George Mears Paintings & Artwork for Sale | George Mears Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 29, 2024
GEORGE MEARS (UK, 1865-1910)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
GEORGE MEARS (UK, 1865-1910) Royal Navy Frigate "City of Liverpool" underway under half sail, passing a village point, oil on canvas, signed lower right, ship's name at bottom, in gold molded cove frame, OS: 17" x 20 1/2", SS: 11 1/2" x 15 1/2", overall craquelure. HMS Liverpool was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Launched in 1758, she saw active service in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War. She was wrecked in Jamaica Bay, near New York, in 1778.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Mar. 14, 2022
George Mears (British, 1865 - 1910), late19th/ early 20th C. maritime scene, oil on canvas, three masted ship with a steam stack, ou...
Est: $500 - $700
George Mears (British, 1865 - 1910), late19th/ early 20th C. maritime scene, oil on canvas, three masted ship with a steam stack, out at sea, waving European type flags, signed G. Mears lower right corner, in deep gilt 20th C. frame, with attached light on top of frame, wear consistent with age, including overall toning, discolored varnish, craquelure, past restoration, not examined out of frame, ss: 19 1/2" h. x 23 1/2" w.
Winter Associates, Inc.
Feb. 06, 2022
George Mears oil on board british 1865-1910
Est: $100 - $1,000
signed mears lower left oil on board some light aging seen but no attempt to clean it has been made, Beautiful as is. 14" x 10 1/2" framed size see pics
A KLEINS AUCTION GALLERY LLC
Aug. 26, 2021
George Mears Maritime Oil Painting of Ship
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Framed George Mears (British, 1826-1906) Maritime Oil on Canvas on Board Painting of Ship. Signed and dated in bottom right corner. Painting measures 9 inches x 10.25 inches. Frame measures 15.5 inches x 17 inches x 2.25 inches.
Greenwich Auction
Aug. 20, 2021
GEORGE MEARS (United Kingdom, 1865-1910), A British steam packet departing Calais., Oil on canvas, 20.25" x 30.25". Framed 26.25" x 42.25".
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
GEORGE MEARS United Kingdom, 1865-1910 A British steam packet departing Calais. Signed and dated lower right "G. Mears 1872".
Eldred's
Aug. 27, 2020
GEORGE MEARS (BRITISH 1826-1906)
Est: £700 - £1,000
GEORGE MEARS (BRITISH 1826 - 1906) The paddle steamer P.S. Rouen signed and dated G MEARS / 89 (lower right) oil on canvas 51 x 92 cm (20 x 36 in) PROVENANCE: Belgrave Gallery Ltd, London (by 1974) Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner George Mears, painter of ship portraits, flourished during the late 19th century and specialised in depicting steam and sailing vessels. His accurate portrayal of the details of the boats he painted gained him employment as the official ship's portrait painter to the major cross-channel shipping company, including the highly successful Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O). Mears also received private commissions, notably at the end of the century for the Royal Yachts, Victoria & Albert I & II.
Chiswick Auctions
Aug. 13, 2020
GEORGE MEARS, United Kingdom, 1826-1902, H.M.S. Topaze passing the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert II, circa 1858., Oil on canvas, 18"...
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
GEORGE MEARS United Kingdom, 1826-1902 H.M.S. Topaze passing the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert II, circa 1858. Provenance: Sotheby's, Scotland, August 1973. Acquired at the above sale by Richard Kelton. H.M.S. Topaze was a wood steam/screw frigate launched in May 1858. She is noted as the ship that brought the Easter Island statue back to the British Museum. In the background here is a paddlewheel-driven steam yacht built in 1855, the Victoria & Albert II , Queen Victoria's yacht. The schooner yacht America is on the right, the finish line buoy is in the left foreground, and the distant second-place yacht, the cutter Aurora , is in the far right background. From the Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts. Oil on canvas, 18" x 36". Framed 23" x 40.75".
Eldred's
Jul. 08, 2020
GEORGE MEARS - THE LONDON BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY CO
Est: $500 - $700
Lot 119 George Mears British (1865-1910) The London Brighton & South Coast Railway Co (1879) oil on board initialed lower right 14 3/4 x 28 3/4 inches Provenance: 6 MacDougal Alley
Capsule Gallery Auction
Feb. 29, 2020
GEORGE MEARS (UK, 1865-1910)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
GEORGE MEARS (UK, 1865-1910) Portrait of the Passenger Paddle Steamship "Princess Alice" passing a light ship, oil on canvas, signed lower right. Label and tag from Wally Findlay Gallery of NYC, having a price of $24,000. Cleaned. OS: 44.5 x 24.5. SS: 35.5 x 19.25 Launched in 1865, the "Princess Alice" sank in the Thames after a collision with a Collier on September 3, 1878, with a loss of 600 to 700 souls, the greatest tragedy of any inland sinking.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Sep. 27, 2017
George Mears (1865-1910) The Paddlesteamer "SS Avelon" (off the South Coast), 20 x 36in.
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
George Mears (1865-1910) oil on canvas The Paddlesteamer "SS Avelon" (off the South Coast), signed and dated 1877 20 x 36in.
Gorringes
Jul. 11, 2017
GEORGE MEARS OIL ON CANVAS (United Kingdom, 1865-1
Est: $500 - $700
GEORGE MEARS OIL ON CANVAS (United Kingdom, 1865-1910) A Paddle Tug Towing the Life Boat into Newhaven Harbour. Unsigned, nameplate and title attached to frame. Image measures 18" x 30". In a gilt wood frame, 23.5" x 35.5" overall.
O'Gallerie
Oct. 12, 2016
Circle of George Mears (act.1865-1910) British. A Steam and Sail, off the Coast of Dover, Mixed Media, Indistinctly Named Ship, 16" x 24".
Est: £50 - £100
Circle of George Mears (act.1865-1910) British. A Steam and Sail, off the Coast of Dover, Mixed Media, Indistinctly Named Ship, 16" x 24".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Aug. 06, 2016
George Mears (British, 1865-1910): boats sailing on the sea, oil on board,
Est: £200 - £300
George Mears (British, 1865-1910): boats sailing on the sea, oil on board, initialled lower right, 22 by 30cm, in a gilt composition frame, 33 by 41cm.
Batemans Auctioneers & Valuers
May. 10, 2016
GEORGE MEARS (BRITISH, 1865-1910)
Est: £400 - £600
GEORGE MEARS (BRITISH, 1865-1910), The London Brighton & South Coast Railway Co. channel ferry 'Prince Arthur', Signed and dated 'G. Mears '96' (lower right), Oil on canvas, 11? x 23in. (29 x 58.5cm.), Built by Denny Bros. of Dumbarton for the London Brighton and South Coast Railway Co., she was ordered in October 1895 and delivered in July 1896 for a total cost of ?20,296. A handsome vessel with raked twin pole masts, she registered 705 tons and her two triple expansion engines gave her a very satisfactory service speed just shy of 16 knots. She was transferred to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway in 1901, renamed Deal, and served a further twenty-five years before being sold to Youngs of Sunderland for breaking in 1926.
Charles Miller Ltd
Feb. 24, 2016
GEORGE MEARS (1865-1910) British Ship in Distress Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1889 76 x 46 cm, unframed
Est: £300 - £500
GEORGE MEARS (1865-1910) British Ship in Distress Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1889 76 x 46 cm, unframed
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
Aug. 16, 2015
GEORGE MEARS (BRITISH, ACT. 1865-1910). DOVER HARBOR, WITH THE CLIFFS AND DOVER CASTLE IN THE BACKGROUND.
Est: $1,200 - $1,600
Oil on canvas, 16 x 26 inches. Signed "G. Mears" and dated 1879, l.r.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Nov. 29, 2014
Ship in Choppy Sea
Est: €450 - €540
George Mears, vor 1874 - nach 1910 Ship in Choppy Sea, Oil/cardboard, 36,5 x 61 cm, lo. ri. fragment of a signature G. Mears as well as indistinctly dat. probably 1897, on the reverse adress label of the artist, min. dam. - English marine painter. M. received many commissions from shipowners. He painted the whole fleet of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, but also the royal Yachts of queen Victoria. - Mus.: Greenwich (Nat. Maritime Mus.).
Auktionshaus Stahl
May. 16, 2013
George Mears (1865-1910) Clipper and paddle steamer of the coast, 8 x 15in.
Est: £400 - £600
George Mears (1865-1910) oil on board Clipper and paddle steamer of the coast, signed, 8 x 15in.
Gorringes
Jan. 22, 2013
George Mears (British, 1865 -1910)
Est: $200 - $400
A French Channel Packet, 1886 Signed lower right: "G. MEARS / '86" Oil on artists board 14 ¾ x 23 ½ inches Provenance: From the collection of James Maxime DuPont (1912-1991) of New Jersey Estimate: $200 - $400 James DuPont (1912-1991) was intensely interested in a wide variety of collecting areas. Egyptian, Asian, Italian, Tribal, Woodlands American and South American artifacts were all of interest to him and were gathered early on in his collecting career. Many of the most important and interesting objects have late-19th or early-20th century inscriptions indicating origin or provenance on labels attached to the pieces, which shows the extent of documentation provided on these very fine collectible objects.
Keno Auctions
Oct. 21, 2010
George Mears (1865-1910) Brighton Chain Pier, before and after the storm 7.25 x 13.25in.
Est: £700 - £1,000
George Mears (1865-1910) pair of oils on board Brighton Chain Pier, before and after the storm one signed and dated 1896 7.25 x 13.25in.
Gorringes
Sep. 14, 2010
George Mears (British, fl.1866-1895) Brighton Chain Pier, a pair each 18.4 x 34cm (7 1/4 x 13 3/8in), (2).
Est: £500 - £700
Brighton Chain Pier, a pair one signed and dated 'G. MEARS/1896' (lower right), oil on board each 18.4 x 34cm (7 1/4 x 13 3/8in), (2).
Bonhams
Jun. 22, 2010
George Mears (1865-1910) - Oil painting - Ship
Est: £900 - £1,200
George Mears (1865-1910) - Oil painting - Ship portrait - Paddle steamer "Mahrousse" flying the Turkish flag in full sail off harbour, relined canvas 24ins x 42ins, signed in black and dated 1878, in modern gilt moulded frame
Canterbury Auction Galleries
Aug. 16, 2009
GEORGE MEARS (BRITISH, ACT. 1866-1895). THE RESCUE
Est: -
GEORGE MEARS (BRITISH, ACT. 1866-1895). THE RESCUE OF THE S.S. "DANMARK" BY THE BRITISH STEAMSHIP "MISSOURI" IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC, 1889. The Thingvalla Company's "Danmark" left Copenhagen with 735 people on board: 669 passengers, including 65 children, most immigrants bound for America, and a crew of 66 men. Wrecked by a violent storm, her distress signals were sighted by Captain Hamilton Murrell on the "Missouri," who threw cargo overboard and in 4 1/2hours saved every soul by means of boats and lines, landing part at St. Michael's in the Azores, and the rest at Philadelphia.Oil on artist's board, 12 x 19 3/4inches. Signed and dated "G. Mears/ '89" l.r. The reverse affixed with artist's label printed "Painted by G. Mears/ Marine Painter,/ 76, Elder Street, Brighton."
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Jun. 02, 2009
George Mears (late 19th century) Cross channel
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
George Mears (late 19th century) Cross channel paddle steamer 'Paris', Built by Fairfields 1888 for the London, Brighton and South coast Railway Co. Oil on board Signed and dated '92 lower right 44cm x 79cm Has been cleaned, revarnished, scattered retouching throughout (mainly to sky area
Dreweatts 1759
Dec. 02, 2008
George Mears, "The Sinking of the Alabama", oil on
Est: £30 - £50
George Mears, "The Sinking of the Alabama", oil on board, signed, dated '89, 29cms x 49cms, (11½" x 19").
Gildings Auctioneers
Oct. 04, 2008
Attributed to George Mears (British, fl.1866-1895) A schooner with other shipping off Dover 25 3/4 x 42 1/4in (65.4 x 107.3cm)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
A schooner with other shipping off Dover unsigned oil on canvas 25 3/4 x 42 1/4in (65.4 x 107.3cm)
Bonhams
Sep. 23, 2008
George Mears (British, fl.1866-1895) A fishing boat coming into anchor; Boats on a breezy day (2)
Est: £500 - £700
A fishing boat coming into anchor; Boats on a breezy day the latter signed 'G.Mears' (lower right), a pair, oil on board 17.5 x 28.5cm (6 7/8 x 11 1/4in). (2)
Bonhams
Jul. 13, 2008
George Mears painting (British, 1865-1910),
Est: $400 - $800
George Mears painting (British, 1865-1910), three-masted ship in a harbor, signed lower right "G. Mears/1884", oil on canvas, 20-1/2 x 36-1/2 in.; modern gilt wood frame. Lined, restretched on new stretcher, craquelure, retouch throughout sky, on distant ships, some in water, on sails, 40 percent of surface affected, signature with some heightening.
Brunk Auctions