William Harrison Scarborough Paintings & Artwork for Sale | William Harrison Scarborough Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 06, 2024
TN Portrait Mary Amis Rogers by William Scarborough, 1833
Est: $4,000 - $4,400
Portrait of Rogersville, Tennessee founding mother Mary Amis Rogers (1768-1833) by William Harrison Scarborough (TN/SC, 1812-1871), oil on canvas, circa 1831. Rogers is depicted late in life, seated at a table against a dark background and gazing slightly to the left at the viewer. She is attired in a dark dress and white head covering which is pinned beneath her chin and extends as a shawl over her dress, while her left hand rests on a large book, likely a Bible. This painting is featured in the book ART & FURNITURE OF EAST TENNESSEE by Namuni Hale Young, on page 74. Housed in a later cove molded dark wood frame. Sight: 29 1/2" H x 24 1/4" W. Framed: 37 1/2" H x 32 1/2" W. Note: This portrait and its pendant date from 1833, which makes them the earliest known W.H. Scarborough paintings. A photocopy of an original artist-signed, handwritten receipt associated with this painting and/or its pendant is included at the end of the photograph sequence. The receipt reads: "Received of Joseph Rogers fifty dollars / in full of all debts / July 23rd 1833 / W.H. Scarborough." History: Mary Amis Rogers was the daughter of Thomas Amis, a Revolutionary war Captain who was awarded 1000 acres of land in Hawkins County, where he erected a stone home in 1780 or 1781. Mary was born in North Carolina in 1768 and married Joseph Rogers, an apprentice of her father, in 1786. Thomas Amis gave the couple a tract of land in 1787, upon which a seat of justice was established for Hawkins County. In 1789, the town of Rogersville was chartered, and named after Joseph Rogers. Joseph and Mary Rogers were prominent members of the community, where Joseph worked as a merchant, and justice of the peace; Mary assisted him in running the couple's tavern/inn, and gave birth to the couple's 14 children. She died in 1833, a month after the death of her husband. (Source: ART & FURNITURE OF EAST TENNESSEE.) PROVENANCE: By direct descent through the Rogers and Walker families. See other related lots from this historic family, also in this auction.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jul. 06, 2024
TN Portrait of Joseph Rogers by William Scarborough, 1833
Est: $4,000 - $4,400
Portrait of Rogersville, Tennessee founding father Joseph Rogers (1764-1833) by William Harrison Scarborough (TN/SC, 1812-1871), oil on canvas, circa 1831. Rogers is depicted late in life, seated at a table and gazing directly at the viewer. He is attired in a brightly striped coat, with his right hand resting on a document, with a partial book and quill pen, and a bookshelf and a red drape in the background. This painting is featured in the book ART & FURNITURE OF EAST TENNESSEE by Namuni Hale Young, page 73. Housed in a later cove molded dark wood frame. Sight: 29 1/2" H x 24 1/4" W. Framed: 37 1/2" H x 32 1/2" W. Note: This portrait and its pendant date from 1833, which makes them the earliest known W.H. Scarborough paintings. A photocopy of an original artist-signed, handwritten receipt associated with this painting and/or its pendant is included at the end of the photograph sequence. The receipt reads: "Received of Joseph Rogers fifty dollars / in full of all debts / July 23rd 1833 / W.H. Scarborough." History: Joseph Rogers was born in County Tyrone, Ireland in 1764. He immigrated to the United States in 1781 at the age of 17 and by 1784, was living in Hawkins County in the home of Thomas Amis. Rogers married Thomas Amis's daughter, Mary, in 1786, and Mr. Amis gave the couple a tract of land in 1787, upon which a seat of justice was established for Hawkins County. In 1789, the town of Rogersville was chartered, and named after Joseph Rogers. Rogers was a prominent member of the community, working as a merchant, innkeeper, and justice of the peace. He died in 1833 and was buried in Rogersville. (Source: ART & FURNITURE OF EAST TENNESSEE) PROVENANCE: By direct descent through the Rogers and Walker families. See other related lots from this historic family, also in this auction. PROVENANCE:
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
May. 06, 2023
Frederick William Scarborough - Blackwall, London.
Est: -
Watercolor on paper Small crack. Signed lower right.
ArtLaRosa
Oct. 08, 2022
William Harrison Scarborough (Dover 1812-Columbia 1871) - Blackwall, London.
Est: -
Watercolor on paper Small crack. Signed lower right.
ArtLaRosa
Sep. 17, 2022
American School
Est: $600 - $900
Early/mid 19th century. Manner of William Harrison Scarborough (South Carolina/Tennessee, 1812 - 1871). Very nicely rendered work of an elegant woman in well appointed setting. The lift-size oil has not been relined. There are four small patches at the backside and the piece has been professionally conserved with in paint. H57 1/4" W41 1/2" Sold from the Estate of Dr. Carl Freeman of Conway, South Carolina to benefit the Horry County Museum.
Wooten & Wooten Auctioneers
May. 26, 2019
William Scarborough (1812-1871) American, Oil/C
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
American. Oil on Canvas. Overall: 43 x 36 in. Sight: 35 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. Verso: Captian J V Adams by William Harrison Scarborough. Scarborough, a native of Tennessee, was painter to Nashville, Knoxville, Charleston, and Columbia society through three decades of the 19th century. Two months of touring the art centers of Europe in middle age left him, if anything, firmer in the desire to live among and to record the visages of those at home. Scarborough was a portraitist to the South his entire life, and the few times that he did leave the area were for very specific reasons related to his work. Once every year he would go to New York to buy artist's materials. Most of these he would buy from the firm of Williams, Stevens and Williams. He would return to Columbia with stretched canvasses, paints, brushes and even ready-made picture frames. It seems that he took orders before he left home, for his account books repeatedly show that he was paid for materials by other artists. Scarborough lived the rest of his life in Columbia, painting portraits of South Carolina Governors Hammond, Adams and Bonham, art patron William C. Preston, Mrs. John Temple Seibels, Thomas Jefferson Goodwyn, Columbia's mayor when Sherman invaded, and General States Rights Gist, to name only a few. William Harrison Scarborough died on August 16, 1871, and the contribution that he made as a local portraitist was acknowledged in a brief obituary reading, "Mr. Scarborough had been a resident of Columbia for many years, and was skilled in his profession of portrait painting."
Sarasota Estate Auction
Dec. 02, 2017
William Harrison Scarborough Portrait of Woman
Est: $2,500 - $5,000
Scarborough (American, 1812 - 1872) is considered one of the greatest master Southern painters, active mainly as a portraitist. A native of Tennessee, he spent much of his career in South Carolina. Scarborough was born in Dover, Tennessee to John and Sally Bosworth Scarborough, whose family origins were in Scarborough, Yorkshire. Portraits by Scarborough today are found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Morris Museum of Art, the Gibbes Museum of Art, the Columbia Museum of Art, and the University of South Carolina, among other institutions. The Columbia Museum of Art also holds a landscape painting by the artist, depicting the falls of the Reedy River in Greenville, South Carolina and dating to a sojourn in that town in 1840; a handful of other landscapes and still-life paintings have been identified, but the vast majority of his output is in the field of portraiture. This lot features a rare original oil on canvas portrait of a man painted between 1830 - 1850. This piece comes from the Webster Estate in Greene, Co. Tennessee and was purchased from the estate in the mid 1980's. The Knoxville Historical Society has confirmed this provenance. Painting is in rough condition and will need heavy restoration. Oval canvas frame. Measures 22.5" in diameter. Please See Photos for Details. Shipping Available.
JD's Auctions
Dec. 02, 2017
William Harrison Scarborough Portrait of Woman
Est: $2,500 - $5,000
Scarborough (American, 1812 - 1872) is considered one of the greatest master Southern painters, active mainly as a portraitist. A native of Tennessee, he spent much of his career in South Carolina. Scarborough was born in Dover, Tennessee to John and Sally Bosworth Scarborough, whose family origins were in Scarborough, Yorkshire. Portraits by Scarborough today are found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Morris Museum of Art, the Gibbes Museum of Art, the Columbia Museum of Art, and the University of South Carolina, among other institutions. The Columbia Museum of Art also holds a landscape painting by the artist, depicting the falls of the Reedy River in Greenville, South Carolina and dating to a sojourn in that town in 1840; a handful of other landscapes and still-life paintings have been identified, but the vast majority of his output is in the field of portraiture. This lot features a rare original oil on canvas portrait of a man painted between 1830 - 1850. This piece comes from the Webster Estate in Greene, Co. Tennessee and was purchased from the estate in the mid 1980's. The Knoxville Historical Society has confirmed this provenance. Painting is in rough condition and will need heavy restoration. Oval canvas frame. Measures 30.25" x 24.5". Please See Photos for Details. Shipping Available.
JD's Auctions
Dec. 02, 2017
William Harrison Scarborough Portrait of Man
Est: $2,500 - $5,000
Scarborough (American, 1812 - 1872) is considered one of the greatest master Southern painters, active mainly as a portraitist. A native of Tennessee, he spent much of his career in South Carolina. Scarborough was born in Dover, Tennessee to John and Sally Bosworth Scarborough, whose family origins were in Scarborough, Yorkshire. Portraits by Scarborough today are found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Morris Museum of Art, the Gibbes Museum of Art, the Columbia Museum of Art, and the University of South Carolina, among other institutions. The Columbia Museum of Art also holds a landscape painting by the artist, depicting the falls of the Reedy River in Greenville, South Carolina and dating to a sojourn in that town in 1840; a handful of other landscapes and still-life paintings have been identified, but the vast majority of his output is in the field of portraiture. This lot features a rare original oil on canvas portrait of a man painted between 1830 - 1850. This piece comes from the Webster Estate in Greene, Co. Tennessee and was purchased from the estate in the mid 1980's. The Knoxville Historical Society has confirmed this provenance. Painting is in rough condition and will need heavy restoration. Oval canvas frame. Measures 30.25" x 24.5". Please See Photos for Details. Shipping Available.
JD's Auctions
Jul. 21, 2017
William Harrison Scarborough Portrait of a Woman
Est: $2,500 - $5,000
Scarborough (American, 1812 - 1872) is considered one of the greatest master Southern painters, active mainly as a portraitist. A native of Tennessee, he spent much of his career in South Carolina. Scarborough was born in Dover, Tennessee to John and Sally Bosworth Scarborough, whose family origins were in Scarborough, Yorkshire. Portraits by Scarborough today are found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Morris Museum of Art, the Gibbes Museum of Art, the Columbia Museum of Art, and the University of South Carolina, among other institutions. The Columbia Museum of Art also holds a landscape painting by the artist, depicting the falls of the Reedy River in Greenville, South Carolina and dating to a sojourn in that town in 1840; a handful of other landscapes and still-life paintings have been identified, but the vast majority of his output is in the field of portraiture. This lot features a rare original oil on canvas portrait of a woman painted between 1830 - 1850. Scarborough is considered one of the greatest master Southern painters. See Photos for Details. Shipping Available.
JD's Auctions
Jul. 21, 2017
William Harrison Scarborough Portrait of a Woman
Est: $2,500 - $5,000
Scarborough (American, 1812 - 1872) is considered one of the greatest master Southern painters, active mainly as a portraitist. A native of Tennessee, he spent much of his career in South Carolina. Scarborough was born in Dover, Tennessee to John and Sally Bosworth Scarborough, whose family origins were in Scarborough, Yorkshire. Portraits by Scarborough today are found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Morris Museum of Art, the Gibbes Museum of Art, the Columbia Museum of Art, and the University of South Carolina, among other institutions. The Columbia Museum of Art also holds a landscape painting by the artist, depicting the falls of the Reedy River in Greenville, South Carolina and dating to a sojourn in that town in 1840; a handful of other landscapes and still-life paintings have been identified, but the vast majority of his output is in the field of portraiture. This lot features a rare original oil on canvas portrait of a woman painted between 1830 - 1850. Scarborough is considered one of the greatest master Southern painters. See Photos for Details. Shipping Available.
JD's Auctions
Jul. 21, 2017
William Harrison Scarborough Portrait of Man
Est: $2,500 - $5,000
Scarborough (American, 1812 - 1872) is considered one of the greatest master Southern painters, active mainly as a portraitist. A native of Tennessee, he spent much of his career in South Carolina. Scarborough was born in Dover, Tennessee to John and Sally Bosworth Scarborough, whose family origins were in Scarborough, Yorkshire. Portraits by Scarborough today are found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Morris Museum of Art, the Gibbes Museum of Art, the Columbia Museum of Art, and the University of South Carolina, among other institutions. The Columbia Museum of Art also holds a landscape painting by the artist, depicting the falls of the Reedy River in Greenville, South Carolina and dating to a sojourn in that town in 1840; a handful of other landscapes and still-life paintings have been identified, but the vast majority of his output is in the field of portraiture. This lot features a rare original oil on canvas portrait of a man painted between 1830 - 1850. Scarborough is considered one of the greatest master Southern painters. Oval canvas frame. See Photos for Details. Shipping Available.
JD's Auctions
Dec. 12, 2014
William Harrison Scarborough (attributed)
Est: $500 - $700
William Harrison Scarborough (attributed) (South Carolina/Tennessee, 1812-1871) LOUISE VEALE WILLINGHAM oil on canvas, period frame, unsigned H34" W26 1/2" Provenance: Deaccessioned from a South Carolina museum to benefit the acquisitions fund
Charlton Hall
Nov. 23, 2008
William Harrison Scarborough
Est: $700 - $1,000
William Harrison Scarborough South Carolina/Tennessee (1812-1871) LOUISE VEALE WILLINGHAM oil on canvas, framed, unsigned H34" W26 1/2" Provenance: Descended in the Columbia, South Carolina Willingham family to present owner.
Charlton Hall