Samuel Read Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Samuel Read Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 18, 2023
SAMUEL READ (1815-1883) A LARGE INTERIOR WATERCOLOUR
Est: £300 - £500
SAMUEL READ (1815-1883) A LARGE INTERIOR WATERCOLOUR titled 'Interior or Mariankirche' - mounted in a glazed gilt swept frame. (77cm high 106cm wide)
Hutchinson Scott Limited
Nov. 16, 2022
SAMUEL READ, BRITISH 1815-1883, THE THANKSGIVING DAY: ILLUMINATION OF ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL, 1872, Print, Sight: 10 1/2 x 9 in. (26.67 x 22.86 cm.), Frame: 17 x 14 7/8 in. (43.18 x 37.78 cm.)
Est: $50 - $100
SAMUEL READ BRITISH, 1815-1883 THE THANKSGIVING DAY: ILLUMINATION OF ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL, 1872 Print Originally published in the Illustrated London News, 9 March 1872
Potomack Company
Nov. 16, 2022
Samuel Read, RWS, British 1815-1883 View of the east end of Wes
Est: £200 - £400
Samuel Read, RWS, British 1815-1883 View of the east end of Westminster Abbey, from the old organ screen; pencil, pen and black and brown ink, and watercolour on paper, signed with monogram and indistinctly dated '68' (lower left), further signed with monogram, titled, and dated on the reverse of the backing board, 58 x 43 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: Read was a British artist and illustrator who provided a number of drawings for the Illustrated London News. It was in this capacity that he produced a series of views of the cathedrals of England, from which project the present work may well originate.
Roseberys
Sep. 23, 2022
SAMUEL READ RWS (BRITISH 1815-1883)
Est: £150 - £200
SAMUEL READ RWS (BRITISH 1815-1883) SAMUEL READ RWS (BRITISH 1815 -1883) Chislehurst Kent signed S Read 1871 (lower left) watercolour 51cm x 67cm
Chiswick Auctions
Dec. 15, 2020
SAMUEL READ RWS (1815-1883)
Est: £400 - £600
SAMUEL READ RWS (1815-1883) SAMUEL READ RWS (1815-1883) 'The East End of Westminster Abbey' (1868) titled, monogrammed and dated l.l., to backboard, watercolour 58 x 42cm In his capacity as an illustrator for the 'Illustrated London News', Read contributed a series on the Cathedrals of England. It is likely that the present work was painting during that project. Extant prints after Read's Westminster views also include 'North Aisle' (1872) and 'Special Service in Westminster Abbey on Sunday Evening last' (ibid. 1861). Several other views of the interior of Westminster were later engraved by Read's old teacher, Whymper's son (see third image above, reproduced in Rev. C Bullock, 'Our Own Fireside Annual', London (1874).
Sworders
Feb. 24, 2018
Attributed Samuel Read RWS (1816-1883) Somersham Pits, oil on canvas, 45cm
Est: £150 - £250
Attributed Samuel Read RWS (1816-1883) Somersham Pits, oil on canvas, 45cm x 34cm Samuel Read was born in Needham Market in 1815 - Stock Ref:4829-1
Bishop & Miller Auctioneers
Aug. 02, 2017
Samuel Read (1815-1883) British. "Old Houses in the Market, Hildesheim (Germany)", with Vegetable Sellers in the foreground, Watercolour, Signed and Dated 1882, and Inscribed on a label on the reverse, 9.5" x 6.5".
Est: £300 - £500
Samuel Read (1815-1883) British. "Old Houses in the Market, Hildesheim (Germany)", with Vegetable Sellers in the foreground, Watercolour, Signed and Dated 1882, and Inscribed on a label on the reverse, 9.5" x 6.5".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Feb. 05, 2017
SAMUEL READ (1816-1883) WATERCOLOR PORTRAIT
Est: $300 - $400
Original Watercolor Portrait of a young Girl by Samuel Read (british 1816-1883). Signed lower right and dated 1881, this was painted after he became a member of the Society of Painters in Watercolors and shortly before his death. Unusual, in that he specialized in architectural subjects. Perhaps a grandchild, beautifully detailed. Missing the glass, in frame measures 16.25x20.50x1". Weight is 1 pd. PROVENANCE: The Estate of a Charleston SC Art Dealer / Gallery Owner. Samuel Read was initially employed as a clerk in a law practice. He moved to London in 1841 and started working as a draughtsman in the studio of the wood-carver Whymper. Read began contributing to the Illustrated London News, which assigned him at one point to Istanbul (1853). His subject matter was drawn most frequently from interiors and exterior views of cathedrals, which were particularly close to his heart. He was admitted to associate membership of the Society of Painters in Watercolours in 1857 and became a full member in 1880, shortly before his death in 1883. Read exhibited from 1843 to 1883 (the latter year posthumously) at the Royal Academy, the Suffolk Street Gallery and the Society of Painters in Watercolours.
Charleston Estate Auctions
Dec. 03, 2016
Samuel Read, (1815-1883) Exceedingly large watercolour of the Interior of S
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Samuel Read, (1815-1883) Exceedingly large watercolour of the Interior of St. Marks Cathedral, Venice, signed and dated lower left, further inscribed to a paper label verso,housed within a gilt gesso frame, 125cm wide x 95cm high including frame
Bishop & Miller Auctioneers
Aug. 18, 2015
SAMUEL READ (1815-1883)
Est: £400 - £600
SAMUEL READ (1815-1883) Interior of St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna Inscribed, signed and dated lower left, further inscribed to a paper label verso, watercolour, in a gesso frame. 65cm by 51cm
Thomas Watson
Mar. 25, 2015
Samuel Read (British 1815-1883)/Street in Belgium/signed and dated 1880 lower left/watercolour, 24cm x 17cm/Provenance: Stanley Fisher
Est: £150 - £200
Samuel Read (British 1815-1883)/Street in Belgium/signed and dated 1880 lower left/watercolour, 24cm x 17cm/Provenance: Stanley Fisher
Chorley's
Jan. 22, 2015
Samuel Read (1815-1883) British. A Market Street by a Church, Watercolour, Signed and Dated 1857, Ar
Est: £150 - £200
Samuel Read (1815-1883) British. A Market Street by a Church, Watercolour, Signed and Dated 1857, Arched, 27" x 21".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Nov. 05, 2014
Samuel Read (1815-1883) British. A Market Street
Est: £200 - £300
Samuel Read (1815-1883) British. A Market Street by a Church, Watercolour, Signed and Dated 1857, Arched, 27" x 21".
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jun. 19, 2013
Samuel Read (1816-1883), Pound Lane Hall Farm,
Est: £200 - £300
Samuel Read (1816-1883), Pound Lane Hall Farm, watercolour, exhibition label to reverse, image size 49cm wide x 31cm high
Lockdale Coins Ltd
Mar. 20, 2013
Samuel Read, R.W.S. (British, 1815-1883) Nine Channel Islands views including 'Les Etats Alderney', 'Fort Albert',
Est: £100 - £150
Samuel Read, R.W.S. (British, 1815-1883) Nine Channel Islands views including 'Les Etats Alderney', 'Fort Albert', 'Moulin Huet Guernsey', 'Casquets' (four views), 'Corbiere Rocks Jersey' and others. pencil drawings, heightened with white on grey paper, all inscribed and with various dates in 1863 and 1882, unframed 3 1/4 x 4 5/8in. (8.25 x 11.75cm.). (9)
Martel Maides
Jul. 24, 2012
Samuel Read-a pair-Bamberg and Nuremberg, signed
Est: £300 - £400
Samuel Read-a pair-Bamberg and Nuremberg, signed and titled, watercolour, 22 x 16 cm (2)
Andrew Smith & Son
Nov. 15, 2011
SAMUEL READ RWS (1815-1881) WATERCOLOUR DRAWING
Est: £150 - £200
SAMUEL READ RWS (1815-1881) WATERCOLOUR DRAWING Castle entrance with drawbridge Provenance: from Abbott and Holder, London 22" x 18" (56cm x 46cm)
Capes Dunn & Co.
Oct. 18, 2011
Samuel Read (British, 1816-1883) 'Rosslyn Chapel, with the Apprentices' Pillar'
Est: £200 - £300
'Rosslyn Chapel, with the Apprentices' Pillar' watercolour, together with another by Harold Pollitt of figures, horse and cart on a country village path, signed and dated 98, plus another by the same hand of maids and geese before cottages, signed and dated 98, watercolour, plus another by a different hand of fishing boats approaching shore, watercolour, together with another landscape with grassy dunes by a river, oil on panel, plus a pair of landscapes of the Vale of Llangollen, one with figures before the Pontcysylte Aqueduct, in the style of J.J. Dodd, watercolours, (7) 34.5 x 25cm (13 9/16 x 9 13/16in).
Bonhams
Sep. 06, 2011
SAMUEL READ RWS (1815-1881) WATERCOLOUR DRAWING
Est: £150 - £200
SAMUEL READ RWS (1815-1881) WATERCOLOUR DRAWING Castle entrance with drawbridge Provenance: from Abbott and Holder, London 22" x 18" (56cm x 46cm)
Capes Dunn & Co.
Jul. 19, 2011
SAMUEL READ RWS (1815-1881) WATERCOLOUR DRAWING
Est: £150 - £200
SAMUEL READ RWS (1815-1881) WATERCOLOUR DRAWING Castle entrance with drawbridge Provenance: from Abbott and Holder, London 22" x 18" (56cm x 46cm)
Capes Dunn & Co.
Apr. 21, 2011
Samuel Read R.W.S. (1816-1883), Figures in a
Est: £100 - £200
Samuel Read R.W.S. (1816-1883), Figures in a cloister, signed and dated 1864, watercolour, 31 x 40.5cm.; 12.25 x 16in.
Wilson55
Mar. 24, 2011
Samuel Read (1815-1883) Vegetable market before a church, 26 x 20.5in.
Est: £200 - £300
Samuel Read (1815-1883) watercolour, Vegetable market before a church, signed and dated 1857, 26 x 20.5in.
Gorringes
Feb. 21, 2011
Samuel Read (British, 1816-1883) Rochester castle
Est: -
Rochester castle signed watercolour 9.5 x 16.5cm (3 3/4 x 6 1/2in).
Bonhams
Dec. 07, 2010
Samuel Read (British, 1816-1883) Rochester castle
Est: £50 - £80
Rochester castle signed watercolour 9.5 x 16.5cm (3 3/4 x 6 1/2in).
Bonhams
Nov. 23, 2010
Samuel Read (1816-1883) A priest and figures at a
Est: £150 - £250
Samuel Read (1816-1883) A priest and figures at a church entrance signed bottom right watercolour 31 x 22.5cm.
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
Mar. 05, 2010
SAMUEL READ (1815-1883) - 'Chapel of St. James,
Est: £300 - £500
SAMUEL READ (1815-1883) - 'Chapel of St. James, Toledo Cathedral', signed and dated 1867, watercolour heightened in white, 17 1/2" x 24 1/2" (see illustration).
Mallams
Dec. 10, 2009
Samuel Read (1815-1883) "West Bow, Edinburgh" 16.5 x 13in.
Est: £400 - £600
Samuel Read (1815-1883) watercolour "West Bow, Edinburgh" signed and dated 1873, 16.5 x 13in.
Gorringes
Sep. 11, 2009
Samuel Read (1815-1883), View of Rochester Castle,
Est: £40 - £60
Samuel Read (1815-1883), View of Rochester Castle, watercolour, signed, 9.5cm x 16.5cm.
Bellmans Auctioneers
Jun. 26, 2009
Samuel Read (1815-1883), View of Rochester Castle,
Est: £80 - £120
Samuel Read (1815-1883), View of Rochester Castle, watercolour, signed, 9.5cm x 16.5cm.
Bellmans Auctioneers
Jan. 30, 2009
Samuel Read (British 1815-1883)
Est: $300 - $400
Samuel Read (British 1815-1883) Views of Antwerp, and another view of Ghent each inscribed and dated pencil on blue paper each approximately 4 7/8 x 3¼ in. (124 x 83 mm.) (15)
Christie's
Oct. 07, 2008
Samuel Read (British, 1816-1883) A market scene before a town church
Est: £500 - £800
A market scene before a town church signed and dated 'S Read/1857' (lower left), watercolour heightened with white, with arched top 67 x 52cm (26 3/8 x 20 1/2in).
Bonhams
Jun. 25, 2008
Read (Samuel, 1815-1883). Cathedral interior with
Est: £300 - £500
Read (Samuel, 1815-1883). Cathedral interior with figures celebrating Mass, watercolour, heightened with body colour, 51 x 41.5 cm (20 x 16.25 ins), framed and glazed Samuel Read, artist and illustrator, speciailsed in architectural and coastal scenes. He travelled extensively on the continent, and was the first artist to be sent to Constantinople, just prior to the Crimean War, in 1853, as a special correspondent for the Illustrated London News. (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Feb. 07, 2008
SAMUEL READ (C.1815-1883) BRITISH TOLEDO CATHEDRAL 56cm x 43cm (22in x 17in)
Est: £300 - £500
SAMUEL READ (C.1815-1883) BRITISH TOLEDO CATHEDRAL Signed and dated 1866, watercolour 56cm x 43cm (22in x 17in)
Lyon & Turnbull
Dec. 12, 2007
Samuel Read RWS 1815-1883- View of the Interior of
Est: £250 - £400
Samuel Read RWS 1815-1883- View of the Interior of Canterbury Cathedral; watercolour heightened with white, signed and dated 1867, 30.5x44.5cm. Provenance: with Peter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries London according to label attached to the reverse
Roseberys
Oct. 03, 2007
The interior of Canterbury Cathedral
Est: £500 - £800
Samuel Read, R.W.S. (1815-1883) The interior of Canterbury Cathedral signed and dated 'S. Read/1867' (lower left) pencil and watercolour heightened with white 18 x 25 in. (45.8 x 63.5 cm.)
Christie's