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 [...]

Scottish and Liverpool Artists Break World Records at Bonhams

LONDON.- The top lot at yesterday’s 19th Century Paintings auction at Bonhams was ‘Evening – Concarneau’ by Terrick John Williams which sold for £144,000 – more than six times the previous world record for the artist at auction. He painted several views of this harbour, with this work being an excellent example of his early, large-scale scenes. Meanwhile, a ‘Female figure study’ by John Constable with a hidden history sold for four times it pre-sale estimate to make £24,000. A [...]