A PAINTING by the renowned County Durham mining artist Norman Cornish has made a new world auction record for the artist.

General Bar Scene Spennymoor sold for £16,000, above the £12,000-£15,000 estimate, and another of his works, Figures before Eddy’s Fish and Chip Shop fetched for £8,000, at Tennants Auctioneers’ summer fine art sale.

The auction showed Northern art and antiques are continuing to sell strongly. It got off to a good start with paintings of the North Yorkshire coast by 19th century artists all selling well above estimated prices.

Sunset Whitby Harbour, Yorkshire by Whitby artist George Weatherill (1810-90) fetched £3,600 against an estimate of £500-800. An atmospheric view of Scarborough from the East, by John Wilson Carmichael (1799-1868), sold for £7,000 against an estimate of £2,500-4,000.

Yorkshire oak furniture by Robert "Mouseman" Thompson and the Yorkshire Critters saw impressive results.

The North Riding College Collection of Mouseman and Acorn Industries furniture from Hull University's Scarborough Campus sold strongly. Refectory tables and benches all found homes, but it was early and unusual pieces of Mouseman that achieved prices high over estimate.

They included an oak table brush holder in the form of an owl, which sold for £2,200 (estimate £400-600), a pair of oak candlesticks which sold for £1,700 (estimate of £300-400) and an unusual scrubbed oak table that made £4,100 (estimate £1,000-1,500).

A piece of Bradford’s sporting history caused a stir among buyers – a Victorian silver ewer presented to Harry Wharfedale Tennant Garnett by the Bradford Football Club on November 24 1880, which sold for £1,500 against an estimate of £700-1,000.

The autumn fine art sale will take place on November 18 and the saleroom is currently accepting lots. Contact 01969 623780 or enquiry@tennants-ltd.co.uk for details.