Anthony van Dyck Work Sells for $671,900 to Deliver a 8% Annualized Return
3 min read · 05 Dec 2025
The Cheeke Sisters: Double portrait of Essex, Countess of Manchester (circa 1617–1658) and her sister, Anne, later Countess of Warwick and Clanricarde (1620–after 1683), three-quarter-length, in a landscape. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Anthony van Dyck, The Cheeke Sisters: Double portrait of Essex, Countess of Manchester (circa 1617–1658) and her sister, Anne, later Countess of Warwick and Clanricarde (1620–after 1683), three-quarter-length, in a landscape sold for $671,900 (GBP508,000), more than the low estimate at Sotheby's in London on December 3.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $561,900, equivalent to an annualized return of 8%. It last sold at auction in 2004 for $110,000 at Christie's.
Oil on canvas, 127.7 x 149.8cm. The work has been traded 15 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
December 03, 2025 | $671,900 | 511 % | Sotheby's | London |
July 05, 2018 | - | - | Christie's | London |
January 23, 2004 | $110,000 | 3285 % | Christie's | New York |
November 07, 1977 | $3,250 | - | Sotheby's | New York |
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