After Otto Dix A pencil, ink and watercolour scene of a German brothel featuring a drunken sailor and naked prostitutes
Sold for £3,000
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Antique Oil Paintings & Watercolours
Antique Oil Painting & Watercolour Auctions
One of the oldest categories in the auction world, the paintings section is one which is constantly changing with fashion. Increased interest in more modern styles of artwork is inescapable, but there are still buyers for the more traditional style of paintings, in particular attractive named scenes and portraits of appealing individuals or groups.
Harper Field feature paintings and pictures in a specialist auction every quarter, and we are happy to advise on the sale of your artwork.
Antique Oil Paintings & Watercolours Recently Sold at Auction
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Alfred de Breanski (British, 1852 - 1928)
Sold for £5,000
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Andrew Nicholl RHA (Irish, 1804-1886) watercolour estuary landscape with castle viewed through flowers to the foreground
Sold for £2,200
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Charles Thomas Bale (1849-1925) oil on canvas, still life of fruit, signed lower left, in ornate gilt frame
Sold for £800
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Giuseppe Giardiello (Italian 1877 - 1920)
Sold for £700
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Henry James Johnstone (1881-1900) Watercolour The Shepherdess with her Dog
Sold for £700
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John Robert Dicksee (1817-1905) oil on canvas 'The Willing Captive' lady in period dress with a pet bird
Sold for £2,000
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September Auction
To include jewellery, silver, watches, clocks, coins and bijouterie
9th - 10th Sept 2026 | 10:00 am
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To include toys, live steam & model engineering, musical instruments, vinyl records, pictures & paintings, books, ephemera, stamps, classic cars & motorcycles and motoring & transport.
7th - 8th Oct 2026 | 10:00 am
Air Gun Preview August 2026
6th August 2026 | Reading time: 7 mins
Take a look at some of the air rifles and pistols coming up in Harper Field Auctioneers August gun auction.
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August 2026 Shotgun Preview with Eastfield Gunroom
1st August 2026 | Reading time: 45 mins
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BSA Air Rifle & Rimfire Rifle Date & Model Guide
31st May 2026 | Reading time: 5 mins
Ever wondered when your BSA air rifle, pistol or rimfire rifle was produced or exactly what model it is? Every BSA has a serial number prefix that relates to the model and date of production, use the table below as a guide.
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