Sotheby's Results
July 2 2025
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Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The Sotheby's London Old Master and 19th Century Paintings Evening Auction realised a total of £14,470,700 (all prices include commission) with a sell-through rate of 80.65% / 75.76% including withdrawn lots.*
Lots that soared were Turner's rediscovered earliest exhibited work which made £1.87m over its £200k-300k estimate and Aivazovsky's Ship at Anchor which made £1.06m over its estimate of £300k-500k. Other lots that did well include the 14th century Byzantine Icon which realised £825,500 over its £160k-200k estimate, Corneille de Lyon's Portrait of a Merchant which made £863,600 over its £300k-400k estimate and Diana de Rossa's Salome which realised £317,500 over its £60k-80k estimate.
* - 2 lots were withdrawn.
