Duncan McFarlane Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Duncan McFarlane Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 25, 2024
Duncan McFarlane (1834-1871): Western Empire
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Oil on canvas, unsigned, with label from Vose Galleries, Boston. Lined. 24 x 36 1/4 in., 31 1/2 x 43 1/2 in. (frame).
STAIR
Mar. 24, 2024
Attr. Duncan McFarlane (1834-1871) UK, O/B
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Attrib. Duncan McFarlane (1834-1871) United Kingdom, Oil on Board. Portrait of the Brig Swan in 3 positions. The swan was engaged in the New York - Liverpool trade in the 1850's. She was a merchant ship hut painted with false gunports. Like many other painters of ship portraits, many of McFarlanes paintings are unsigned. However they have characteristics that identify them. The excellent detail, color and overall crispness are all characteristic of McFarlanes work. The bow has a finely painted figurehead of a Swan. The name Swan is crisply executed to the rear of the figurehead. The shadowing of the sails is also a hallmark of McFarlanes technique. The fluttering of the sail on the mainmast and the gull in the right corner are other typical trademarks. Overall Size: 25 x 38 in. Sight Size: 20 x 39 in. #1425
Sarasota Estate Auction
Feb. 28, 2024
DUNCAN MCFARLANE (Massachusetts/United Kingdom, 1834-1871), Portrait of the American ship Charles S. Pennell coming into Liverpool, circa 1855., Oil on canvas, 24" x 36". Framed 29.5" x 41.5".
Est: $1,800 - $2,200
DUNCAN MCFARLANE Massachusetts/United Kingdom, 1834-1871 Portrait of the American ship Charles S. Pennell coming into Liverpool, circa 1855. Black-hulled vessel with false gunports, gilded trailboards and "Chas. S. Pennell" nameboards fore and aft, flying a red "Chas. S. Pennell" pennant off the mainmast and a bold American flag off the gaff. Assorted other vessels and a rocky coastline in the distance. Apparently unsigned.
Eldred's
Nov. 16, 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO DUNCAN MCFARLANE (Massachusetts/United Kingdom, 1834-1871), Portrait of the ship Agnes., Watercolor and gouache, 19” x 28” sight. Framed 23” x 32”.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
ATTRIBUTED TO DUNCAN MCFARLANE Massachusetts/United Kingdom, 1834-1871 Portrait of the ship Agnes. Unsigned.
Eldred's
Nov. 16, 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO DUNCAN MCFARLANE (Massachusetts/United Kingdom, 1834-1871), Portrait of the ship Plymouth Rock., Oil on canvas, 24” x 36”. Framed 31” x 43”.
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
ATTRIBUTED TO DUNCAN MCFARLANE Massachusetts/United Kingdom, 1834-1871 Portrait of the ship Plymouth Rock. Unsigned.
Eldred's
Nov. 16, 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO DUNCAN MCFARLANE (Massachusetts/United Kingdom, 1834-1871), "The Packet Sunbeam of Boston Picking Up the Liverpool Pilot in Heavy Gale"., Watercolor, 18” x 25.5” sight. Framed 26.5” x 34.25”.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
ATTRIBUTED TO DUNCAN MCFARLANE Massachusetts/United Kingdom, 1834-1871 "The Packet Sunbeam of Boston Picking Up the Liverpool Pilot in Heavy Gale". Unsigned. Inscribed lower right "Ship Sunbeam, from Boston Bound to Liverpool off Point Lynas, taking a Pilot In a heavy Gale of S.W. Wind 3d April 1850". Titled on frame plaque.
Eldred's
Aug. 29, 2023
DUNCAN MCFARLANE (American, 1834-1871) "BARK
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
'MARGARET' AND SHIP 'ROGER STEWART' OFF PLADDA". Oil on canvas depicting the barque 'Margaret' and ship 'Roger Stewart' seen off of Pladda Island. The former entering and the later departing the Firth of Clyde. The Roger Stewart flying the company flag "AS" of the owner Andrew Stewart, who also owned the Margaret. A lighthouse on the point appears between the bows of the two ships in the background. Signed lower right "D. McFarlane" and housed in a gesso and wood frame of the period with title plaque affixed to the center of the lower molding. NOTE: See page 117 of "Marine Art & The Clyde" by Davidson. SIZE: 24" x 36". Overall is 32" x 44". CONDITION: painting was cleaned at some point. (05-713/TG). $5,000-7,000.
Poulin Antiques & Auctions
Jul. 01, 2022
Oil on canvas of the British ship Birkby
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Attributed to Duncan McFarlane (British/American 1834-1871), oil on canvas of the British ship Birkby, off the Liverpool harbor, 23 1/2" x 35 1/2". NO in-house shipping for this lot.
Pook & Pook Inc.
May. 01, 2022
DUNCAN McFARLANE, (American, 1834-1871), After the Storm, oil on canvas, 24 x 35 in., frame: 30 x 41 in.
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
DUNCAN McFARLANE (American, 1834-1871) After the Storm oil on canvas
Grogan & Company
Jan. 20, 2022
DUNCAN MCFARLANE (1834-1871) AMERICAN PACKET SHIP PARTHENIA WITH SOUTH STACK IN THE DISTANCE
Est: $10,000 - $20,000
DUNCAN MCFARLANE (1834-1871) AMERICAN PACKET SHIP PARTHENIA WITH SOUTH STACK IN THE DISTANCE oil on canvas 24 x 36 in.
Christie's
Nov. 02, 2021
Duncan McFarlane English, 1834-1871 The Gypsy Queen, circa 1865
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
Duncan McFarlane English, 1834-1871 The Gypsy Queen, circa 1865 Oil on canvas 28 x 40 inches C Property from a Prominent Corporate Collection
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jul. 15, 2021
DUNCAN MCFARLANE (Massachusetts/United Kingdom, 1834-1871), Portrait of the ship Adrian ., Oil on canvas, 24" x 36". Framed 30" x 42".
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
DUNCAN MCFARLANE Massachusetts/United Kingdom, 1834-1871 Portrait of the ship Adrian. Signed and dated lower right, on a piece of driftwood in the composition, "D.M.F. 18...".
Eldred's
Jun. 26, 2021
DUNCAN MCFARLANE (1834-1871, MA, UK) OIL PAINTING
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
ON CANVAS DEPICTING PACKET SHIP "CITY OF MONTREAL", OF WHOM THE MASTER WAS ELI COOLEY BLISS. SIGNED LOWER LEFT AND DATED 1862. THE SHIP IS LEAVING THE HARBOR WITH LIGHTHOUSE AND FORT IN THE BACKGROUND. COMES FROM A DIRECT DESCENDENT OF THE BLISS FAMILY, WILLIAM SAVERY, A MERCHANT AND BUSINESSMAN FROM CARVER, MA WHO MANUFACTURED CANNONBALLS. VIRTUALLY UNTOUCHED ORIGINAL CONDITION AND HAS RESIDED IN THE SAVERY MANSION IN CARVER UNTIL THIS YEAR. SIGHT SIZE 24" X 36", OVERALL 34" X 46". IN THE ORIGINAL GILT AND GESSO FRAME SHOWING SEVERAL AREAS OF LOSS AND WEAR. COMES WITH A PERIOD CARTE DE VISE OF CAPT. ELI COOLEY BLISS, AND SOME INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE ABOUT THE PAINTING FROM 1947 WITH A FINE ARTS DEALER. THE SHIP THE CITY OF MONTREAL, AND CAPT. BLISS SAILED FROM LONDON BOUND TO BOSTON WITH 500 TONS OF RAILROAD IRON IN THE HOLD, AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE BETWEEN DECKS. IT ENCOUNTERED A TERRIFIC GALE AND NEARLY ALL OF THE CANVAS SAILS WERE BLOWN TO SHREDS. THE DECKS WERE FULL OF WATER, CAPT. BLISS AND HIS CREW FOUGHT FOR THEIR LIVES, NONETHELESS THEY WITHSTOOD THE ONSLAUGHT AND MANAGED TO RECOVER, DESPITE CAPT. BLISS BEING WOUNDED.
Marion Antique Auctions
Feb. 09, 2018
DUNCAN MCFARLANE (British, 1834-1871) PORTRAIT OF THE BARK "THOMAS MELLOR".
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Watercolor nautical scene shows the three mast bark in a starboard view leaving Liverpool passing the south stack lighthouse bound for Brazil. There are a number of people on deck, including a man with a top hat at starboard. Another tall ship is being led by a pilot boat off the bow. Housed in a modern gilt frame having an artist and title plaque with a colorful mat. Unsigned. Note: The 257 ton bark "Thomas Mellor" was built in Holton Pans on the River Tyne in the north east of England in 1832. Constructed for the Liverpool shipowners Mellors & Co, she traded almost exclusively with Brazil from her registered port of Liverpool. Aside from a voyage to Bahia in 1839, her regular route was Liverpool-Pernambuco. Known as one of the fastest vessels in the Brazil trade, she made many successful passages over the next 23 years. Her last entry in Lloyd's Register was for 1855. About half of McFarlane's known watercolors show this same background of the vessel outward bound from Liverpool with the distinct landmark of the South Stack, Anglesey off the bowsprit. SIZE: Sight 15" h x 23-1/4" w. Overall 22-3/4" h x 30-1/2" w. CONDITION: Good. 52953-3
James D. Julia
Jul. 08, 2015
The merchant barque Renown heading down the Clyde outward-bound for the West Indies
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Duncan McFarlane (1834-1871) The merchant barque Renown heading down the Clyde outward-bound for the West Indies signed 'D Mc.Farlane.' (lower right) oil on panel 13 ½ x 20 ¾ in. (34.3 x 52.7 cm.)
Christie's
Feb. 01, 2006
Duncan McFarlane (British, fl.1834-1871)
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
The clipper ship Dreadnought signed and dated 'D. McFarlane/1860' (lower left) oil on canvas 20 x 30 in. (50.9 x 76.3 cm.) executed in 1860
Christie's