iformation on william melby artist?

Question

i belive he was danish painted in the mid 1800

Answer 1

The latest auction results I can find for him are from Norway in May 2004, as follows :

Artist Wilhelm Melby (1824 - 1882) Denmark
Title Seilskute Med Unionsflagg I Rom Sjø
Medium Oil on canvas
Size (H x W x D) 13.8 x 17.7 in / 35 x 45 cm
Signed No
Stamped No
Inscribed No
Dating 1850
Lot number 8
Auction time 25 May 2004
Auction house Grev Wedels Plass Auktions – Norway: Oslo
Estimated price 10,000 - 15,000 NOK
Auction result 10,000 NOK ≈ 1,224 EUR | 853 GBP | 1,569 USD
With premium No
Edition N/A
Foundry N/A
Impression N/A