# Ernest Archibald Taylor artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Nationality: Scottish, British
- Common media: Oil painting, Watercolour, Etching and printmaking, Furniture and interior design, Stained-glass design

## About Ernest Archibald Taylor

Ernest Archibald Taylor (1874–1951), commonly identified as E. A. Taylor, was a Scottish and British artist whose practice crossed fine and decorative art. Authority records identify him as a painter, printmaker, and designer, while published biographical material also describes his work in oil, watercolour, etching, furniture, interiors, and stained glass. That range helps explain why collectors may encounter his name on objects and works on paper as well as conventional paintings. Auction and appraisal research therefore benefits from identifying the specific medium and object type before comparing results. Taylor's abbreviated professional name is especially important for entity matching: records may appear under Ernest Archibald Taylor, Ernest A. Taylor, E. A. Taylor, or E A Taylor. Museum, library-authority, and public collection identifiers help distinguish him from other artists named Taylor and connect variant-name records to the same historical practitioner.

## Common works and media

Works associated with Taylor include oil paintings, watercolours, etchings, and other printmaking, together with furniture and broader interior or stained-glass design activity. Auction records may consequently place his work in fine-art and painting categories, works on paper and prints, or decorative art. Medium, authorship, signatures, inscriptions, and edition details should be checked carefully before selecting comparable sales.

## Market and appraisal context

Taylor's market should be assessed through closely matched examples rather than a single headline result. Relevant comparisons separate paintings from watercolours, etchings, other works on paper, and decorative objects. Dimensions, date, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and attribution confidence can all affect comparability. Edition information is important for prints, while construction, materials, and documented authorship matter for designed objects. Public auction records provide useful evidence of realized prices and sale timing, but feeds may omit private transactions and may treat buyer premiums differently. A defensible appraisal should therefore reconcile several recent comparable lots and explain material differences between them and the property being valued.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist-identity research with matched public auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Public results are evidence for comparison, not a substitute for authentication, condition review, or a property-specific appraisal.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5321708
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/48144655/
- Art UK: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/taylor-ernest-archibald-18741951
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500015142
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._A._Taylor
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/ernest-archibald-taylor/