Elstob · · Lot 1081
    £80≈ $108≈ €92HammerSign up free to seeView at Elstob & Elstob ↗
  7. Fishing Boats On The Coast by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1890, Watercolour, sold Feb 2026
    Fishing Boats On The Coast, 1890
    Watercolor
    13cm x 22.5cm
    Elstob & Elstob · · Lot 1063
    £110≈ $148≈ €126HammerSign up free to seeView at Elstob & Elstob ↗
  8. Venetian View by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1880, Watercolour, sold Feb 2026
    Venetian View, 1880
    Watercolor
    45cm x 69cm
    Elstob & Elstob · · Lot 1049
    £900≈ $1,211≈ €1,030HammerSign up free to seeView at Elstob & Elstob ↗
  9. The Tyne at North Shields
    Watercolor
    32.5 x 50cms, 51 x 68cms in frame.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 1646
    £220≈ $294≈ €251HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–200View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  10. Boulogne Harbour by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1892, watercolour on card, offered Oct 2025
    Boulogne Harbour, 1892
    Watercolor · Board
    22 by 71cm excluding frame; 31,5 by 80 by 5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 2
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  11. Outward Bound by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour on paper laid down on board, offered Oct 2025
    Outward Bound
    Watercolor · Paper
    23,5 by 33cm excluding frame; 42 by 51,5 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 1
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 2,500–3,500View at Strauss & Co ↗
  12. Extensive beach scene with fishwives bringing in the catch by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour, sold Sep 2025
    Extensive beach scene with fishwives bringing in the catch
    Watercolor
    31cm x 47.5cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 27
    £70≈ $95≈ €81HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  13. Bamburgh Castle by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1870, Watercolour, sold Aug 2025
    Bamburgh Castle, 1870
    Watercolor
    45cm x 67cm
    Elstob & Elstob · · Lot 69
    £550≈ $744≈ €637HammerSign up free to seeView at Elstob & Elstob ↗
  14. Schengen by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1875, Watercolour, sold Aug 2025
    Schengen, 1875
    Watercolor
    12cm x 16cm
    Elstob & Elstob · · Lot 32
    £170≈ $230≈ €197HammerSign up free to seeView at Elstob & Elstob ↗
  15. Vessels off the coast by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1896, watercolour, sold Aug 2025
    Vessels off the coast, 1896
    Watercolor
    34.5cm x 73cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 159
    £90≈ $120≈ €103HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  16. Mouth of the Thames
    Watercolor
    12 x 17cms, 28 x 33cms in frame.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 966
    £130≈ $171≈ €154HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–150View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  17. Untitled by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour 27.5 x 47cm, sold Mar 2025
    Untitled
    Watercolor
    Sworders · · Lot 326
    £140≈ $179≈ €169HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–300View at Sworders ↗
  18. On the Maas by Thomas Bush Hardy, Watercolor heightened with bodycolor on paper, sold Feb 2025
    On the Maas
    Watercolor · Paper
    Sight size: 18.25" h x 14.625" w
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 92
    $300≈ £242≈ €291HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  19. Entrance To The Grand Canal, Venice by Thomas Bush Hardy, Watercolour, sold Dec 2024
    Entrance To The Grand Canal, Venice
    Watercolor
    22cm x 70cm
    Elstob & Elstob · · Lot 658
    £2,000≈ $2,548≈ €2,425HammerSign up free to seeView at Elstob & Elstob ↗
  20. Vessels Coming In With The Tide, Near Gravesend by Thomas Bush Hardy, Watercolour, sold Nov 2024
    Vessels Coming In With The Tide, Near Gravesend
    Watercolor
    44cm x 69.5cm
    Elstob & Elstob · · Lot 1143
    £300≈ $380≈ €361HammerSign up free to seeView at Elstob & Elstob ↗
  21. Bamburgh Beach, Northumberland by Thomas Bush Hardy, Watercolour, sold Nov 2024
    Bamburgh Beach, Northumberland
    Watercolor
    17cm x 43cm
    Elstob & Elstob · · Lot 1134
    £150≈ $190≈ €180HammerSign up free to seeView at Elstob & Elstob ↗
  22. View on the Medway near Rochester by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour over traces of pencil, heightened with touches of bodycolour, sold Sep 2024
    View on the Medway near Rochester
    Watercolor
    13 x 18cm (5 1/8 x 7 1/16in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 15
    £538≈ $711≈ €638Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Bonhams ↗
  23. Hulk at Anchor by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour, sold Jul 2024
    Hulk at Anchor
    Watercolor
    12cm x 18cm
    Chorley's · · Lot 834
    £350≈ $452≈ €416HammerSign up free to seeEst. £70–90View at Chorley's ↗
  24. Shoreham by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour, sold Jul 2024
    Shoreham
    Watercolor
    9cm x 48cm
    Chorley's · · Lot 819
    £45≈ $58≈ €54HammerSign up free to seeEst. £60–80View at Chorley's ↗
  25. Scheveningen, The Hague by Thomas Bush Hardy, Watercolour, sold Jul 2024
    Scheveningen, The Hague
    Watercolor
    45cm x 70cm
    Elstob & Elstob · · Lot 676
    £1,800≈ $2,305≈ €2,130HammerSign up free to seeView at Elstob & Elstob ↗
  26. Turning a Disabled Brig by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour heightened with white on brown paper, offered May 2024
    Turning a Disabled Brig
    Watercolor · Paper
    13.5cm x 24cm
    Chorley's · · Lot 1064
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £200–300View at Chorley's ↗
  27. Morning off the South Coast by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour, sold May 2024
    Morning off the South Coast
    Watercolor
    32.5cm x 51cm
    Chorley's · · Lot 1071
    £90≈ $114≈ €106HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–150View at Chorley's ↗
  28. Dover by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour, sold Feb 2024
    Dover
    Watercolor
    20cm x 52.5cm
    Chorley's · · Lot 556
    £280≈ $352≈ €328HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–200View at Chorley's ↗
  29. Ships Leaving Harbour by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour, sold Feb 2024
    Ships Leaving Harbour
    Watercolor
    25.5cm x 38cm
    Chorley's · · Lot 553
    £150≈ $189≈ €176HammerSign up free to seeEst. £150–200View at Chorley's ↗
  30. Stormy Harbour Scene by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour, sold Feb 2024
    Stormy Harbour Scene
    Watercolor
    20cm x 45cm
    Chorley's · · Lot 537
    £160≈ $201≈ €187HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–200View at Chorley's ↗
  31. Fishing Boats in a Rough Sea by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour, sold Feb 2024
    Fishing Boats in a Rough Sea
    Watercolor
    13cm x 18cm
    Chorley's · · Lot 535
    £220≈ $277≈ €257HammerSign up free to seeEst. £60–80View at Chorley's ↗
  32. The Mouth of the Tyne After a Gale
    Watercolor
    21 x 34cms, in frame.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 1047
    £100≈ $127≈ €116HammerSign up free to seeEst. £100–200View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  33. Off Schevening
    Watercolor
    12 x 17cms, in frame.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 1044
    £140≈ $178≈ €163HammerSign up free to seeEst. £50–80View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  34. Shipping on the River Thames by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour, sold Nov 2023
    Shipping on the River Thames
    Watercolor
    20cm x 31cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 155
    £75≈ $91≈ €86HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  35. Shipping on choppy waters by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolor on paper laid down on board, sold Sep 2023
    Shipping on choppy waters
    Watercolor · Paper
    12 x 29 3/4in (30.5 x 75.6cm) (sight)
    Bonhams · · Lot 152
    $832≈ £683≈ €785Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Bonhams ↗
  36. Untitled by Thomas Bush Hardy, pen and ink and watercolour heightened with white 27 x 21cm, sold Sep 2023
    Untitled
    Watercolor
    Sworders · · Lot 174
    £200≈ $244≈ €230HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–300View at Sworders ↗
  37. ' W 40.5' by Thomas Bush Hardy, Watercolor On Paper, 1879, Morning After A Gale, offered Apr 2023
    ' W 40.5'
    Watercolor · Paper
    H 21.5'' W 40.5''
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1054
    Result not publishedEst. $600–800View at DuMouchelles ↗
  38. Untitled by Thomas Bush Hardy, pen and ink and watercolour 10.5 x 24cm, sold Apr 2023
    Untitled
    Watercolor
    Sworders · · Lot 232
    £220≈ $275≈ €252HammerSign up free to seeEst. £150–250View at Sworders ↗
  39. The Battle of Yarmouth Roads
    Watercolor
    23 x 34cms, framed.
    Anderson & Garland · · Lot 733
    £160≈ $193≈ €182HammerSign up free to seeEst. £80–120View at Anderson & Garland ↗
  40. Fishing Boats Off A Jetty In Choppy Waters by Thomas Bush Hardy, with a watercolour of a hay barge and other vessels by George Chambers, sold Oct 2022
    Fishing Boats Off A Jetty In Choppy Waters
    Watercolor
    17 x 26.5cm
    Lawrences Auctioneers · · Lot 399
    £380≈ $420≈ €433HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–View at Lawrences Auctioneers ↗
  41. Grand Canal with St. Mark's Square and the Campanile, Venice by Thomas Bush Hardy, 1894, watercolour with gouache, sold May 2022
    Grand Canal with St. Mark's Square and the Campanile, Venice, 1894
    Watercolor
    14.5cm x 26.5cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 88
    £300≈ $371≈ €351HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  42. Lochleven Castle by Thomas Bush Hardy, watercolour, sold Jul 2021
    Lochleven Castle
    Watercolor
    10cm x 16cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 228
    A$150≈ $112≈ £81≈ €95Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$150–250View at Leonard Joel ↗
  43. 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 ↗
  44. Strand van Scheveningen met vissersvolk en bomschuiten by Thomas Bush Hardy, Gouache op papier, sold Jan 2020
    Strand van Scheveningen met vissersvolk en bomschuiten
    Gouache · Paper
    H 25 x B 48 cm
    Twents Veilinghuis · · Lot 1119
    €590≈ $654≈ £500HammerSign up free to seeView at Twents Veilinghuis ↗
  45. 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 ↗
  46. 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 ↗
  47. 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 ↗
  48. 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 ↗
  49. 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 ↗
  50. 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 ↗

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