Thomas William Bowler Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Thomas William Bowler Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 23, 2025
Thomas William Bowler (1812 - 1869) Reproduction, "View of Cape Town from Table Bay", , 60 x 125 sheet size
Est: R800 - R1,200
Thomas William Bowler (1812 - 1869) Reproduction, "View of Cape Town from Table Bay", , 60 x 125 sheet size
5th Avenue Auctioneers
Feb. 19, 2024
Thomas Bowler; South African 1812-1869; Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope
Est: R40,000 - R60,000
Thomas Bowler South African 1812-1869 Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope dated 1854 and inscribed with the title watercolour on six sheets of adjoined toned paper 21 by 71cm excluding frame; 45 by 95,5 by 3cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Feb. 19, 2024
Thomas Bowler; South African 1812-1869; Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope
Est: R35,000 - R45,000
Thomas Bowler South African 1812-1869 Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope signed, dated 1868 and inscribed with the title; inscribed with the title on a label adhered to the reverse watercolour on paper 22,5 by 33,5cm excluding frame; 52 by 64,5 by 3cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Feb. 19, 2024
Thomas Bowler; South African 1812-1869; Prince Charlie Table Bay
Est: R25,000 - R35,000
Thomas Bowler South African 1812-1869 Prince Charlie Table Bay signed with the artist's initials, dated 6 July 1850 and inscribed with the title; inscribed with the title and date on the reverse watercolour and pencil with heightening in China White on toned Ackerman & Co paper 12,5 by 20,5cm excluding frame; 31 by 37 by 3cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Jun. 08, 2023
Attributed to Thomas William Bowler (British, 1812-1869) The Lion's Head from the sea
Est: £600 - £800
Attributed to Thomas William Bowler (British, 1812-1869) Lion's Head from the sea, Cape Town, South Africa watercolour 24.1 x 49.5cm (9½ x 19½in)
Bonhams
Nov. 18, 2021
Ecole de THOMAS WILLIAM BOWLER (1812-1869)
Est: €600 - €800
Ecole de THOMAS WILLIAM BOWLER (1812-1869) Suite de trois dessins au crayon annoté - Fonhoff battery, 1852 A vue : 17 x 24,5 cm - Table bay, 1850 A vue : 14 x 22,5 cm - Cape Hanglip, 1850 A vue : 13 x 17 cm
HVMC - Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo
Jun. 18, 2021
Ecole de THOMAS WILLIAM BOWLER (1812-1869)
Est: €600 - €800
Ecole de THOMAS WILLIAM BOWLER (1812-1869) Suite de trois dessins au crayon annoté - Fonhoff battery, 1852 A vue : 17 x 24,5 cm - Table bay, 1850 A vue : 14 x 22,5 cm - Cape Hanglip, 1850 A vue : 13 x 17 cm
HVMC - Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo
May. 11, 2021
Ecole de THOMAS WILLIAM BOWLER (1812-1869) H. M. Steamer Gladiator in Table Bay
Est: €200 - €300
Ecole de THOMAS WILLIAM BOWLER (1812-1869) H. M. Steamer Gladiator in Table Bay Aquarelle et gouache Située en bas à droite A vue : 20 x 28 cm
HVMC - Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo
May. 11, 2021
Ecole de THOMAS WILLIAM BOWLER (1812-1869) Suite de trois dessins au crayon annoté
Est: €600 - €800
Ecole de THOMAS WILLIAM BOWLER (1812-1869) Suite de trois dessins au crayon annoté - Fonhoff battery, 1852 A vue : 17 x 24,5 cm - Table bay, 1850 A vue : 14 x 22,5 cm - Cape Hanglip, 1850 A vue : 13 x 17 cm
HVMC - Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo
Apr. 13, 2021
Thomas Bowler; South African 1812-1869; Port Elizabeth
Est: R150,000 - R200,000
oil on canvas laid down on board 40 by 63cm excluding frame; 47 by 70 by 3,5cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Apr. 13, 2021
Thomas Bowler; South African 1812-1869; Arrival of the East Indiaman St. Lawrence in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope
Est: R100,000 - R150,000
signed on the reverse oil on canvas 28 by 44cm excluding frame; 35 by 50,5 by 3,5cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Nov. 05, 2020
Thomas William Bowler (1812-1869) The artist fishing at Green Point,
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Thomas William Bowler (1812-1869) The artist fishing at Green Point, Cape of Good Hope, with the lighthouse beyond signed with initial 'B'(?) (on the portfolio lower right), with inscription 'Green Point / Cape of Good Hope / 1850-53.' on the reverse watercolour with scratching out on paper 7 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (19.8 x 29.9cm.) ,
Christie's
Nov. 05, 2020
Thomas William Bowler (1812-1869) Camps Bay, Cape of Good Hope w
Est: £600 - £800
Thomas William Bowler (1812-1869) Camps Bay, Cape of Good Hope with inscription 'Camps Bay / Cape of Good Hope / 1850-53.' on the reverse watercolour on paper 7 x 9 7/8 in. (17.9 x 25.2cm.) ,
Christie's
Nov. 05, 2020
Thomas William Bowler (1812-1869) Lion's Head and Sea Point from Gree
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
Thomas William Bowler (1812-1869) Lion's Head and Sea Point from Green Point, Cape of Good Hope oil on canvas 16 x 34in. (40.6 x 86.4cm.) ,
Christie's
Sep. 22, 2020
Thomas William Bowler, Scene in Eastern Provence or Tranakei, signed, and d
Est: £500 - £800
Thomas William Bowler, Scene in Eastern Provence or Tranakei, signed, and dated 1861, watercolour, 28cm x 46cm Footnote: Literature: Frank Bradlow, Thomas Bowler, His Life and Work, Cape Town,1967, no. 346. Provenance: Sotheby & Co, 14 May 1970, Lot 13.
Gildings Auctioneers
May. 11, 2020
Thomas Bowler; South African 1812-1869; Alabama Leaving Table Bay
Est: R40,000 - R60,000
watercololour heightened with bodycolour on paper; 16,5 by 49,5cm
Strauss & Co
Feb. 26, 2020
Thomas William Bowler (British, 1812-1869) Squally conditions in Table Bay, South Africa
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Thomas William Bowler (British, 1812-1869) Squally conditions in Table Bay, South Africa signed, dated and inscribed 'Table Bay 17 th May 1865/T.W.Bowler' (lower left) watercolour and pencil heightened with bodycolour 29.6 x 49.6cm (11 5/8 x 19 1/2in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Nov. 25, 2019
Thomas Bowler; Cape Town from Tamboerskloof
Est: R3,000 - R5,000
Thomas Bowler South African 1812-1869 Cape Town from Tamboerskloof a letter of authentication signed by Frank Bradlow and dated 28.05.94 attached to the reverse pencil on paper 24,5 by 35,5cm excluding frame; 43 by 54 by 2cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Apr. 12, 2017
THOMAS WILLIAM BOWLER (BRITISH, 1812-1869) Cape Town and Table Mountain fro
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
THOMAS WILLIAM BOWLER (BRITISH, 1812-1869) Cape Town and Table Mountain from Table Bay watercolour and bodycolour on paper 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (14 x 21.5 cm.)
Christie's
Feb. 01, 2017
THOMAS WILLIAM BOWLER (BRITISH, 1812-1869) Table Mountain from Bloubergstra
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
THOMAS WILLIAM BOWLER (BRITISH, 1812-1869) Table Mountain from Bloubergstrand signed ‘T.W. Bowler’ and indistinctly inscribed (lower right) watercolour heightened with white 28 x 47.3cm (11 x 18 5/8in). unframed
Bonhams
Sep. 20, 2016
BOWLER, THOMAS. 1812-1869. Panorama of Cape Town and Surrounding Scenery. [London]: Day & Son, [1851-5].
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
BOWLER, THOMAS. 1812-1869. Panorama of Cape Town and Surrounding Scenery. [London]: Day & Son, [1851-5]. Lithographed panorama, 1165 x 233 mm (sheet 1262 x 377 mm). Printed in black and two colors. Light creasing overall, with abrasion to lower right corner resulting in loss to a speck of image, printed signature of Bowler trimmed closely with slight loss. AN IMPORTANT EARLY VIEW OF CAPE TOWN, lithographed in London after Bowler's original watercolor. Table Mountain, on the right, and the Lion's Head and Signal Hill on the left frame a bucolic landscape including scattered handfuls of laborers - black and white – as well as the bay. Bowler was a celebrated painter active in South Africa from 1834 on, whose watercolors captured the early development of the British Colony and particularly the Cape Town Municipality, incorporated in 1840.
Bonhams
Sep. 14, 2016
* Thomas William Bowler (British, 1812-1869) Table Mountain from Bloubergstrand unframed
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Thomas William Bowler (British, 1812-1869) Table Mountain from Bloubergstrand signed 'T.W. Bowler' and indistinctly inscribed (lower right) watercolour heightened with white 28 x 47.3cm (11 x 18 5/8in). unframed
Bonhams
Apr. 23, 2016
Thomas Bowler (United Kingdom, 1812-1869).
Est: $200 - $400
"Peffer's Kop, Near Alice" chromolithograph c.1865. From the book, "The Kafir Wars & the British Settlers in South Africa" Printed at bottom, T.W. Bowler; del (t)_ J. Needham, lith. London. Pub. Oct 1st 1864 by Day & Son, Lith to the Queen & H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, Gate Str Lane Inn Day & Don, Lith to the Queen. Sight, 11" H x 7 1/8" W; frame, 15 1/2" H x 11 1/2" W.
Quinn's Auction Galleries Central Virginia
Oct. 12, 2015
Thomas William Bowler SOUTH AFRICAN 1812-1869
Est: R8,000 - R12,000
Thomas William Bowler SOUTH AFRICAN 1812-1869 Panorama of Cape Town and Surrounding Scenery printed with the signature coloured lithograph, lithographic printers Day & Son, London, published by Ackermann & Co, 1854 image size: 22,5 by 116,5cm
Strauss & Co
Oct. 12, 2015
Thomas William Bowler SOUTH AFRICAN 1812-1869
Est: R8,000 - R12,000
Thomas William Bowler SOUTH AFRICAN 1812-1869 Malay Washerwoman inscribed 'Stellenbosch, 21 Sept. 1853' pencil, watercolour and gouache 10 by 21,5cm
Strauss & Co
Oct. 12, 2015
Thomas William Bowler SOUTH AFRICAN 1812-1869
Est: R12,000 - R16,000
Thomas William Bowler SOUTH AFRICAN 1812-1869 Sea Point inscribed with the title and dated 1849 watercolour 14,5 by 24cm
Strauss & Co
Oct. 12, 2015
Thomas William Bowler SOUTH AFRICAN 1812-1869
Est: R12,000 - R16,000
Thomas William Bowler SOUTH AFRICAN 1812-1869 Beach, Kalk Bay, Cape of Good Hope signed and inscribed with the title pencil and watercolour 13,5 by 23cm
Strauss & Co
Sep. 03, 2015
Attributed to Thomas William Bowler The Government House, Cape Town c.1854, 7 x 10in.
Est: £300 - £500
Attributed to Thomas William Bowler ink and watercolour, The Government House, Cape Town c.1854, 7 x 10in.
Gorringes
Jun. 01, 2015
Thomas William Bowler, Stream in a Wooded Landscape
Est: R15,000 - R18,000
Thomas William Bowler, Stream in a Wooded Landscape, signed and dated 1864, watercolour, 35 by 26cm
Strauss & Co
Mar. 18, 2015
BOWLER (THOMAS WILLIAM) Fine Books, Manuscripts, Atlases & Historical Photographs
Est: £2,500 - £3,000
None
Bonhams
Mar. 16, 2015
Thomas William Bowler, Grand River South East (Moonlight)
Est: R20,000 - R30,000
Thomas William Bowler Grand River South East (Moonlight) indistinctly signed and dated 1865 watercolour 27,5 by 45,5cm
Strauss & Co
Dec. 03, 2014
Hout Bay
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Hout Bay bears Pretoria Art Museum Exhibition label (verso) watercolour 13 x 54cm (5 1/8 x 21 1/4in).
Bonhams
Oct. 13, 2014
Thomas William Bowler - Klein Constantia
Est: R80,000 - R120,000
Thomas William Bowler Klein Constantia signed and dated 1847 watercolour 23,5 by 33,5cm
Strauss & Co
Oct. 13, 2014
Thomas William Bowler - Panorama of Cape Town and Surrounding Scenery
Est: R15,000 - R20,000
Thomas William Bowler Panorama of Cape Town and Surrounding Scenery printed with the signature coloured lithograph, lithographic printers Day & Son, London, published by Ackermann & Co, 1854 23 by 117cm
Strauss & Co
Sep. 29, 2014
School of Thomas William Bowler A Sailing Ship in Choppy Seas
Est: R4,000 - R6,000
School of Thomas William Bowler A Sailing Ship in Choppy Seas watercolour on paper laid down on board 13,5 by 20,5cm excluding frame; 27,5 by 34,5 by 3cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Apr. 06, 2014
Thomas Bowler (SA 1912 - 1969) Lithograph, "Market
Est: R800 - R1,200
Thomas Bowler (SA 1912 - 1969) Lithograph, "Market Square - Port Elizabeth", Printed Title & Details, 23 x 35
5th Avenue Auctioneers
Feb. 08, 2014
WATERCOLOR - 'Extensive Mountainous Landscape' by Thomas William Bowler (UK, 1812-1869), initialed lr, in gilt faux gesso frame, matt
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
WATERCOLOR - 'Extensive Mountainous Landscape' by Thomas William Bowler (UK, 1812-1869), initialed lr, in gilt faux gesso frame, matted and glazed, SS: 4" x 15 1/2", OS: 8 1/2" x 20 1/4", fine condition.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Sep. 19, 2013
Thomas William Bowler (1812-1869) British. 'View
Est: £50 - £100
Thomas William Bowler (1812-1869) British. 'View of Table Mountain, From Table Bay, Lithograph by M & N Manhart, 24" x 48".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jun. 04, 2013
Thomas William Bowler (South African 1812-1869)
Est: R25,000 - R30,000
Thomas William Bowler (South African 1812-1869) MOSTERTS HOEK NEAR CERES signed, dated 1855 and inscribed with the title watercolour over pencil 26,5 by 43cm * Condition report available ILLUSTRATED
Stephan Welz & Co
Jun. 04, 2013
Thomas William Bowler (South African 1812-1869)
Est: R25,000 - R30,000
Thomas William Bowler (South African 1812-1869) CAPE POINT signed, dated 1867 and inscribed with the title watercolour over pencil 26 by 35cm * Condition report available ILLUSTRATED
Stephan Welz & Co
Nov. 04, 2012
Watercolor Mountainous Landscape by T W Bowler UK
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
WATERCOLOR - 'Extensive Mountainous Landscape' by Thomas William Bowler (UK, 1812-1869), initialed lr, in gilt faux gesso frame, matted and glazed, SS: 4" x 15 1/2", OS: 8 1/2" x 20 1/4", fine condition.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Oct. 08, 2012
Thomas William BOWLER South African 1812-1869
Est: R100,000 - R150,000
Thomas William BOWLER South African 1812-1869 Shipping in Table Bay signed and dated 1866 watercolour over pencil 26 by 43,5cm
Strauss & Co
Aug. 07, 2012
Bowler, Thomas W. (1812-1869) THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Est: R1,500 - R2,500
Bowler, Thomas W. (1812-1869) THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND MUSEUM FROM THE BOTANICAL GARDENS Cape Town: Juta, 1866 coloured lithograph from "Pictorial Album of Cape Town with Views of Simon's Town, Port Elizabeth and Grahams Town" 28 by 19cm appropriately framed.
Stephan Welz & Co
Aug. 07, 2012
Bowler, Thomas W. (1812-1869) THE PRESBYTERIAN
Est: R1,500 - R2,000
Bowler, Thomas W. (1812-1869) THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ST ANDREW'S SQUARE Cape Town: Juta, 1866 coloured lithograph from "Pictorial Album of Cape Town with views of Simon's Town, Port Elizabeth and Grahams Town" 19 by 28cm appropriately framed.
Stephan Welz & Co
Aug. 07, 2012
Bowler, Thomas W. (1812-1869) THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE
Est: R800 - R1,500
Bowler, Thomas W. (1812-1869) THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE Cape Town: Juta, 1866 29 by 20cm coloured lithograph, appropriately framed from "The Pictorial Album of Cape Town with views of Simon's Town, Port Elizabeth and Grahams Town", foxing.
Stephan Welz & Co
Aug. 07, 2012
Bowler, Thomas W. (1812-1869) ST GEORGE'S
Est: R2,000 - R2,500
Bowler, Thomas W. (1812-1869) ST GEORGE'S CATHEDRAL FROM WALE STREET Cape Town: Juta, 1866 coloured lithograph from "Pictorial album of Cape Town with views of Simon's Town, Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown". Bowler's house is the first on the left in this print 28 by 19cm appropriately framed. ILLUSTRATED ON OPPOSITE PAGE
Stephan Welz & Co
Aug. 07, 2012
Bowler, Thomas W. (1812-1869) SCOTTISH CHURCH,
Est: R800 - R1,000
Bowler, Thomas W. (1812-1869) SCOTTISH CHURCH, CAPE TOWN London: Day & Son, 1866 coloured lithograph. Proceeds arising from the sale of this print were devoted to the Mission & Schools connected to the Scottish Church, Cape Town 19 by 28cm appropriately framed, age browned.
Stephan Welz & Co
Aug. 07, 2012
Bowler, Thomas W. (1812-1869) ROYAL OBSERVATORY
Est: R1,800 - R2,500
Bowler, Thomas W. (1812-1869) ROYAL OBSERVATORY LOOKING WESTWARD London: Day & Son, 1854 coloured lithograph from 'South African Sketches' 28 by 19cm appropriately framed.
Stephan Welz & Co