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Bonhams Scottish Sale Makes £1,800,000
http://www.bonhams.com/eur/scottishsale/
Sale achieves second highest total in it's 11 year history
This year's Bonhams Annual Scottish sale made over £1,800,000, the highest since it moved into its new premises on Queen's Street Edinburgh in 2008 and the second highest in the sale's 11 year history.
Among the highlights were George Leslie Hunter's 'Still Life' which was sold for £144,000 and Anne Redpath's 'Still Life with Michaelmas Daises' which made £134,000 against a pre sale estimate of £30,000 – 50,000. Christmas gifts from Queen Victoria to her favourite servant John Brown also sold for well over their estimates. A silver mounted claret jug made £14,300 (est. £4,000-6,000) and an engraved teapot went for £9,000 (est. £5,000 – 7,000).
The Managing Director of Bonhams Scotland, Miranda Grant, said, "This is a fantastic result. We are the only international auction house committed to selling Scottish art in Scotland and I think our faith in the robustness of the Scottish market is paying off. Since moving to Queen Street we have worked hard to keep the showrooms busy throughout the year by increasing the number of sales and inviting other organisations to use the space to stage exhibitions and other events.
The success of the sale also shows that high quality pieces with a good, interesting provenance will always do well, even in a difficult economic climate. Established collectors continue to want the best and we are also seeing buyers looking for attractive places to invest while bank interest rates for savers remain so low."
For further press information please contact Andrew Currie on 0207 468 5871 or Andrew.Currie@bonhams.com / press@bonhams.com
Notes for Editors
Bonhams
Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world's oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. The present company was formed by the merger in November 2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son and Neale UK. In August 2002, the company acquired Butterfields, the principal firm of auctioneers on the West Coast of America. Today, Bonhams offers more sales than any of its rivals, through two major salerooms in London: New Bond Street, and Knightsbridge, and a further five throughout the UK. Sales are also held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Carmel, New York and Boston in the USA; Toronto, Canada; and France, Monaco, Australia, Hong Kong and Dubai. Bonhams has a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 25 countries offering sales advice and valuation services in 57 specialist areas. By the end of 2009, Bonhams had become UK market leaders in ten key specialist collecting areas. For a full listing of upcoming sales, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments, go to www.bonhams.com (May 2010).
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