{"id":395540,"date":"2026-01-28T19:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/395540\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T19:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:38:08","slug":"charity-shop-painting-of-mousehole-cornwall-sold-for-3900","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/395540\/","title":{"rendered":"Charity shop painting of Mousehole Cornwall sold for \u00a33,900"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The oil painting, an atmospheric depiction of Mousehole harbour in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.falmouthpacket.co.uk\/search\/?search=cornwall&amp;ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cornwall<\/a> by British artist George Hammond Steel, was donated to the RSPCA shop on High Street in Wootton Bassett, Swindon.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  After being identified as a quality piece, it was brought to neighbouring RWB Auctions shortly before Christmas for valuation.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Kelly Ohrland, senior auction administrator at RWB Auctions, said: &#8220;This is exactly the kind of result we love to see.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We work closely with charity shops and local organisations to help them realise the full value of special items, and this painting is a perfect example of what can happen when the right piece meets the right audience.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The level of competition on the day was thrilling.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>The undated oil painting by George Hammond Steel of Mousehole harbour. (Image: RWB Auctions)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The painting was given a conservative estimate of \u00a3600 to \u00a3800 but attracted intense interest during RWB Auctions\u2019 Antiques and Interiors sale on January 14.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It eventually sold for \u00a33,900 to a private collector in Nottinghamshire.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Gordon Brockman, the auctioneer who first assessed the painting, said: &#8220;From the moment I saw it, it was clear this was a strong and confident work by George Hammond Steel.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;While estimates must always be realistic, it is immensely satisfying to see collectors respond so positively and to know the proceeds are going to such a good cause.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Describing the painting, which is rendered in oils, the auction house said: &#8220;The work depicts a low tide from the harbour walls, with small boats in the foreground and charming seaside cottages above.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It might be a study for a larger painting of the same scene, which last sold in 2019 for \u00a34,940.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The white building with five windows in the centre of the picture is today the Mousehole Deli &amp; Kitchen.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The painting was signed &#8220;HAMMOND STEEL&#8221; in the lower right-hand corner.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The proceeds have been donated to the RSPCA.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  According to RWB Auctions, George Hammond Steel was a British painter and stained-glass designer, best known for paintings of Cornish towns and Derbyshire landscapes.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Born in 1900, he spent much of his life living in Ashdon, Kent, before his death in 1960.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The oil painting, an atmospheric depiction of Mousehole harbour in Cornwall by British artist George Hammond Steel, was&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":395541,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-395540","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-design","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=395540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=395540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=395540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}