Rev. John Swete Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Rev. John Swete Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 27, 2024
Attributed to Reverend John Swete (c1752 - 1821), Ilford Bridge, Linton, Devon, unsigned, watercolour, 18.5 x 27 cm, framed and glazed 41 x 49 cm; English School (19th century), Riverside, Isleworth, unsigned, watercolour, 21.5 x 28 cm, framed...
Est: £200 - £300
Attributed to Reverend John Swete (c1752 - 1821), Ilford Bridge, Linton, Devon, unsigned, watercolour, 18.5 x 27 cm, framed and glazed 41 x 49 cm; English School (19th century), Riverside, Isleworth, unsigned, watercolour, 21.5 x 28 cm, framed and glazed 43.5 x 49 cm; and ?? Dashwood (20th century), Cattle in a moorland landscape, signed (lower right), watercolour, 23 x 34 cm, framed and glazed 38 x 49 cm Qty: (3)
Dawsons Auctioneers
Apr. 10, 2024
Swete (Reverend John, 1752-1821). Okehampton Castle, Sept 5 1789, watercolour and ink
Est: £100 - £150
Swete (Reverend John, 1752-1821). Okehampton Castle, Sept 5 1789, watercolour and ink * Swete (Reverend John, 1752-1821). Okehampton Castle, Devon, 1789, watercolour and ink, on laid paper with partial Strasburg Lily watermark, mount staining to edges, inscribed to verso 'Oakhampton Castle Sept 5 1789 JS' in brown ink by the artist, and with a further sketch of the south-east view of the castle in pencil to verso, 18.5 x 26 cm (7 1/4 x 10 1/4 ins), mounted, framed and glazed (29 x 39 cm), together with two unsigned English watercolour scenes, circa 1820, one depicting a rural village scene with figures standing on a river bank, the other depicting a river scene, a wide path running alongside it with two figures and a mounted rider, a small group of houses on the right, largest 9.4 x 15.5 cm (3 3/4 x 6 1/8 ins), mounted framed and glazed (26 x 34 cm) QTY: (3) NOTE: John Swete (originally John Tripe) was born in Ashburton in 1752. He was educated at Eton, then University College, Oxford, and subsequently entered the church. He produced twenty volumes (three of which were destroyed by bombing during the Second World War) of illustrated manuscript journals entitled Picturesque Sketches of Devon containing more than 670 watercolour illustrations of Devon scenes, now held by Devon Heritage Centre.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 13, 2024
Swete (Reverend John, 1752-1821). Okehampton Castle, Sept 5 1789, watercolour and ink
Est: £200 - £300
Swete (Reverend John, 1752-1821). Okehampton Castle, Sept 5 1789, watercolour and ink * Swete (Reverend John, 1752-1821). Oakhampton Castle, Sept 5 1789, watercolour and ink, on laid paper with partial Strasburg Lily watermark, mount staining to edges, inscribed to verso 'Oakhampton Castle Sept 5 1789 JS' in brown ink by the artist, and with a further sketch of the south-east view of the castle in pencil to verso, 18.5 x 26 cm (7 1/4 x 10 1/4 ins), mounted, framed and glazed (29 x 39 cm), together with two unsigned English watercolour scenes, circa 1820, one depicting a rural village scene with figures standing on a river bank, the other depicting a river scene, a wide path running alongside it with two figures and a mounted rider, a small group of houses on the right, largest 9.4 x 15.5 cm (3 3/4 x 6 1/8 ins), mounted framed and glazed (26 x 34 cm) QTY: (3) NOTE: John Swete (originally John Tripe) was born in Ashburton in 1752. He was educated at Eton, then University College, Oxford, and subsequently entered the church. He produced twenty volumes (three of which were destroyed by bombing during the Second World War) of illustrated manuscript journals entitled Picturesque Sketches of Devon containing more than 670 watercolour illustrations of Devon scenes, now held by Devon Heritage Centre.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Nov. 16, 2019
Reverend John Swete (1752-1821) - two double-sided…
Est: £100 - £150
Reverend John Swete (1752-1821) - two double-sided watercolour pages from a sketch book - Views of the church at East Teignmouth, the coastal path at Dawlish and Tor Abbey, dated 1811 & 1812, 6.5" x 8.75". (2)
Michael J Bowman
Jul. 20, 2019
Reverend John Swete (1752-1821) - watercolour - Dawlish Beach, signed, inscribed & dated 1812 to ver
Est: £150 - £200
Reverend John Swete (1752-1821) - watercolour - Dawlish Beach, signed, inscribed & dated 1812 to verso, 6.5" x 9"
Michael J Bowman
Jul. 20, 2019
Reverend John Swete (1752-1821) - watercolour - Parson & Clerk Rocks at Dawlish, 6.5" x 9".
Est: £100 - £150
Reverend John Swete (1752-1821) - watercolour - Parson & Clerk Rocks at Dawlish, 6.5" x 9".
Michael J Bowman
Jul. 20, 2019
Reverend John Swete (1752-1821) - double-sided watercolour from sketch book - Coastal path at Dawlis
Est: £80 - £120
Reverend John Swete (1752-1821) - double-sided watercolour from sketch book - Coastal path at Dawlish and a view on the grounds of Tor Abbey, 1812, 6.75" x 8.75".
Michael J Bowman
Jul. 20, 2019
Reverend John Swete (1752-1821) - double-sided watercolour from sketch book - The church at East Tei
Est: £80 - £120
Reverend John Swete (1752-1821) - double-sided watercolour from sketch book - The church at East Teignmouth and Gateway, Tor Abbey, 1811, 6.5" x 8.75".
Michael J Bowman
Jul. 20, 2019
Attributed to Reverend John Swete (1752-1821) - watercolour en-grisaille - two sketch book pages in
Est: -
Attributed to Reverend John Swete (1752-1821) - watercolour en-grisaille - two sketch book pages in frame - The Bunny Path, Exe Valley, 1796, each 5" x 7".
Michael J Bowman
Mar. 17, 2016
Reverend John SWETE (c.1752-1821) Pair of watercolours Landscape with cottage; & Landscape with cottage & church Framed and glazed in oval inset 5.5” x 7” (14cm x 17.8cm) Note: the cottage in the first painting is described in extract from his
Est: £80 - £120
Reverend John SWETE (c.1752-1821) Pair of watercolours Landscape with cottage; & Landscape with cottage & church Framed and glazed in oval inset 5.5” x 7” (14cm x 17.8cm) Note: the cottage in the first painting is described in extract from his diaries in the book Devon’s Age of Elegance by David Hunt
W.H. Lane & Son
Jul. 14, 2015
Rev John Swete [1752-1821]- In the garden of a cot
Est: £50 - £70
Rev John Swete [1752-1821]- In the garden of a cottage at Lynmouth:- inscribed on the reverse watercolour 19 x 27cm.
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
Jul. 14, 2015
Rev John Swete [1752-1821]- Clifton, seat of Sir G
Est: £50 - £70
Rev John Swete [1752-1821]- Clifton, seat of Sir Gervais Clifton:- inscribed as titled and dated 1806 watercolour 16.5 x 23cm.
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
Jun. 19, 2014
The Reverend John Swete (1752-1821) - Ten views of North Devon, watercolour
Est: £600 - £800
The Reverend John Swete (British, 1752-1821) Ten views of North Devon, featuring Lord Clifford's Park at Ugbrooke; the Lighthouse and Harbour at Ilfracomb; a view of Lynmouth; a bay near Ilfracombe; the Mill at Lynmouth; the Lighthouse at Ilfracombe; the Valley of the West Lyn; a view at Clovelly Court on the Isle of Lundy; the path going to the Signal post at Ilfracombe; and the Mill at Clovelly Court watercolour (10) h:20 w: 27 cm Provenance: From a Suffolk country house. The Reverend John Swete was a Devonshire clergyman, artist, antiquary, historian and topographer and author of the Picturesque Sketches of Devon consisting of twenty illustrated journals of Devonshire scenery. Swete, usually accompanied by a servant, would travel by horseback and he would take notes and make quick preliminary drawings on the way.
Cheffins
Mar. 12, 2014
REVEREND JOHN SWETE (1752-1821) A figure at an
Est: £50 - £100
REVEREND JOHN SWETE (1752-1821) A figure at an arched stone bridge, watercolour, 4 3/4" x 7"; and five further various watercolours to include: A view of Aboo's Tomb, Meerat, India by F.W. Sellon, Cairo 1842 (6)
Mallams
Sep. 05, 2013
Reverend John Swete (1752-1821) Cottages and waterfall in a valley, 12.5 x 18in.
Est: £100 - £150
Reverend John Swete (1752-1821) ink and watercolour, Cottages and waterfall in a valley, inscribed on mount, 12.5 x 18in.
Gorringes
Sep. 13, 2011
Rev. John Swete (1752-1821)
Est: £300 - £500
Rev. John Swete (1752-1821) Aske Hall, Yorkshire pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour on paper 8 5/8 x 11¼ in. (21.9 x 28.6 cm.)
Christie's
Aug. 09, 2011
Rev. John Swete (Ashburton 1752-1821)
Est: £400 - £600
Rev. John Swete (Ashburton 1752-1821) View of Mount Edgcumbe and Penlee Point, Plymouth pencil and watercolour, on paper, unframed 6 5/8 x 10 1/8 in. (16.8 x 26 cm.); Four unframed views of Plymouth; An unframed view of Penzance from Gulval; and A watercolour of Rosslyn Castle, Midlothian, Scotland, all by other hands (7)
Christie's
Mar. 01, 2011
Rev. John Swete (Ashburton 1752-1821)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Rev. John Swete (Ashburton 1752-1821) Eighteen views of Devon including: The Inn at Linton (illustrated); Bathing-place at Ilfracomb [sic] and the Signal Post; Near Ilford Bridge, Linton; Budshead; Ilfracombe; Near Trentishoe; Dawlish; Fleet; and Travellers in a wooded landscape three inscribed with titles (lower centre, under the mounts); four variously inscribed and dated '1796-1810' (upper centre) pencil and watercolour, on paper, unframed 7¼ x 12 in. (18.4 x 30.5 cm.); and smaller; and Nine unframed watercolours of Devonshire churches, castles and landscapes by the same hand (18)
Christie's
Mar. 01, 2011
Rev. John Swete (Ashburton 1752-1821)
Est: £700 - £1,000
Rev. John Swete (Ashburton 1752-1821) Eleven views of the Lake District (one illustrated) pencil and watercolour, on paper, unframed 7½ x 10¾ in. (19 x 27.3 cm.); and smaller (11)
Christie's
Mar. 01, 2011
Rev. John Swete (Ashburton 1752-1821)
Est: £800 - £1,200
Rev. John Swete (Ashburton 1752-1821) Eleven views of Devon including: Mount Edgcumbe (illustrated); A bridge near Brent; The Episcopal Palace, Paignton; Bickleigh Court; Clovelly; Blatchford, near Ivybridge; Clifton, seat of Gervas Clifton; Lynmouth; Dawlish; A church by a river; and Castle ruins above a river two signed 'Swete' (lower right, on the mount), four inscribed (on the mount) and two dated '1796' and '1800' pencil and watercolour, on paper, four oval, unframed 9 x 11½ in. (22.8 x 29.3 cm.); and smaller (11)
Christie's
Nov. 04, 2010
Rev. John Swete (Ashburton 1752-1821)
Est: £800 - £1,200
Rev. John Swete (Ashburton 1752-1821) Views of Devon, Somerset and Monmouthshire including: Tiverton Church (illustrated); Dunster Castle; Bickleigh Court, Devon; and Budshead Barn the first inscribed and dated 'Tiverton 1796/Church' (upper centre) and further inscribed 'Tiverton' (upper right); the second inscribed and dated 'Dunster Castle 1796' (upper left) and further inscribed 'Dunster Castle/S. East' (upper right); the fifth inscribed 'Budshead Barn' (upper left) pencil and watercolour, on paper, unframed 7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm.); and four unframed landscapes, three oval, by the same hand (9)
Christie's
Nov. 04, 2010
Rev. John Swete (Ashburton 1752-1821)
Est: £800 - £1,200
Rev. John Swete (Ashburton 1752-1821) Views of Devon including: Ugbrooke House, Chudleigh; Dawlish; Linmouth [sic] (illustrated); and A watermill in a mountainous landscape the first signed 'J Swete' (lower right) and inscribed '- Ugbrooke -' (lower centre); the second inscribed and dated 'Bridge Dawlish - Dawlish/1814' (upper left); the third inscribed and dated 'Linmouth 1796/North Devon' (upper centre) pencil and watercolour, on paper, unframed 14¼ x 11½ in. (36.2 x 29.3 cm.); and smaller; and five unframed landscapes including Abbey ruins; A castle; A drover on a bridge; and A ruined bridge by the same hand (9)
Christie's
Nov. 04, 2010
Rev. John Swete (Ashburton 1752-1821)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Rev. John Swete (Ashburton 1752-1821) Views of Devon and Somerset: Bathing-place at Ilfracomb [sic] (illustrated); Shalldon [sic]; Oxton House from the Octagon; The ruins of Berry Pomeroy Castle; A bridge over a river in spate; Ilford Bridge; Linmouth; Pixton Place, the seat of Lady Ackland, Dulverton; The Quay and part of the village of Clovelly; and View from the grounds of Holne Cottage, belonging to Sir Bouchier Wrey four inscribed (under the mounts) and three inscribed and dated from '1796-1810' (upper right and left) pencil and watercolour, on paper, unframed 7½ x 12 in. (19 x 30.5 cm.); and smaller (10)
Christie's
Nov. 04, 2010
Rev. John Swete (Ashburton 1752-1821)
Est: £800 - £1,200
Rev. John Swete (Ashburton 1752-1821) Views of Devon, Somerset and Wales including: Berry Pomeroy Castle, belonging to the Duke of Somerset; View near Exeter; View from Ashford Bridge looking down the river; Pettitoe; A house above a river; Stoke; Rocks on the shore near the quay, Clovelly (illustrated); and Two views of the Lake District the second signed with initials, inscribed and dated 'View nυr. Exeter/in 1796/J.S.' (upper right); three inscribed with titles (under the mount); the fifth dated '1973' (upper left) pencil and watercolour, on paper, unframed 7½ x 10¾ in. (19 x 27.3 cm.) (9)
Christie's