1–2 July 2026 • London

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S otheby’s is thrilled to present the latest edition of London’s Old Masters sale series, showcasing an exquisite selection of works spanning from antiquity through the 19th century.

Auctions & Exhibitions

Calendar

Exhibition Information

  • Jun16 Jun17

    Amsterdam

  • Jun27 Jul1

    London

  • Hours

    Monday–Friday | 10:00 AM–5:00 PM

    Location

    Emmalaan 23, Amsterdam

Highlights

Old Master & 19th Century Paintings and Sculpture Evening Auction

21
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
'Let The Little Children Come Unto Me'
Estimate: 8,000,000 – 12,000,000 GBP
Estimate: 8,000,000 – 12,000,000 GBP
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings and Sculpture Evening Auction
1 July 2026 | 7:00 PM BST | London
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39
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, R.A.
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, R.A.
Scene in Braemar – Highland Deer
Estimate: 3,000,000 – 4,000,000 GBP
Estimate: 3,000,000 – 4,000,000 GBP
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings and Sculpture Evening Auction
1 July 2026 | 7:00 PM BST | London
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2
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Hans Memling
Hans Memling
The Virgin Mary Nursing the Christ Child
Estimate: 3,000,000 – 4,000,000 GBP
Estimate: 3,000,000 – 4,000,000 GBP
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings and Sculpture Evening Auction
1 July 2026 | 7:00 PM BST | London
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6
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, called Sandro Botticelli, and Associate
Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, called Sandro Botticelli, and Associate
The Virgin and Child with the young Saint John the Baptist
Estimate: 2,000,000 – 3,000,000 GBP
Estimate: 2,000,000 – 3,000,000 GBP
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings and Sculpture Evening Auction
1 July 2026 | 7:00 PM BST | London
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24
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Paulus Pietersz. Potter
Paulus Pietersz. Potter
Landscape with livestock and a milkmaid
Estimate: 2,000,000 – 3,000,000 GBP
Estimate: 2,000,000 – 3,000,000 GBP
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings and Sculpture Evening Auction
1 July 2026 | 7:00 PM BST | London
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16
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Hendrick Goltzius
Hendrick Goltzius
Christ as the Living Tree by Ecclesia
Estimate: 800,000 – 1,200,000 GBP
Estimate: 800,000 – 1,200,000 GBP
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings and Sculpture Evening Auction
1 July 2026 | 7:00 PM BST | London
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37
Type: lot
Category: Lot
William Hodges, R.A.
William Hodges, R.A.
View of Vaitepiha Bay, Tahiti
Estimate: 300,000 – 500,000 GBP
Estimate: 300,000 – 500,000 GBP
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings and Sculpture Evening Auction
1 July 2026 | 7:00 PM BST | London
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36
Type: lot
Category: Lot
François Boucher
François Boucher
The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche
Estimate: 500,000 – 700,000 GBP
Estimate: 500,000 – 700,000 GBP
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings and Sculpture Evening Auction
1 July 2026 | 7:00 PM BST | London
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19
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Gerard Ter Borch
Gerard Ter Borch
Portrait of a lady with a fan, full-length, standing by a table
Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP
Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings and Sculpture Evening Auction
1 July 2026 | 7:00 PM BST | London
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7
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Filippo da Verona
Filippo da Verona
The penitent Saint Jerome in a rocky landscape
Estimate: 300,000 – 500,000 GBP
Estimate: 300,000 – 500,000 GBP
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings and Sculpture Evening Auction
1 July 2026 | 7:00 PM BST | London
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9
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Jacopo Negretti, called Palma il Vecchio
Jacopo Negretti, called Palma il Vecchio
A shepherd and two women
Estimate: 600,000 – 800,000 GBP
Estimate: 600,000 – 800,000 GBP
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings and Sculpture Evening Auction
1 July 2026 | 7:00 PM BST | London
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Master Works On Paper From Five Centuries

107
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Joachim Anthonisz. Wtewael
Joachim Anthonisz. Wtewael
Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus Freezes
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
1 July 2026 | 10:30 AM BST | London
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113
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Lucas van Uden
Lucas van Uden
Wooded River Landscape
Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP
Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
1 July 2026 | 10:30 AM BST | London
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116
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Sir Peter Paul Rubens
Sir Peter Paul Rubens
Study for a classical scene with the sacrifice of a bull
Estimate: 200,000 – 300,000 GBP
Estimate: 200,000 – 300,000 GBP
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
1 July 2026 | 10:30 AM BST | London
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118
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino
Recto: Christ carrying the Cross, a soldier standing behind holding a stick | Verso: Christ carrying the Cross
Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP
Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
1 July 2026 | 10:30 AM BST | London
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120
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Sir Peter Lely
Sir Peter Lely
Self-Portrait
Estimate: 800,000 – 1,200,000 GBP
Estimate: 800,000 – 1,200,000 GBP
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
1 July 2026 | 10:30 AM BST | London
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125
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Sir Peter Paul Rubens
Sir Peter Paul Rubens
The Crucifixion
Estimate: 300,000 – 500,000 GBP
Estimate: 300,000 – 500,000 GBP
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
1 July 2026 | 10:30 AM BST | London
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127
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Adriaen jansz. van Ostade
Adriaen jansz. van Ostade
Peasants merry making in a tavern
Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP
Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
1 July 2026 | 10:30 AM BST | London
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141
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Joseph Mallord William Turner
The glasshouse with armorial window, Farnley Hall, Yorkshire
Estimate: 25,000 – 35,000 GBP
Estimate: 25,000 – 35,000 GBP
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
1 July 2026 | 10:30 AM BST | London
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162
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Sarah Biffin, later Mrs Wright
Sarah Biffin, later Mrs Wright
Self-portrait
Estimate: 20,000 – 30,000 GBP
Estimate: 20,000 – 30,000 GBP
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
1 July 2026 | 10:30 AM BST | London
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145
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Elisabeth Vigée le Brun
Elisabeth Vigée le Brun
Self Portrait in a turban
Estimate: 150,000 – 250,000 GBP
Estimate: 150,000 – 250,000 GBP
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
1 July 2026 | 10:30 AM BST | London
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166
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Richard Parkes Bonington
Richard Parkes Bonington
The Grand Canal, Venice, with the Rialto Bridge in the distance
Estimate: 200,000 – 300,000 GBP
Estimate: 200,000 – 300,000 GBP
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
1 July 2026 | 10:30 AM BST | London
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172
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Eugène Delacroix
Eugène Delacroix
Lion et lionne dans les montagnes
Estimate: 250,000 – 350,000 GBP
Estimate: 250,000 – 350,000 GBP
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
1 July 2026 | 10:30 AM BST | London
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Master Sculpture from Four Millennia

Including The Hamilton Laocoön, to be sold prior to the Old Masters Evening Sale in London, 1 July at 7:00 PM
1
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Auguste-Jean Marie Carbonneaux
Auguste-Jean Marie Carbonneaux
The Hamilton Laocoön | An Exceptional Lifesize Neoclassical Bronze Cast from the Antique Original
Estimate: 2,000,000 – 3,000,000 GBP
Estimate: 2,000,000 – 3,000,000 GBP
The Hamilton Laocoön
1 July 2026 | 7:00 PM BST | London
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206
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A Bronze Figure of a Priest, Umbro-Etruscan, circa 4th century B.C.
A Bronze Figure of a Priest, Umbro-Etruscan, circa 4th century B.C.
Estimate: 25,000 – 35,000 GBP
Estimate: 25,000 – 35,000 GBP
Master Sculpture from Four Millennia
1 July 2026 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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208
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A Marble Bust of a Goddess, the Head Roman Imperial, 2nd/3rd Century A.D., the Socle, Shoulders, and Restorations Italian, 2nd half of the 18th Century
A Marble Bust of a Goddess, the Head Roman Imperial, 2nd/3rd Century A.D., the Socle, Shoulders, and Restorations Italian, 2nd half of the 18th Century
Estimate: 12,000 – 18,000 GBP
Estimate: 12,000 – 18,000 GBP
Master Sculpture from Four Millennia
1 July 2026 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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246
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Attributed to Hans Klingenberg (active Königsberg, circa 1593-after 1626) or Georg Schreiber (active Königsberg, circa 1600-1648)
Attributed to Hans Klingenberg (active Königsberg, circa 1593-after 1626) or Georg Schreiber (active Königsberg, circa 1600-1648)
Amber pendant with a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603)
Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP
Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP
Master Sculpture from Four Millennia
1 July 2026 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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250
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Italian, Florence, 17th/18th century
Italian, Florence, 17th/18th century
A Pair of Pietre Dure Marquetry Panels
Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP
Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP
Master Sculpture from Four Millennia
1 July 2026 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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244
Type: lot
Category: Lot
A Dutch silver-gilt-mounted nautilus shell, Cornelis Bellekin, Amsterdam, late 17th century
A Dutch silver-gilt-mounted nautilus shell, Cornelis Bellekin, Amsterdam, late 17th century
Estimate: 200,000 – 400,000 GBP
Estimate: 200,000 – 400,000 GBP
Master Sculpture from Four Millennia
1 July 2026 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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215
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Italian, Siena, 14th century
Italian, Siena, 14th century
Casket
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
Master Sculpture from Four Millennia
1 July 2026 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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261
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Anne Seymour Damer
Anne Seymour Damer
Tamesis
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Master Sculpture from Four Millennia
1 July 2026 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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262
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Anne Seymour Damer
Anne Seymour Damer
Isis
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Master Sculpture from Four Millennia
1 July 2026 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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265
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Camillo Pacetti
Camillo Pacetti
Bust of Andrea Appiani
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Master Sculpture from Four Millennia
1 July 2026 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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274
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Hiram Powers
Hiram Powers
Bust of a Greek Slave
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
Master Sculpture from Four Millennia
1 July 2026 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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273
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Robert Cauer
Robert Cauer
Undine
Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP
Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP
Master Sculpture from Four Millennia
1 July 2026 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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279
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Alfred Gilbert
Alfred Gilbert
Victory
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Estimate: 30,000 – 50,000 GBP
Master Sculpture from Four Millennia
1 July 2026 | 2:00 PM BST | London
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Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction

308
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder
The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, with Saints Margaret, Barbara and Dorothy
Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 GBP
Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 GBP
Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction
2 July 2026 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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325
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Gerard Douffet
Gerard Douffet
Portrait of Cyprien Regnier of Oostergooer (1614–1687), Professor of Law, half-length, with his right hand resting on a book
Estimate: 70,000 – 100,000 GBP
Estimate: 70,000 – 100,000 GBP
Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction
2 July 2026 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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362
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Francesco Guardi
Francesco Guardi
Venice, the entrance to the Grand Canal with Santa Maria della Salute
Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 GBP
Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 GBP
Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction
2 July 2026 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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329
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Jacob Adriaensz. Backer
Jacob Adriaensz. Backer
Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, wearing a brocaded doublet and lace collar, before a red velvet curtain
Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 GBP
Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 GBP
Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction
2 July 2026 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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351
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Claude Gellée, called Claude Lorrain
Claude Gellée, called Claude Lorrain
An Italianate river landscape with figures dancing and others resting under a tree in the foreground, their cattle resting beyond
Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP
Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP
Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction
2 July 2026 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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334
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Sir Anthony van Dyck
Sir Anthony van Dyck
Head study of a man in a ruff (Portrait of a magistrate)
Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP
Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP
Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction
2 July 2026 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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364
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Francesco Guardi
Francesco Guardi
Capriccio landscape with a ruined arch and figures beside a lagoon
Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP
Estimate: 60,000 – 80,000 GBP
Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction
2 July 2026 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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323
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Willem Claesz. Heda
Willem Claesz. Heda
A still life with a roemer, an upturned silver tazza, oysters on a pewter plate, a knife and a peeled lemon on a draped table
Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP
Estimate: 100,000 – 150,000 GBP
Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction
2 July 2026 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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302
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Vincenzio Corsi, after Gentile da Fabriano
Vincenzio Corsi, after Gentile da Fabriano
The Adoration of the Magi
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction
2 July 2026 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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380
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Thomas Gainsborough, R.A.
Thomas Gainsborough, R.A.
Portrait of John Hobart (1723–1793), 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, three-quarter-length, in peer's robes
Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP
Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP
Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction
2 July 2026 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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315
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Carlo Portelli
Carlo Portelli
Portrait of Giovanni della Casa (1503–1556)
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction
2 July 2026 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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332
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Meindert Hobbema
Meindert Hobbema
A wooded landscape with figures conversing on a path, a cottage beneath oak trees beyond
Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP
Estimate: 80,000 – 120,000 GBP
Old Master Paintings & Works on Paper Day Auction
2 July 2026 | 11:00 AM BST | London
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19th & 20th Century European and British Art Auction

510
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Frederic, Lord Leighton, P.R.A., R.W.S.
Frederic, Lord Leighton, P.R.A., R.W.S.
Sisters
Estimate: 1,000,000 – 1,500,000 GBP
Estimate: 1,000,000 – 1,500,000 GBP
19th & 20th Century European and British Art
2 July 2026 | 3:00 PM BST | London
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529
Type: lot
Category: Lot
William Degouve de Nuncques
William Degouve de Nuncques
La nuit à Bruges
Estimate: 600,000 – 800,000 GBP
Estimate: 600,000 – 800,000 GBP
19th & 20th Century European and British Art
2 July 2026 | 3:00 PM BST | London
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522
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Joaquín Sorolla
Joaquín Sorolla
Ninos en la orilla del mar, Valencia (Children on the seashore, Valencia)
Estimate: 600,000 – 800,000 GBP
Estimate: 600,000 – 800,000 GBP
19th & 20th Century European and British Art
2 July 2026 | 3:00 PM BST | London
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505
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Gustave Moreau
Gustave Moreau
Salomé carrying the head of Saint John
Estimate: 150,000 – 200,000 GBP
Estimate: 150,000 – 200,000 GBP
19th & 20th Century European and British Art
2 July 2026 | 3:00 PM BST | London
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525
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Helene Schjerfbeck
Helene Schjerfbeck
Dancing Shoes
Estimate: 200,000 – 300,000 GBP
Estimate: 200,000 – 300,000 GBP
19th & 20th Century European and British Art
2 July 2026 | 3:00 PM BST | London
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536
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky
View of Venice at sunset
Estimate: 150,000 – 200,000 GBP
Estimate: 150,000 – 200,000 GBP
19th & 20th Century European and British Art
2 July 2026 | 3:00 PM BST | London
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589
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S.
Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S.
Shrimp and Ponies at the Ford
Estimate: 300,000 – 500,000 GBP
Estimate: 300,000 – 500,000 GBP
19th & 20th Century European and British Art
2 July 2026 | 3:00 PM BST | London
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506
Type: lot
Category: Lot
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
A nude with a drinking vessel
Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 GBP
Estimate: 120,000 – 180,000 GBP
19th & 20th Century European and British Art
2 July 2026 | 3:00 PM BST | London
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