Topographical watercolours may not be the hottest area of the art market, but they can still pack a punch in the saleroom.
At Colchester auction house Reeman Dansie (20% buyer’s premium), a 16-lot collection of mainly 19th century pictures by established British names all found new homes in a sale on February 13.
The group had been acquired as part of a larger collection of art and antiques by a wealthy local collector who bought them from the London trade in the 1970s. Old trade labels appeared on the reverse of most, and they were consigned in good condition with there-to-be-sold estimates.