Arthur Melville Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Arthur Melville Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 23, 2021
ATTRIBUTED ARTHUR MELVILLE (1855 - 1904) Capri, 1902 watercolour 48.5 x 35 cm (frame: 73 x 58 x 3 cm) signed and dated lower right
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
ATTRIBUTED ARTHUR MELVILLE (1855 - 1904) Capri, 1902 watercolour 48.5 x 35 cm (frame: 73 x 58 x 3 cm) signed and dated lower right
Lawsons
Jul. 31, 2020
* Melville (Arthur, 1855-1904). A small archive of ephemera
Est: £200 - £300
* Melville (Arthur, 1855-1904). A small archive of ephemera including a photograph by Frederick Hollyer, comprising: a platinum print head and shoulders portrait of the artist, image size 14.1 x 97 cm (5.5 x 3.75 ins), Frederick Hollyer's black ink studio stamp on verso of mount with 9 Pembroke Square address; a single pre-printed sheet headed 'Dr. to The London Necropolis Company' and completed in manuscript, pertaining to the artist's burial on 10th July 1909 (4 folds, a couple of tears); an auction catalogue pertaining to sale of the art collection of the late Arthur Melville to be held by Dowell's Ltd., No. 18 George Street, Edinburgh, 11th March 1922; an 11pp. folded typed report 'Arthur Melville's Executry' containing 'Abstract of Accounts' and 'Scheme of Division', by Messrs Scott-Moncrieff, Thomson & Shiells, C.A., Edinburgh, dated 14th May 1924; a 5pp. folded typed 'Inventory and Valuation of Oil Paintings, Water Colour Drawings, Sketches, &c., belonging to the Estate of the late Arthur Melville, A.R.S.A., R.W.S., within Dowell's Rooms, No. 18 George Street, made on the basis of probable sale values, 20th October 1924'; a ticket for entry to an exhibition of Melville's work at the Royal Glasgow Institute, September and October 1907; a copy of The Studio, Vol. 37 No. 158, May 15, 1906, containing an article about the artist, original printed wrappers, frayed, with some loss to spine ends, faint pencil ownership name to upper corner of front cover 'Mrs Melville', 4to; 2 exhibition catalogues of Melville's work, at the Royal Institute of Watercolours, 1906, and the Royal Glasgow Institute, 1907, and a few other ephemeral items Qty: (12)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 17, 2020
ARTHUR MELVILLE (BRITISH 1855-1904)
Est: £600 - £800
ARTHUR MELVILLE (BRITISH 1855-1904) Study of a church interior signed ARTHUR MELVILLE (lower left) watercolour and bodycolour over traces of black chalk 75 x 45 cm (29 1/2 x 17 3/4 in)
Chiswick Auctions
Dec. 05, 2019
Arthur Melville A.R.S.A., R.S.W., A.R.S. (SCOTTISH 1858-1904) Study for The Old Covenanter
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Watercolour (Dimensions: 80cm x 55cm (31.5in x 21.5in)) (80cm x 55cm (31.5in x 21.5in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 05, 2019
Arthur Melville A.R.S.A., R.S.W., A.R.S. (1858-1904) A Boy in Spain
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
Inscribed and titled on label verso, oil on panel (Dimensions: 32cm x 42cm (12in x 16.5in)) (32cm x 42cm (12in x 16.5in))
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 15, 2019
Arthur Melville ARSA RSW ARS (British, 1855-1904) The Innkeeper 58.5 x 47.5 cm. (23 1/16 x 18 11/16 in.)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Arthur Melville ARSA RSW ARS (British, 1855-1904) The Innkeeper bears inscription by artist's nephew George, his Trustee, 'The Innkeeper/By Arthur Melville/RWS ARSA/Trust Collection/GM' to canvas (verso)oil on canvas58.5 x 47.5 cm. (23 1/16 x 18 11/16 in.) Provenance: Sale; Christie's, Glasgow, 10 December 1987, lot 64.Sale; Christie's, London, 8 March 2001, lot 121.Painted at Grez-sur-Loing in 1880. The subject was the proprietor of the famous artists' residence, Hotel Chevillon.
Bonhams
May. 15, 2019
Arthur Melville ARSA RSW ARS (British, 1855-1904) Kirkwall Fair 53 x 37 cm. (20 7/8 x 14 9/16 in.)
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
Arthur Melville ARSA RSW ARS (British, 1855-1904) Kirkwall Fair inscribed, signed and dated 'Kirkwall Fair/Arthur Melville/1885' (lower left)watercolour53 x 37 cm. (20 7/8 x 14 9/16 in.)in original frame Provenance: Arthur Sanderson, Edinburgh (VAT 69 whisky)Private collectionExhibited: RSA, 1886RSW, 1888Munich, 1892, no. 1302ROI, 1906Melville visited Orkney in the summer of 1885 and completed several watercolours of local subjects, including the Stones of Stenness.
Bonhams
Oct. 10, 2018
ARTHUR MELVILLE ARSA RSW ARS (1855-1904) Spanish Street, night oil on ca
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
ARTHUR MELVILLE ARSA RSW ARS (1855-1904) Spanish Street, night oil on canvas 75 x 92 cm. (29 1/2 x 36 1/4 in.) Painted circa 1892
Bonhams
Oct. 10, 2018
ARTHUR MELVILLE ARSA RSW ARS (1855-1904) The Salute. The Yellow Sail. ti
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
ARTHUR MELVILLE ARSA RSW ARS (1855-1904) The Salute. The Yellow Sail. titled to label fragment (verso) watercolour 85 x 59 cm. (33 7/16 x 23 1/4 in.) Together with additional sheet of annotated pencil studies of Venice (2)
Bonhams
Oct. 10, 2018
ARTHUR MELVILLE ARSA RSW ARS (1855-1904) The Soko, Tangiers signed, titl
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
ARTHUR MELVILLE ARSA RSW ARS (1855-1904) The Soko, Tangiers signed, titled and dated ‘Arthur Melville/Tangiers/94’ (lower left) watercolour 59.5 x 85 cm. (23 7/16 x 33 7/16 in.)
Bonhams
Oct. 10, 2018
ARTHUR MELVILLE R.S.W., R.W.S. (SCOTTISH 1858-1904) SAND DUNES, DUNBAR
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
ARTHUR MELVILLE R.S.W., R.W.S. (SCOTTISH 1858-1904) SAND DUNES, DUNBAR Inscribed verso, oil on canvas 24cm x 34cm (9.5in x 13.25in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 17, 2018
MELVILLE, Arthur. Watercolor. Portrait of a Lady.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Signed 'Arthur Melville / Paris 1881' lower right. Arthur Melville (Scottish, 1858-1904). From a Fairfield, CT collection.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Apr. 25, 2018
Arthur Melville ARSA RSW ARS (British, 1855-1904) Washerwomen at Gréz 27 x 38 cm. (10 5/8 x 14 15/16 in.)
Est: £2,500 - £4,000
Arthur Melville ARSA RSW ARS (British, 1855-1904) Washerwomen at Gréz signed and dated 'Arthur Melville/1878' (lower left)watercolour 27 x 38 cm. (10 5/8 x 14 15/16 in.)
Bonhams
Dec. 07, 2017
ARTHUR MELVILLE R.W.S., A.R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1855-1904) THE WOUNDED COVENANTER 78cm x 55cm (30.75in x 21.75in)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
ARTHUR MELVILLE R.W.S., A.R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1855-1904) THE WOUNDED COVENANTER Signed, inscribed and dated 'RBA, 1885,' watercolour 78cm x 55cm (30.75in x 21.75in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 11, 2017
Arthur Melville ARSA RSW ARS (British, 1855-1904) The Snake Charmer 83 x 64
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
Arthur Melville ARSA RSW ARS (British, 1855-1904) The Snake Charmer 83 x 64 cm. (32 11/16 x 25 3/16 in.)
Bonhams
Sep. 27, 2017
ARTHUR MELVILLE R.S.W., R.W.S. (SCOTTISH 1855-1904) PORTRAIT OF E. SANDERSON 49.5cm x 39.5cm (19.5in x 15.5in)
Est: £500 - £700
ARTHUR MELVILLE R.S.W., R.W.S. (SCOTTISH 1855-1904) PORTRAIT OF E. SANDERSON signed, inscribed with sitters' details verso, oil on canvas 49.5cm x 39.5cm (19.5in x 15.5in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 08, 2016
ARTHUR MELVILLE A.R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1855-1904) A STREET SCENE IN TANGIER 12cm x 16cm (4.75in x 6.25in) and a companion similar 11.5cm...
Est: £2,000 - £4,000
ARTHUR MELVILLE A.R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1855-1904) A STREET SCENE IN TANGIER pencil and watercolour, inscribed on a label verso 12cm x 16cm (4.75in x 6.25in) and a companion similar 11.5cm x 11.5cm (4.5in x 4.5in) (2)
Lyon & Turnbull
Nov. 22, 2016
ARTHUR MELVILLE, A.R.S.A., R.S.W. A.R.S. | Banderilles à cheval
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
watercolour
Sotheby's
Apr. 12, 2016
Arthur Melville ARSA RSW ARS (1855-1904) Apple Blossom signed, da
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
Arthur Melville ARSA RSW ARS (1855-1904) Apple Blossom signed, dated and inscribed ‘To Mrs Sanderson/ from A Melville/ 1880’ (lower right) watercolour and bodycolour with traces of pencil 28 x 35 cm. (11 x 13 3/4 in.) Provenance Mrs. Sanderson, Edinburgh. Wife of Arthur Sanderson, of VAT 69 whisky Exhibited London, R.I., 1906, cat.no. 141. Loaned by Arthur Sanderson Literature A.E. Mackay, Arthur Melville, Scottish Impressionist, Leigh-on-Sea, 1951, p.125. Date read by Mackay as 1888, but likely to be earlier
Bonhams
Dec. 10, 2015
ARTHUR MELVILLE A.R.S.A., R.S.W., A.R.S. (SCOTTISH 1855-1904) YOUNG MAN ON A MULE 30.5cm x 39.5cm (12in x 15.5in)
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
ARTHUR MELVILLE A.R.S.A., R.S.W., A.R.S. (SCOTTISH 1855-1904) YOUNG MAN ON A MULE Inscribed on a contemporary label verso, oil on panel 30.5cm x 39.5cm (12in x 15.5in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 05, 2013
Arthur Melville, ARSA RSW ARS-(British, 1855-1904)-Lady with a Fan 35 x 45.8 cm. (13 3/4 x 18 in.)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Lady with a Fan oil on panel 35 x 45.8 cm. (13 3/4 x 18 in.)
Bonhams
Sep. 12, 2013
Arthur Melville, ARSA RSW ARS (British, 1855-1904)
Est: £60,000 - £80,000
Outside the Bullring signed 'Arthur Melville' (lower left), label fragment reads 'The Bull R-/Arthur Melville/13 Melbury Road/Kensington/London/£250' (on stretcher) watercolour, gouache and white heightening 60 x 85 cm. (24 x 33.5 in.) in the artist's original exhibition frame
Bonhams
Sep. 12, 2013
Arthur Melville, ARSA RSW ARS (British, 1855-1904)
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Lady with a Fan oil on panel 35 x 45.8 cm. (13 3/4 x 18 in.)
Bonhams
Dec. 13, 2012
Arthur Melville, R.W.S., A.R.S.A., R.S.W. (1855-1904)
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
Arthur Melville, R.W.S., A.R.S.A., R.S.W. (1855-1904) The Valley of the Darro signed and dated 'Arthur Melville. 93' (lower right) pencil and watercolour 33¾ x 23¾ in. (85.7 x 60.4 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 13, 2012
Arthur Melville, R.W.S., A.R.S.A., R.S.W. (1855-1904)
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
Arthur Melville, R.W.S., A.R.S.A., R.S.W. (1855-1904) An Interior of Seville Cathedral, Vespers signed and dated 'Arthur Melville. 92.' (lower left) watercolour 19 5/8 x 30¾ in. (50 x 78 cm.)
Christie's
Aug. 14, 2012
ATTRIBUTED TO ARTHUR MELVILLE RP ARSA RSW RWS
Est: £800 - £1,200
ATTRIBUTED TO ARTHUR MELVILLE RP ARSA RSW RWS (SCOTTISH 1858 - 1904) 'IN MOROCCO' watercolour, unsigned 20cm x 22cm Note : Out of frame inspection suggests that this has been removed from a sketchbook. Image available on request. Provenance : Titled and attributed on old gallery label verso. Private collection (Edinburgh) .
McTear's
Jul. 13, 2012
CIRCLE OF ARTHUR MELVILLE (1855-1904, SCOTTISH)
Est: £250 - £300
CIRCLE OF ARTHUR MELVILLE (1855-1904, SCOTTISH) Watercolour A View of Rome 7" x 9 ½"
Keys Fine Art Auctioneers
Jul. 10, 2012
ATTRIBUTED TO ARTHUR MELVILLE RP ARSA RSW RWS
Est: £1,000 - £1,200
ATTRIBUTED TO ARTHUR MELVILLE RP ARSA RSW RWS (SCOTTISH 1858-1904) 'IN MOROCCO' watercolour, unsigned 20cm x 22cm Note : Out of frame inspection suggests that this has been removed from a sketchbook. Image available on request. Provenance : Titled and attributed on old gallery label verso. Private collection (Edinburgh) .
McTear's
Apr. 19, 2012
Arthur Melville, ARSA RSW ARS (British, 1855-1904) Souvenir de Millet 18 x 26 cm. (7 1/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Souvenir de Millet inscribed and signed 'Souvenir de Millet/Arthur Melville' (lower right) and dedicated 'To Mrs Mylne on her birthday' (lower left) watercolour 18 x 26 cm. (7 1/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Bonhams