George Henry Burgess Paintings & Artwork for Sale | George Henry Burgess Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 21, 2024
George Henry Burgess
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
English/American, 1831-1905 The Old Bridge, Richmond Hill and Part of the River Near Queen Elizabeth's Palace, circa 1872 Variously inscribed on the reverse Oil on board 8 x 11 5/8 inches (20.3 x 29.5 cm) Unframed Wear to the edges of board, including frame rub, pinholes to corners, and some losses to pigment.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 15, 2023
GEORGE H. BURGESS (1831-1905)
Est: $100 - $200
Pencil on paper, portrait bust of a young woman, signed lower right - 6.25 x 4.75 in. (Sight) - w. 17.25 x h. 17.25 in. (frame)
ACES Gallery
Apr. 12, 2022
George Henry Burgess (1831-1905) Campfire Scene with Settlers and Native Americans 8 x 11 1/2 in. unframed
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
George Henry Burgess (1831-1905) Campfire Scene with Settlers and Native Americans unsigned oil on paper laid down to board 8 x 11 1/2 in. unframed For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Oct. 13, 2020
ANTIQUE MATRIARCH PORTRAIT PAINTING BY BURGESS
Est: $300 - $500
Antique Matriarch Portrait Painting by Burgess, George Henry Burgess (American, 1831-1905). Signed lower left Geo. H. Burgess. An artist during the California Gold Rush, San Francisco forty-niners. Size: Framed: 36" H x 31" W x 3.5" D; Sight: 27" H x 22" W
Ashcroft and Moore
Jun. 27, 2020
GEORGE HENRY BURGESS (BRITISH-AMERICAN, 1831-1905) HISTORICAL PANORAMIC VIEW OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
GEORGE HENRY BURGESS (BRITISH-AMERICAN, 1831-1905) HISTORICAL PANORAMIC VIEW OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, watercolor and ink on paper applied to a period stretcher, a highly-detailed scene of the growing pioneer city situated by the bay, the water packed with nearly a hundred sailing vessels, signed, dated, and inscribed "San Francisco in 1850 / From Head of Clay Street / Geo. H. Burgess / 1868 / From sketch by Prendergast". Housed under glass in a period molded giltwood frame. Reserve.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Mar. 19, 2020
ANTIQUE MATRIARCH PORTRAIT PAINTING BY BURGESS
Est: $300 - $500
Antique Matriarch Portrait Painting by Burgess, George Henry Burgess (American, 1831-1905). Signed lower left Geo. H. Burgess. An artist during the California Gold Rush, San Francisco forty-niners. Size: Framed: 36" H x 31" W x 3.5" D; Sight: 27" H x 22" W
Ashcroft and Moore
May. 05, 2018
San Francisco in 1849 Print Burgess for Crocker 1894
Est: $250 - $500
Burgess, George Henry (American, 1831 - 1905) for H.S. Crocker Company, San Francisco in 1849, chromolithograph on paper, circa 1894, printed notation and description below plate, old print shop framing label to reverse, image: 15 x 35, burnished gilt-silvered frame, 29 x 47 x 1 inches
Concept Art Gallery
Jan. 27, 2018
Burgess Chromolithograph San Francisco in 1849
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
San Francisco in 1849. George Burgess (1831-1905). Chromolithograph. San Francisco, 1894. 18 x 36 1/4 inches visible, 30 x 48 inches framed. View captured from the present site of San Francisco Stock Exchange
Arader Galleries
Nov. 21, 2016
GEORGE HENRY BURGESS (1831-1905) California Gold Rush; Butcher’s Gulch
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
GEORGE HENRY BURGESS (1831-1905) California Gold Rush; Butcher’s Gulch, Amador County, California (two) first, unsigned; second, signed with initials, dated and inscribed ‘G.H.B. 1853 Butcher’s Gulch Amador Co. Cal.’ (lower right) each pencil and ink wash on paper with the first heightened with white first: 4 3/4 x 6 3/4in; second: 4 5/8 x 4 1/4in overall: 17 3/4 x 13 1/2in (framed together)
Bonhams
Jul. 14, 2013
Print, H.S. Crocker Company, San Francisco in 1849
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
George Henry Burgess (American, 1831-1905), "San Francisco in 1849," 1898, published by H.S. Croker Company (San Francisco, CA), chromolithograph, sight: 17"h x 36"w, overall (with period close cornered Victorian gilt frame): 38.5"h x 51"w. Note: Original oil painting by George Henry Burgess hangs in Oakland Museum of California
Clars Auctions
Jun. 26, 2013
After George H. Burgess (British, 1831-1905) San Francisco in July 1849 from Present Site of Stock Exchange, Color lithograph on pap...
Est: $200 - $400
After George H. Burgess (British, 1831-1905) San Francisco in July 1849 from Present Site of Stock Exchange, Color lithograph on paper, Copyright 1894 Elisha Cook, published by H.S. Crocker Company. Framed. Image dimensions: h: 15 x w: 36 1/2 in. Other Notes: *** Please inquire for shipping estimate prior to bidding. Shipping costs may exceed item values. ***
Gray's Auctioneers
Jun. 25, 2013
BURGESS, GEORGE HENRY. 1831-1905.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Suite of four duotone lithographed views of Honolulu by G.H. Burgess: "Port of Honolulu," "Diamond-Head from Look-Out," Diamond Head from Hon[olu]lu Beach," and "Nuanu Valley from the New Church Beritania St." [San Francisco]: Printed by Britton & Rey, 1857. 7 3/4 by 12 5/8 inches, professionally remargined on three sides with 1850s paper to approximately 10 x 14 1/2 inches, matted to 15 3/4 x 18 1/2 inches. Trimmed and remargined at top and sides just outside plate mark, the only loss being to last letter of publisher's imprint on "Port of Honolulu," a few pale spots and faint smudges to skies, overall clean. BURGESS'S RARE VIEWS OF HONOLULU. Burgess, best-known for his vivid depictions of the California Gold Rush, journeyed to Hawaii in 1855 and remained for two years. His was the second series of views of Honolulu to be published by Britton & Rey after those of Paul Emmert. "In 1857 Emmert's lithographs were surpassed in quality, accuracy, and refinement of execution by the work of George H. Burgess" (Forbes). The complete set of Burgess's Honolulu views is comprised of the four offered here plus one additional view, "Ewa from Honolulu," not present. Rare. See Forbes Encounters with Paradise: Views of Hawaii and its People 1778-1941 pp 94 & 152.
Bonhams
May. 18, 2013
George Henry Burgess (American, 1831-1905) "Sold Out"
Est: $500 - $800
Sgn. Lower right, Burgess '96. W/C.
Cottone Auctions
Apr. 20, 2010
George Henry Burgess (American, 1831-1905) Mother Lode Inn, circa 1850 5 1/2 x 7 7/8in overall: 11 x 13 3/4in
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Mother Lode Inn, circa 1850 watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper 5 1/2 x 7 7/8in overall: 11 x 13 3/4in
Bonhams
Nov. 23, 2009
George Henry Burgess (American, 1831-1905) Boats on San Francisco Bay 18 x 36in
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Boats on San Francisco Bay signed 'Geo. H. Burgess' (lower left) oil on canvas 18 x 36in
Bonhams
Jun. 10, 2009
BURGESS, GEORGE HENRY. 1831-1905.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
COMPLETE SET OF BURGESS'S VIEWS OF HONOLULU. Suite of five duotone lithographed views of Honolulu after G.H. Burgess: "Port of Honolulu," "Diamond-Head from Look-Out," Diamond Head from Hon[olu]lu Beach," "Ewa from Honolulu," and "Nuanu Valley from the New Church Beritania St." [San Francisco]: Printed by Britton & Rey, [1857]. 7 3/4 by 12 5/8 inches each on 11 7/8 by 18 7/8 inch sheets, archivally matted and framed to 22 1/2 by 19 1/4 inches each. Some light spotting/foxing, mostly confined to skies and heaviest on "Port of Honolulu." Complete set. Burgess, best-known for his vivid depictions of the California Gold Rush, journeyed to Hawaii in 1855 and remained for two years. His was the second series of views of Honolulu to be published by Britton & Rey after those of Paul Emmert. "In 1857 Emmert's lithographs were surpassed in quality, accuracy, and refinement of execution by the work of George H. Burgess" (Forbes). See Forbes, Encounters with Paradise: Views of Hawaii and its People 1778-1941, 1992, pp 94 & 152. Rare. See illustration.
Bonhams
Apr. 07, 2009
George Henry Burgess (American, 1831-1905) 'Frazer River Camp, British Columbia', 1858 12 1/4 x 19in
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
'Frazer River Camp, British Columbia', 1858 signed and dated 'Geo H Burgess / 1858' (lower left) and titled, dated and inscribed 'GHB. is steering [the] near canoe' (on the reverse) pencil, watercolor and gouache on paper board 12 1/4 x 19in
Bonhams
Apr. 07, 2009
George Henry Burgess (American, 1831-1905) 'Spuzzum (between the canyons, above Fort Yale) Frazer River, British Columbia', 1858 8 1/4 x 11 1/4in
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
'Spuzzum (between the canyons, above Fort Yale) Frazer River, British Columbia', 1858 inscribed, titled, dated and signed 'Sketched by Geo H Burgess. Sept 1858.' (on the reverse) pencil, watercolor and gouache on paper affixed to board 8 1/4 x 11 1/4in
Bonhams