Benjamin Fawcett Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Benjamin Fawcett Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 08, 2023
19th Century British Freshwater Fishes Colored Engraving
Est: $75 - $150
Benjamin Fawcett (1808 - 1893). Hand colored Chromoxylographed plate of fish engraved by Benjamin Fawcett after drawings by Alexander Francis Lydon and published by William MacKenzie, London: 1879 contained in ornateÊ19th century aesthetic movement gilt frame. Measuring approx 18" tall x 20.5" wide overall with frame.
Premier Auction Galleries
Jul. 13, 2021
4 Houghton Chromolithographs - Freshwater Fish, 1879
Est: $400 - $600
Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon (British, 1836-1917). Engraver: Benjamin Fawcett (British, 1808-1893). Four chromolithographs entitled "Torgoch / Alpine Charr", "Windermere Charr / Cole's Charr / Gray's Charr", "Great Lake Trout", and "Gillaroo Trout" from William Houghton's "British Freshwater Fishes" (1879). Publisher: William Mackenzie, London. Four stunning chromolithographs, painstakingly hand-embellished with Gum Arabic, from William Houghton's "British Freshwater Fishes" (1879). Each plate is also contextualized with text on adjacent pages that describes the particular species as well as beautiful steel-cut engravings of angling locales "River Scene at Pont-Y-Cyffing", "Windermere", "Pass of Leny, Trossacks" and "Loch Awe." Size of woodblocks: 6.625" L x 10.375" W (16.8 cm x 26.4 cm) Size of sheets: 10.625" L x 14.375" W (27 cm x 36.5 cm) Houghton studied the collection of freshwater fishes at the British Museum to create this work. Alexander Francis Lydon's images present each fish in its natural environment. Indeed, "British Freshwater Fish" is known for including naturalistic backgrounds. According to Handasyde Buchanan, "Houghton, a Shropshire clergyman, aimed his book at the fisherman rather than the naturalist, and the text (of which there is, unusually, plenty) gives information about recognition, feeding and breeding habits, habitat, bait and so on" (Buchanan, Nature into Art, 168). Provenance: private John and Mary Williams collection, Boulder, Colorado, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. #165899
Artemis Gallery
Jul. 13, 2021
5 Houghton Chromolithographs - Freshwater Fish, 1879
Est: $600 - $900
Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon (British, 1836-1917). Engraver: Benjamin Fawcett (British, 1808-1893). Five chromolithograph plates entitled "Golden and Bronze Carp", "Chub", "Perch", "Pike", and "Young Trout / Salmon Parr / Smelt" from William Houghton's "British Freshwater Fishes" (1879). Publisher: William Mackenzie, London. Five stunning chromolithograph plates, painstakingly hand-embellished with Gum Arabic, from William Houghton's "British Freshwater Fishes". Each plate is also contextualized with text on adjacent pages that describes the particular species as well as beautiful steel cut engravings of angling locales entitled: "At Cleeve, on the Thames", "On the Doon", "On the Thames, Near Roebuck Inn", "On the Lea", and "On the Avon." Size of woodblocks: 6.625" L x 10.375" W (16.8 cm x 26.4 cm) Size of sheets: 10.625" L x 14.375" W (27 cm x 36.5 cm) Houghton studied the collection of freshwater fishes at the British Museum to create this work. Alexander Francis Lydon's images present each fish in its natural environment. Indeed, "British Freshwater Fish" is known for including naturalistic backgrounds. According to Handasyde Buchanan, "Houghton, a Shropshire clergyman, aimed his book at the fisherman rather than the naturalist, and the text (of which there is, unusually, plenty) gives information about recognition, feeding and breeding habits, habitat, bait and so on" (Buchanan, Nature into Art, 168). Provenance: private John and Mary Williams collection, Boulder, Colorado, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. #165632
Artemis Gallery
Sep. 14, 2019
Greene - Festive Amazon Parrot
Est: $100 - $200
This alluring woodblock engraving of a parrot with hand-finished coloring is from W. T. Greene’s Parrots in Captivity. George Bell & Sons published the work in London in 1884. Benjamin Fawcett is credited for creating the prints after drawings by A. F. Lydon. The work featured comprehensive text on the feeding and rearing of each bird kept in captivity. Parrots in Captivity was expansive in material featuring vibrant illustrations of macaws, cockatoos, lories, parrots, parakeets, and lovebirds. Greene’s work inspired many to attempt raising the parrots as pets, resulting in the steep decline in wild populations of many of the species featured to endangered levels or even extinction.
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Sep. 14, 2019
Greene - Gang-gang Cockatoo
Est: $100 - $200
This alluring woodblock engraving of a parrot with hand-finished coloring is from W. T. Greene’s Parrots in Captivity. George Bell & Sons published the work in London in 1884. Benjamin Fawcett is credited for creating the prints after drawings by A. F. Lydon. The work featured comprehensive text on the feeding and rearing of each bird kept in captivity. Parrots in Captivity was expansive in material featuring vibrant illustrations of macaws, cockatoos, lories, parrots, parakeets, and lovebirds. Greene’s work inspired many to attempt raising the parrots as pets, resulting in the steep decline in wild populations of many of the species featured to endangered levels or even extinction.
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Sep. 14, 2019
Greene - Dusky or Violet Parrot
Est: $100 - $200
This alluring woodblock engraving of a parrot with hand-finished coloring is from W. T. Greene’s Parrots in Captivity. George Bell & Sons published the work in London in 1884. Benjamin Fawcett is credited for creating the prints after drawings by A. F. Lydon. The work featured comprehensive text on the feeding and rearing of each bird kept in captivity. Parrots in Captivity was expansive in material featuring vibrant illustrations of macaws, cockatoos, lories, parrots, parakeets, and lovebirds. Greene’s work inspired many to attempt raising the parrots as pets, resulting in the steep decline in wild populations of many of the species featured to endangered levels or even extinction.
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
May. 26, 2019
Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) English Ruddy Shieldrake + Spur-Winged Goose + White Fronted Goose [3] Handcoloured engravings
Est: $80 - $120
Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) English Ruddy Shieldrake + Spur-Winged Goose + White Fronted Goose [3] Handcoloured engravings Signed in plate 24 x 29 cm
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Jul. 10, 2017
252 Fish Prints bound in Four Volumes
Est: $300 - $1,200
These four volumes of Jonathan Couch’s A History of the Fishes of the British Islands feature 252 handsome hand-colored wood block engravings. The work was published in London by Groombridge & Sons in 1877. Johnathan Couch drew all of the fish for this work from nature. Couch paid great attention to drawing and coloring the fish accurately. He kept the fish submersed in water to retain their natural color. Alex F. Lydon prepared the woodblocks from Couch’s drawings, and Benjamin Fawcett printed the plates for the work
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books
Apr. 12, 2017
Benjamin Fawcett (20th Century) A Set of Five Bird Prints, Hand colored engravings.
Est: $80 - $120
Benjamin Fawcett (20th Century) A Set of Five Bird Prints, Hand colored engravings. Including the titles: Ortolan, Red Start, Stonechat, Redbreast, and Thursh Nightinggale. Framed dimensions: h: 9 1/2 x w: 10 3/4 in. H: 4 1/2 W: 6 in.
Gray's Auctioneers
Feb. 23, 2016
THREE ORNITHOLOGICAL PRINTS: John Cassin (America
Est: $100 - $150
THREE ORNITHOLOGICAL PRINTS: John Cassin (American, 1813-1869) hand colored lithograph, "Little Crane" for the U.S.P.R.R. Exploration Surveys, Plate XXXVII, image measures 9.25" x 7"; Benjamin Fawcett (British, 1808-1893) Two color woodcuts, "Harlequin Duck" and "Buffel-Headed Duck," images measure 7.5" x 10". In wood frames.
O'Gallerie
Mar. 10, 2015
Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893), BALLAN WRASS, PLATE CXXV, 1868, Colour woodcut engraving with letters; titled in the plate, dated and certified by the attached gallery certificate verso., Sight 5" x 8" - 12.7 x 20.3 cm.
Est: $200 - $300
BENJAMIN FAWCETT (1808-1893), BRITISHBALLAN WRASS, PLATE CXXV, 1868Colour woodcut engraving with letters; titled in the plate, dated and certified by the attached gallery certificate verso.Sight 5" x 8" - 12.7 x 20.3 cm.Provenance:The William Dennis Gallery (William Dennis & Son Limited), Victoria, B.C.Note:The design of this work was cut on a plank of boxwood. The boxwood block being allowed to mature for three years before cutting as recorded on the typed letter from The William Dennis Gallery verso.Estimate: $200-300
Waddington's
May. 13, 2014
FIFTEEN ENGRAVINGS FROM 'BRITISH GAME BIRDS AND WILDFOWL'
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
FIFTEEN ENGRAVINGS FROM 'BRITISH GAME BIRDS AND WILDFOWL' >BENJAMIN FAWCETT (1808-1893)<br>In ebonised wood frames >14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 31 cm.) overall<br>
Christie's
Nov. 02, 2010
Benjamin Fawcett 1808-1893- Four Ducks;
Est: £80 - £120
Benjamin Fawcett 1808-1893- Four Ducks; hand-coloured wood engravings, four, in a shared mount, 11x18.9cm., ea: H Church, British School, 20th century- River landscape with figures resting on the banks; oil on board, signed, 38.4x51.5cm: English Provincial School, early 20th century- Lady walking down a country lane by a cottage; watercolour, signed with monogram and dated 08, 14.5x21.7cm: English School, 19th/20th century- Dog grooming; chromolithograph, in a 19th century maple veneered frame, 36.4x34.2cm: together with four 19th century chromolithographs of botanical subjects, all mounted in matching late 20th century maple veneered frames, (a/f) 29.2x23.8cm., ea., (8)
Roseberys
Mar. 30, 2010
Benjamin Fawcett (mid 19th century)
Est: £500 - £700
Benjamin Fawcett (mid 19th century) Bean Goose; Spur-Winged Goose; Egyptian Goose; and Red-Breasted Goose handcoloured wood engravings, published 1855 S. 8½ x 11 5/8in. (21.6 x 29.5cm.) (4)
Christie's
Mar. 27, 2010
A Group of Eight Antique Botanical Fern Prints, by
Est: $400 - $600
A Group of Eight Antique Botanical Fern Prints, by Edward Joseph Lowe (British, 1825-1900), drawn by A.I. Lydon, engraved by Benjamin Fawcett, c. 1880, lithographs, each 9 7/8 in. x 6 7/8 in., attractively matted and framed.
Neal Auction Company
Nov. 22, 2009
A Group of Eight Antique Botanical Fern Prints, by
Est: $600 - $800
A Group of Eight Antique Botanical Fern Prints, by Edward Joseph Lowe (British, 1825-1900), drawn by A.I. Lydon, engraved by Benjamin Fawcett, c. 1880, lithographs, each 9 7/8 in. x 6 7/8 in., attractively matted and framed.
Neal Auction Company
Nov. 14, 2007
MORRIS, Francis Orpen (1810-1893). A History of British Birds . London: Benjamin Fawcett for Groombridge and Sons, 1851-57.
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
MORRIS, Francis Orpen (1810-1893). A History of British Birds. London: Benjamin Fawcett for Groombridge and Sons, 1851-57. 6 volumes, 8° (250 x 150mm). 358 hand-coloured wood-engraved plates by Fawcett. (Very light occasional browning.) Contemporary green half morocco, spine with gilt birds in compartments, top edge gilt (spines and lower edges lightly rubbed). Provenance: Egerton Winder Ruck (armorial bookplate). FINELY-BOUND COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION of this highly popular work. The colouring of the plates was carried out under Fawcett and Morris's personal supervision. Nissen IVB 645; Fine Bird Books p. 95; Zimmer p. 443. (6)
Christie's
Sep. 03, 2003
WILLIAM THOMAS GREENE [EDITOR] (ACTIVE 19TH CENTURY), AND
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
WILLIAM THOMAS GREENE [EDITOR] (ACTIVE 19TH CENTURY), AND BENJAMIN FAWCETT (1808-1893), AFTER ALEXANDER F. LYDON (1836-1917) Parrots in Captivity: Six Plates six lithographs with hand-coloring, 1884-7, on wove papers, published by George Bell and Sons, London, all with margins, the palest light-staining to varying degrees, otherwise all apparently in very good condition, in faux-gilt frames, not examined out of the frames all L. approx. 9 x 6 in. (228 x 153 mm.) all overall 16 3/4 x 13 5/8 in. (425 x 345 mm.) (6)
Christie's