There was world auction records for Jean Etienne Leotard, Jan Brueghel the Elder and a work on paper by Sir Peter Lely at two days of sales of masterpieces from the past at Sotheby’s in London this week. The auctions attracted collectors from over 50 countries and a participation at sales of Old Master paintings, sculpture, works of art and drawings that was up by 40%. The four sales brought a combined total of £31,831,191. A Dutch Girl at Breakfast by Jean Etienne Leotard made £4,405,000: Still Life of flowers in a stoneware vase by Jan Brueghel the Elder made £3,845,000 and a self portrait by Sir Peter Lely sold for £869,000. The Orpheus Cup sold for £1.06 million.
Jean Etienne Liotard – A Dutch Girl at Breakfast
Jan Brueghel the Elder – A still life with flowers in a stoneware vase
Sir Peter Lely’s self portrait.
SOUTH GERMAN, AUGSBURG, AROUND 1600
THE ROTHSCHILD ORPHEUS CUP
