Old Master, British & European Pictures

The Old Master, British & European Pictures department holds tri-annual auctions dedicated to over 500 years of art history, from the early Renaissance to the late 19th century. The sales include a rich variety of artists, schools, and genres: from the 14th and 15th-century Italian gold ground artists; to the early Netherlandish, Italian Renaissance and Mannerist painters; the Northern and Southern Baroque; the Rococo; the Grand Tour artists; biblical, historical and mythological painting; portraiture; landscapes; still-life painting; topographical pictures; and the Victorian, pre-Raphaelite, 19th-century European, and Orientalist artists. Such works are in a variety of media including oils, watercolours, drawings, and prints.

The sales feature single consignments as well as entire collections. Attracting an extensive range of local and international clients, demand remains strong for the quality, refinement, and rarity that these works have to offer. A picture’s attribution, subject matter, quality and condition, as well as its size and provenance, continue to be critical to establishing its value and importance, and our team of specialists devote much time to research, attribution, and comprehensive cataloguing.

Notable auction results include a small and previously unidentified oil on board by John Constable RA which achieved £375,000; a wonderful Punchinello drawing by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo which fetched £100,000; and a magnificent oil attributed to the 17th-century French female Baroque master Louise Moillon at £57,500.

With a wealth of in-house experience, our specialists possess a comprehensive understanding of the current market and its evolving nature whilst maintaining excellent relationships with collectors historic and new. Please contact our specialists for a free and confidential valuation or to discuss buying and selling in this category.

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Isabella McDonald
Isabella McDonald

Cataloguer | Traditional Home Pictures | Sale Co-Ordinator | Old Master, British & European Pictures

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Marcus Grey
Marcus Grey

Director | Head of Picture Department

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Lara L’vov-Basirov
Lara L’vov-Basirov

Head of Sale & Specialist | Old Master, British & European Pictures

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Olivia Hewes
Olivia Hewes

Junior Specialist | Old Master, British & European Pictures

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Recent Highlights

Alphonse Mucha, Czech 1860-1939-  Sketch of a seated woman in classical...

Price Realised: £17,056

Philip Alexius de László, PRBA, Hungarian/British 1869-1937-  Portrait...

Price Realised: £17,056

George Chinnery, British 1774-1852-  Portrait of Margaret Sophia Wood and...

Price Realised: £9,840

John Glover, British 1767-1849-  Gold Rill Beck, Ullswater;  pencil and...

Price Realised: £18,368

Roman School, early 17th century-  Salvator Mundi;  oil on copper, 45.8 x...

Price Realised: £39,240

Jan Brueghel the Elder, Flemish 1568-1625-  Street view at Spa, with...

Price Realised: £65,240

Francesco Solimena, Italian 1657-1747-  Two putti in flight;  oil on...

Price Realised: £15,744

Charles Willson Peale, American 1741-1827-  Portrait of George Washington,...

Price Realised: £65,240

Attributed to Willem van de Velde the Younger, Dutch 1633-1707-  A Galleon...

Price Realised: £47,040

Peter Monamy, English 1681-1749-  The Royal William Firing a Salute;  oil...

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