Sotheby's Fine Art - past sales

 

Listed below are a selection of past sales of note - not only for their high selling prices, but also to illustrate the diversity of pieces offered for auction that make this side of the business so unpredictable and enjoyable.

 
Julian Opie - Kate Moss David Bomberg - Racehorses
Chateau Petrus 1990

C.F.A.Voysey - The Donnemara carpet
Roderic O'Conor - La Lisiere du Bois Fiona Rae - Friction Dance
Edouard Menta - The Chef's Boy James Webb - Honfleur
Joseph Lang & Son - 12-bore gun Herbert Thomas Dicksee - On Alert, A Black Labrador
Karussel keyless lever watch Cartier wristwatch
Porcelain mounted gilt-brass bird cage Charles Burges - Longcase Clock
Tiffany - silver mounted copper vase J.S. Dews - Droits de L'homme vs. Infatigable
53 porcelain plant label plaques Blue and white beaker vase - Qing Dynasty
Chinese Temle Bell New Zealand C19th tripod table
Carved marble chimneypiece