Thorburn Partridges Soar to £192,000 at Bonhams 19th Century Paintings Sale

LONDON.- An Archibald Thorburn painting of The Covey at Daybreak – Partridges made £192,000 (27.1.11) at Bonhamsauction of 19th Century Paintings – the third highest price ever paid for a Thorburn at auction. The painting was an exceptionally stunning and unusually large work for the Scottish artist, who had a life-long love of birds and was admired for his skill at producing accurate renderings of British wildlife. He gained a strong reputation among the great sportsmen of the day, including the [...]

Bonhams to Sell Archibald Thorburn Masterpiece Entitled ‘The Covey at Daybreak’

LONDON.- Bonhams announce that a beautiful Archibald Thorburn painting entitled ‘The Covey at Daybreak’ will be a highlight of the 19th Century Paintings auction on 27th January 2011, New Bond Street, London. This follows on from the success of the last 19th Century Paintings auction in April, where seven Thorburn paintings sold for a total of £339,600 and two works achieved the highest prices recorded for Thorburn ptarmigan works (£72,000 and £62,400). Both of these works smashed their pre-sale estimates [...]