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[Spring Auction 2026] Rembrandt Masterpieces Lead the Way: Sotheby's London Evening Sale of Old Master and 19th Century Paintings and Sculpture Achieves Total of £38.36 Million

2 Jul 2026, 14:40

At 2:00 AM on July 2, 2026, Sotheby's "Old Master and Nineteenth Century Paintings and Sculpture Evening Sale" was held as scheduled in London.The auction featured 47 lots, achieving a total sales value of £38,359,700 with a 74% sell-through rate. Of these, 38% of the lots sold above their estimates, and 34% sold within their estimates. A total of 8 items sold for over one million pounds.Rembrandt Van Lein's "Come to Me, Little Children" sold for £8.97 million, becoming the top-selling item of the auction.

Top-selling item in this session:

Rembrandt Van Lein's "Let the Little Children Come Unto Me" sold for £7.4 million at hammer price, or £8.97 million with commission.

「21」
Rembrandt Van Rijn
“let The Little Children Come Unto Me”
Oil Canvas | 103.5 x 86 cm
Estimate GBP 8,000,000 - 12,000,000
Estimate USD 10,562,360 - 15,843,540
Price GBP 8,970,000
Price USD 11884218.45
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London

Top 2 in sales this session:

Edwin Henry Lanhill's "Scene In Braemar – Highland Deer" sold for £4.8 million at hammer price, or £5.896 million with commission.

「39」
Edwin Henry Landseer
Scene In Braemar – Highland Deer
Oil Canvas | 270.5 x 269.9 cm
Estimate GBP 3,000,000 - 4,000,000
Estimate USD 3,960,885 - 5,281,180
Price GBP 5,896,000
Price USD 7811521.97
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London

Top 3 transactions in this session:

Hans Merlin's "The Virgin Mary Nursing The Christ Child" sold for £2.8 million at hammer price, or £3.456 million including commission.

「2」
Hans Memling
The Virgin Mary Nursing The Christ Child
Oil Gold Oak Panel | diameter: 17.2 cm.; 6¾ in. framed diameter: 35.2 cm.; 13⅞ in.
Estimate GBP 3,000,000 - 4,000,000
Estimate USD 3,960,885 - 5,281,180
Price GBP 3,456,000
Price USD 4578802.57
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London

Several artists broke auction records

New record:
Edwin-Henry-Ranhill, Hans-Merlin, Bernard-Van-Oli, Giovanni-Batista-Forgini, Jacob-Negretti, Giovanni-Antonio-Guardi, Bernhard Strigel Studio, Peter-Petrovic-Vereschagin, Maischel-Van-Muser, Friedrich-Nellie, Peter-Franz-De-Griber, Gillis-Mostalt (Attr.) and many other artists broke their personal records;
Several artists, including the Flemish School, the Swabian School, and Gottfried von Wiedig, set new records for the second-highest prices ever paid for an artist's work.
Several artists, including William Hodges, John Glover, and Henry Nelson O'Neill, set new records for the third-highest prices ever paid for an artist.
 

「4」
Bernard Van Orley
Virgin And Child
Oil Panel | 27.3 x 19.4 cm
Estimate GBP 1,500,000 - 2,000,000
Estimate USD 1,980,442 - 2,640,590
Price GBP 1,992,000
Price USD 2639170.93
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London
「31」
Giovanni Battista Foggini
Christ And The Samaritan Woman; Apollo And Daphne
Marble | 65cm.; 25½ in., and 67cm., 26⅜ in. (inside frame) 77cm., 30¼ in., and 78cm., 30¾ in. (framed, overall)
Estimate GBP 600,000 - 1,000,000
Estimate USD 792,177 - 1,320,295
Price GBP 1,321,000
Price USD 1750173.09
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London
「9」
Jacopo Negretti
A Shepherd And Two Women
Oil Panel | 66.4 x 91.4 cm
Estimate GBP 600,000 - 800,000
Estimate USD 792,177 - 1,056,236
Price GBP 736,600
Price USD 975910.3
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London
「34」
Giovanni Antonio Guardi
The Greek Favourite In The Harem, 1741
Oil Canvas | 46.5 x 64 cm
Estimate GBP 200,000 - 300,000
Estimate USD 264,059 - 396,088
Price GBP 609,600
Price USD 807649.9
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London
「10」
Workshop Of Bernhard Strigel
Portrait Of A Man
Oil Panel Paper | 28.7 x 24.1 cm
Estimate GBP 100,000 - 150,000
Estimate USD 132,029 - 198,044
Price GBP 571,500
Price USD 757171.78
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London
「47」
Petr Petrovich Vereshchagin
A Panoramic View Of Saint Petersburg
Oil Canvas | 39.5 x 71 cm
Estimate GBP 200,000 - 300,000
Estimate USD 264,059 - 396,088
Price GBP 444,500
Price USD 588911.39
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London
「22」
Michiel Van Musscher
An Interior Scene With Eva Visscher (1661–1684), The Artist’s First Wife, With A Child In Her Lap And Another Child In A Cot, Most Likely Catarina (March 1680 – August 1681) And Johannis (B. February 1682), 1685
Oil Canvas | 50 x 41.4 cm
Estimate GBP 200,000 - 300,000
Estimate USD 264,059 - 396,088
Price GBP 304,800
Price USD 403824.95
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London
「3」
Pieter Fransz. De Grebber
The Adoration Of The Magi
Oil Oak Panel | central panel: 108.8 x 70.2 cm.; 42⅞ x 27⅝ in. left wing: 109.5 x 30.8 cm.; 43⅛ x 12⅛ in. right wing: 109.1 x 31 cm.; 43 x 12¼ in.
Estimate GBP 200,000 - 300,000
Estimate USD 264,059 - 396,088
Price GBP 254,000
Price USD 336520.79
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London
「45」
Friedrich Nerly
Venice, The Riva Degli Schiavoni, With The Doge's Palace, The Piazzetta San Marco And Santa Maria Della Salute Beyond
Oil Canvas | 70 x 109 cm
Estimate GBP 200,000 - 300,000
Estimate USD 264,059 - 396,088
Price GBP 254,000
Price USD 336520.79
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London
「12」
Gillis Mostaert (Attr.)
A Jaarmarkt: An Annual Market At The Edge Of A Town
Oil Oak Panel | 41.1 x 69.1 cm
Estimate GBP 100,000 - 150,000
Estimate USD 132,029 - 198,044
Price GBP 190,500
Price USD 252390.6
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London

Other items sold at auction:

In addition to the top three most expensive lots, the auction also includes many masterpieces by Western artists, such as Peter Bruegel II, Sandro Botticelli, Ivan Aivazovsky, Cosimo Rosselli, the Flemish school, François Boucher, and Peter Cratz.

「15」
Pieter Brueghel II
Village Scene With Peasants Carousing And Dancing Around A Maypole, 1520
Oil Oak Panel | 49.5 x 85.5 cm
Estimate GBP 2,500,000 - 3,500,000
Estimate USD 3,300,737 - 4,621,032
Price GBP 2,968,000
Price USD 3932258.68
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London
「6」
Sandro Botticelli
The Virgin And Child With The Young Saint John The Baptist
Tempera Panel | 82.7 x 60.8 cm
Estimate GBP 2,000,000 - 3,000,000
Estimate USD 2,640,590 - 3,960,885
Price GBP 2,480,000
Price USD 3285714.8
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London
「46」
Ivan Aivazovsky
Venice, San Giorgio Maggiore, 1847
Oil Canvas | 39.5 x 57 cm
Estimate GBP 500,000 - 700,000
Estimate USD 660,147 - 924,206
Price GBP 1,504,000
Price USD 1992627.04
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London
「5」
Cosimo Rosselli
Christ As The Man Of Sorrows
Tempera Panel | 39.5 x 30.4 cm
Estimate GBP 450,000 - 600,000
Estimate USD 594,132 - 792,177
Price GBP 952,500
Price USD 1261952.97
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London
「14」
Flemish School
The Seven Days Of Creation
Oil Copper | six oval unframed: 81 x 61.7 cm.; 31⅞ x 24⅜ in. one circular diameter unframed: 62.6 cm.; 24⅝ in. all framed: all framed: 96 x 76 cm.; 37¾ x 30 in.
Estimate GBP 120,000 - 180,000
Estimate USD 158,435 - 237,653
Price GBP 762,000
Price USD 1009562.38
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London
「36」
François Boucher
The Marriage Of Cupid And Psyche
Oil Paper Canvas | 45.7 x 56.8 cm
Estimate GBP 500,000 - 700,000
Estimate USD 660,147 - 924,206
Price GBP 635,000
Price USD 841301.98
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London
「20」
Pieter Claesz
Breakfast Still Life Of A Baked Fish Garnished With Capers And A Sliced Orange On Pewter Plates, Shrimp In A Wanli Kraak Porcelain Dish, A Silver Salt, A Knife, A Claret Glass, Bread, And Rolled Pepper, On A Draped Table
Oil Oak Panel | 33.7 x 47.8 cm
Estimate GBP 300,000 - 400,000
Estimate USD 396,088 - 528,118
Price GBP 381,000
Price USD 504781.19
1 Jul 2026 Sotheby's London

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Old Master & 19th Century Paintings And Sculpture Evening Auction
Sotheby's London
1 Jul 2026, 19:00
34-35 New Bond Street London
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