John Henry Dearle Paintings & Artwork for Sale | John Henry Dearle Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 17, 2024
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & COMPANY
Est: £250 - £350
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & COMPANY THREE CUSHIONS, THE MATERIAL CIRCA 1915 jacquard woven wool, later made up as cushions (3) each approx. 45cm x 31cm Literature: Parry L. William Morris Textiles, London 1983, catalogue no. 169
Lyon & Turnbull
Apr. 17, 2024
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO.
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. PAIR OF ARTS & CRAFTS 'MILLEFLEURS' PATTERN CURTAINS, CIRCA 1914 jacquard woven double wool cloth, lined (2) each 209cm x 120cm at the hem Literature: Parry L. William Morris Textiles, London 1983, catalogue no. 169
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 11, 2023
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. THREE ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED PANELS, CIRCA 1892
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. THREE ARTS & CRAFTS EMBROIDERED PANELS, CIRCA 1892 coloured silk threads, each mounted in an oak frame to form a three-fold draught screen, bears ivorine plaque inscribed WORKED BY MARGARET H. BENNETT 1891-1893/ PRESENTED BY HER TO ARCHIBALD S. BENNETT 1905 (panels 132cm x 53cm, each fold 181cm x 63.5cm) Literature: Parry, Linda William Morris Textiles, V&A 2013, p.34, no.20 where a similar screen is illustrated including two of the panels offered here, 'Horned Poppy' and 'Parrot Tulip'. Note: Designs for textiles by William Morris and other designers at Morris & Co. were available to the public as finished embroideries or as kits to complete at home. The kits were an inexpensive way of acquiring work from Morris & Co. These examples were worked from such a kit and mounted in an associated oak screen.
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 15, 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. AN EMBROIDERED
Est: $800 - $1,200
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. AN EMBROIDERED 'APPLE TREE' PANEL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY 23 in. (58.4 cm.) long, 22 3/4 in. (56.6 cm.) wide, sight size
Christie's
Jun. 15, 2023
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. A PAIR OF 'SQUIRREL' OR 'FOX
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. A PAIR OF 'SQUIRREL' OR 'FOX AND GRAPE' CURTAINS, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY 108 in. (274.3 cm.) long, 62 1/2 in. (158.8 cm.) wide
Christie's
Jun. 14, 2023
DESIGNED BY JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. THREE ENGLISH S
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
DESIGNED BY JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. THREE ENGLISH SILK EMBROIDERED PANELS, CIRCA 1890 52 in. (132 cm.) long, 20 1/4 in. (51.4 cm.) wide, sight size
Christie's
Jun. 14, 2023
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. FIVE PAIRS OF 'HELENA' SILK
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. FIVE PAIRS OF 'HELENA' SILK CURTAINS, LATE 20TH CENTURY 109 in. (276.9 cm.) long, 170 in. (431.8 cm.) wide, the largest pair
Christie's
Jan. 19, 2023
John Henry Dearle (1860-1932): River Landscape
Est: $200 - $300
oil on canvas; signed lower right; Provenance: with Leggatt Brothers, London (label verso) Canvas:14 1/4 x 26 1/4 in. (36.2 x 66.7 cm.), Frame: 19 x 31 in. (48.3 x 78.7 cm.)
Abell Auction
Nov. 17, 2022
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1860 - 1932): RIVER LANDSCAPE
Est: $600 - $800
oil on canvas; signed lower right; Provenance: with Leggatt Brothers, London (label verso) 14 1/4 x 26 1/4 inches; 19 x 31 inches frame
Abell Auction
Jun. 25, 2022
ANTIQUE BRITISH OIL PAINTING BY JOHN HENRY DEARLE
Est: $100 - $150
John Henry Dearle, British, 1860 to 1932, oil painting on canvas, In The Farm Yard. Framed. An original paper label of Bath and West Southern Countries Society showing detailed information about the artist on the back. John Henry Dearle was a British artist, and textile and stained glass designer trained by the artist and craftsman William Morris who was much influenced by the Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Oct. 28, 2021
John Henry Dearle (1860-1932), 'A Ferry on the Avon near Christchurch', large oil on canvas, unsigned (labelled verso), 72 cm x 123 cm in a heavy gilt frame.
Est: £500 - £700
John Henry Dearle (1860-1932), 'A Ferry on the Avon near Christchurch', large oil on canvas, unsigned (labelled verso), 72 cm x 123 cm in a heavy gilt frame.
Dawsons Auctioneers
Apr. 22, 2021
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) ANGELS APPEARING TO THE SHEPHERD
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) ANGELS APPEARING TO THE SHEPHERD watercolour, original mount and frame, signed and dated lower right J. H. DEARLE 1917 (41cm x 30.5cm) Footnote: Provenance: Property from an Important Private Collection Note: John Henry Dearle is best known for his superlative work as head of design at Morris & Company. Dearle began his career with the firm as a shop assistant at 449 Oxford Street in 1878. Morris recognized Dearle's talents as a draftsman and took him on as his tapestry apprentice, eventually allowing him to create fabric details and floral backgrounds for many of his designs. They opened a tapestry workshop at Queen Square shortly after and by 1890, at the age of 31, Dearle was appointed Head Textile Designer of the firm, responsible for handling the company's commissions for house decorative schemes. After Morris's death in 1896, Dearle became art director of Morris & Co. and produced many of the firms most celebrated works.
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 23, 2019
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & COMPANY 'ELMCOTE' WOOL HANGING, CIRCA 1900
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
with repeating flowering foliate pattern, reserved on a cotton border and backing (Dimensions: 243cm x 114cm) (243cm x 114cm)
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 23, 2019
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & COMPANY 'SQUIRREL' OR 'FOX AND GRAPE' ARTS & CRAFTS WOVEN WOOL HANGING, CIRCA 1898
Est: £1,500 - £2,500
with repeat pattern of squirrels and vines, reserved on later cotton border and backing (Dimensions: 218cm (+52cm folded under) x 119cm) (218cm (+52cm folded under) x 119cm)
Lyon & Turnbull
Feb. 14, 2019
MAY MORRIS (1862-1938) AND JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. ARTS & CRAFTS THREE FOLD EMBROIDERED AND MAHOGANY FRAMED D...
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
MAY MORRIS (1862-1938) AND JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. ARTS & CRAFTS THREE FOLD EMBROIDERED AND MAHOGANY FRAMED DRAUGHT SCREEN, CIRCA 1900 the panels of varying heights, each with pierced fretwork frieze above a glazed embroidered panel depicting flowers, and a rectangular moulded base, the smaller panels with glazed panels surmounting the embroidery Total width 178.5cm wide, 184cm high
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 31, 2018
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & COMPANY PAIR OF ARTS & CRAFTS 'SUNFLOWER' PATTERN WOOL CURTAINS, CIRCA 1890 236cm x 176cm.
Est: £600 - £800
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & COMPANY PAIR OF ARTS & CRAFTS 'SUNFLOWER' PATTERN WOOL CURTAINS, CIRCA 1890 hand-loom jacquard woven at Merton Abbey, each with repeating pattern of stylised flowering foliage with fringed edges (2) 236cm x 176cm and 233cm x 179cm
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 24, 2018
A fine William Morris 'Hammersmith' carpet, hand knotted for Morris & Co, designed by John Henry Dearle (1860-1932), Merton Abbey Wo.
Est: $120,000 - $160,000
A fine William Morris 'Hammersmith' carpet, hand knotted for Morris & Co, designed by John Henry Dearle (1860-1932), Merton Abbey Works, Wimbledon, circa 1889 the hand knotted wool pile on a cotton warp, the abrashed madder field of interlocking scrolling vines centred by a quatrefoil rosette linking four large palmettes enclosing tulips, framed by a sea green border of meandering tendrils and flowers 530 x 353 cm PROVENANCE Mr John Sanderson, commissioned in 1889, Bullerswood House, Chislehurst, Kent Mr Archibald Sanderson, Lesmurdie House, Western Australia, by descent from the above Private Colllection, Perth, by descent from the above LITERATURE Pamela Todd, William Morris and The Arts and Crafts Home, San Francisco, 2005, p. 50 Pat Kirkham, 'The Firm: Morris & Company', in Diane Waggoner (ed.), The Beauty of Life, William Morris & the Art of Design, (ex. cat.), New York, 2003, p. 54 Linda Parry, William Morris, Phillip Wilson Publishers in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1996, p. 283 Ian Zaczek, William Morris, Paragon Books, London, 2001, p. 112 'Bullerswood Brought Home - A Dream Come True', Cloudband Magazine, September 2001, pp. 2-4 OTHER NOTES This striking carpet, designed by John Henry Dearle, was one of three new designs for Bullerswood House in Chislehurst, Kent. The interior decoration of Bullerswood House in 1889 was one of Morris & Co.'s most important commissions and probably the last decorative scheme that Morris supervised himself. The four large palmettes radiating from the central rosette show the clear influence of the 16th and 17th century Moghul (Indian) and Safavid (Persian) carpets that Morris collected. These motifs combined with floral devices unmistakably of his own produce a carpet of great beauty, harmony and balance. Testimony to the success of this design was the fact that it was used again for another very important commission, the decoration of Stanmore Hall, Middlesex, between 1890 and 1896. One of the other carpets commissioned for Bullerswood House is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum (exhibit T.31-1923) and is regarded as the most accomplished and famous of Morris's carpet designs. Recent scholarship, which previously attributed the Bullerswood commission as to be entirely the work of William Morris, has now re-attributed the carpets from this important commission to John Dearle. (1) The handmade carpets by Morris & Co. were extremely expensive and consequently only made to commission. It took one day to weave 2 inches on a loom and a 16 by 13 foot carpet cost over £100 (2). In 1881 the looms for producing the hand made carpets were moved to the village of Merton Abbey, Wimbledon, Surrey. In spite of the relocation, the term 'Hammersmith' continued to be used to distinguish these large handmade carpets from the cheaper machine woven carpets made under licence by firms such as Wilton. Bullerswood House was purchased by John Sanderson in 1879, on his return to England after some successful years in the wool trade in Australia. It was a typically mid-Victorian house ideally situated for commuting to London. Sanderson decided to modernise and rebuild it to house his large family. The young architect Ernest Newton was employed for the exterior together with Morris & Co. for the interior. Newton had previously worked for Norman Shaw, a co-designer with Phillip Webb of Morris's The Red House in Bexeley. The carpet remained in the house until 1921, when the house was sold. Some of the house contents were auctioned being purchased by Archibald Sanderson for Lesmurdie House, Western Australia. This carpet, with selected contents, were kept by the family and installed in their West Australian residence, Lesmurdie House. The carpet has passed by descent to the present owner. Anthony Hurl (1) Pamela Todd, William Morris and The Arts and Crafts Home, San Francisco, 2005, p. 50 (2) Pat Kirkham, 'The Firm: Morris & Company', in Diane Waggoner (ed.), The Beauty of Life, William Morris & the Art of Design, (ex. cat.), New York, 2003, p. 54
Smith & Singer
Apr. 11, 2018
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. 'ACANTHUS', EMBROIDERED PORTIÈRE, CIRCA 1890 240cm x 158cm
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. 'ACANTHUS', EMBROIDERED PORTIÈRE, CIRCA 1890 silk embroidery on linen with green cotton backing, bears retailer's label MORRIS & COMPANY/ 449 OXFORD STREET/ LONDON. W. 240cm x 158cm
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 25, 2017
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. 'HORNED POPPY' EMBROIDERED SILKWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1890 86cm x 51cm
Est: £800 - £1,200
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. 'HORNED POPPY' EMBROIDERED SILKWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1890 framed and glazed 86cm x 51cm
Lyon & Turnbull
Feb. 23, 2017
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. EMBROIDERED ''ST. HILARY'' SILK DAMASK PORTIÈRE, CIRCA 1900 221 x 137cm
Est: £800 - £1,200
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. EMBROIDERED ''ST. HILARY'' SILK DAMASK PORTIÈRE, CIRCA 1900 applied with earlier (18th century) foliate and peacock silkwork embroideries, lined 221 x 137cm
Lyon & Turnbull
Feb. 23, 2017
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. ''PARROT TULIP'' SILKWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1890 133 x 52cm
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (1859-1932) FOR MORRIS & CO. ''PARROT TULIP'' SILKWORK PANEL, CIRCA 1890 depicting an allover design of flowering tulips, original frame 133 x 52cm
Lyon & Turnbull
Apr. 30, 2015
John Henry Dearle (British, 1860–1932) River landscape with reed cutters, 13 x 20in.
Est: £400 - £600
John Henry Dearle (British, 1860–1932) oil on canvas, River landscape with reed cutters, signed, 13 x 20in.
Gorringes
May. 14, 2013
John Henry Dearle (1860-1932), A LANDSCAPE WITH A
Est: £300 - £400
John Henry Dearle (1860-1932), A LANDSCAPE WITH A FIGURE NEAR FARM BUILDINGS, DUCKS IN THE FOREGROUND Signed l.l. and inscribed 'No.1 the (?) of the common' on backboard, watercolour 62 x 88cm
Sworders
Mar. 07, 2013
§ John Henry Dearle (British, 1860-1932) - Heavy horses watering - watercolour
Est: £300 - £400
§ John Henry Dearle (British, 1860-1932) Heavy horses watering at a pond with ducks and geese signed lower left "J H Dearle '83" watercolour h:43 w: 67 cm
Cheffins
Feb. 26, 2013
John Henry Dearle (1860-1932), A LANDSCAPE WITH A
Est: £400 - £600
John Henry Dearle (1860-1932), A LANDSCAPE WITH A FIGURE NEAR FARM BUILDINGS, DUCKS IN THE FOREGROUND Signed l.l. and inscribed 'No.1 the (?) of the common' on backboard, watercolour 62 x 88cm
Sworders
Jul. 21, 2012
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (BRITISH 1860-1932) A ROADSIDE INN, SURREY 92cm x 78.5cm (36in x 31in)
Est: £600 - £900
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (BRITISH 1860-1932) A ROADSIDE INN, SURREY Signed and dated '94, inscribed with title label verso, watercolour 92cm x 78.5cm (36in x 31in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Feb. 18, 2012
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (BRITISH 1860-1932) A ROADSIDE INN, SURREY 92cm x 78.5cm (36in x 31in)
Est: £800 - £1,200
JOHN HENRY DEARLE (BRITISH 1860-1932) A ROADSIDE INN, SURREY Signed and dated '94, inscribed with title label verso, watercolour 92cm x 78.5cm (36in x 31in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Mar. 20, 2008
- John Henry Dearle (1860 - 1932) for Morris & Co. , A pair of 'Elmcote' curtain panels
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
circa 1900 hand-loomed jacquard wool and mohair, green, rust and blue on a black ground Quantity: 2
Sotheby's
Nov. 14, 2007
'Elmcote', a pair of woven wool and mohair
Est: £200 - £300
'Elmcote', a pair of woven wool and mohair curtains by Morris & Co., designed by John Henry Dearle (1860-1932) circa 1890, woven in light blue, cream, red and light green on a deep blue ground with flowers, 218cm drop, 98cm wide (fading, wear and holes) See 'Arts & Crafts Textiles in Britain' Exhibition Catalogue: The Fine Art Society in Association with Francesca Galloway, nd, no. 51l and Parry, Linda. 'The Victoria & Albert Museum's Textile Collection: British Textiles from 1850 to 1900' London 1993, catalogue no. 95 (illustrated plate 164)
Dreweatts 1759
Nov. 16, 2005
KELMSCOTT MANOR -- [John Henry DEARLE (1860-1932)]. 7 leaves extracted from an oblong 4° notebook
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
KELMSCOTT MANOR -- [John Henry DEARLE (1860-1932)]. 7 leaves extracted from an oblong 4° notebook (108 x 134mm) bearing pencil drawings of a view of the exterior of Kelmscott Manor, 7 views of interiors of Kelmscott Manor, 2 titled 'Kelmscott', and a sketch of a male figure in 15th-century costume (light offsetting on one). Provenance: the artist (purchased from his descendants). AN IMPORTANT SERIES OF SKETCHES OF KELMSCOTT MANOR. Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti took a joint tenancy on the Elizabethan Kelmscott Manor, Oxfordshire in June 1871 (Rossetti's share being taken over by F.S. Ellis in 1874), and, although Morris never lived there, it remained a refuge and haven to him throughout the remainder of his life, and provided the name for both his London house and his private press: 'the gabled, grey stone building replaced Red House [Morris' earlier home] as his ideal imagined place of domesticity, gregariousness, happiness, fulfilment' (F. MacCarthy William Morris (London: 1994), p. 311), and it was used as the model for the house described in chapter XXXI of Morris' utopian work News from Nowhere, where the attics appear as 'quaint garrets' (a view of the house is used as a frontispiece to the Kelmscott Press edition of the work). The view of the exterior of Kelmscott Manor shows the building from the west, whilst the other views of the interior show a series of other rooms, including attic-rooms. The sketch of the male figure in 15th-century costume has the initials 'GC' beneath it, possibly Geoffrey Chaucer; above the figure are notes for a colour-scheme. These drawings are by J.H. Dearle, who joined Morris & Co in 1878, and was trained as a tapestry weaver by Morris, producing his first tapestry design in 1887, before becoming the firm's chief designer in 1890, working on a variety of woven and printed textiles, and becoming Art Director after Morris's death. (9)
Christie's
Jun. 09, 2004
The Failure of Sir Gawain and Sir Ewain to achieve the Holy Grail
Est: £250,000 - £350,000
A Morris & Co. Merton Abbey tapestry designed by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt, A.R.A., R.W.S. (1833-1898), with details by John Henry Dearle (1860-1932), woven for William Knox D'Arcy of Stanmore Hall, 1893-5. high-warp tapestry in wool and silk on cotton warp, the undyed linen backing later 95 x 114 in. (241.3 x 289.5 cm.) A rare example of the first and most important weaving of these famous tapestries, one of the supreme achievements of the Arts and Crafts movement
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