Old Master Paintings

Bonhams' Old Master Paintings department has achieved some spectacular results in recent years. We have seen a huge increase in demand from buyers for works of quality by leading artists, particularly if they are in exceptional condition and fresh to the market. In addition to this, increasing numbers of private collectors are turning to this sector, encouraged by its established track record and disenchanted by alternative investments. Recent successes include works by Diego Velázquez, Adriaen Coorte, Lucas Gassel, Pietro Fabris, Vanvitelli, Giuseppe Zocchi and Jan Lievens.

Lots in future auctions

Giovanni Antonio Guardi (Vienna 1699-1760 Venice) Portrait of Ferdinand of Spain, as the Prince of Asturias, later King Ferdinand VI,
amended

Highlights from past auctions

Sold for £227,419 inc. premium
Jacob Philippe Hackert (Prenzlau 1737-1807 San Pietro di Careggi) A view of the Bay of Pozzuoli
Sold for £301,250 inc. premium
Luca Carlevarijs (Udine 1663-1730 Venice) The Piazzetta, Venice, looking towards the Punta della Dogana
Sold for £127,250 inc. premium
French School, 17th Century Salome with the head of Saint John the Baptist unframed
Sold for £151,250 inc. premium
Venetian School, late 16th Century Portrait of a bearded gentleman, three-quarter-length unframed