Bonhams British and European Art Auction Totals $439,500

3 min read · 18 Jun 2026

High tide by Maxim Kantor sold for $51,500. Image courtesy of Bonhams

Contemplation by Roland Wheelwright sold for $18,900. Image courtesy of Bonhams

A good catch by Henry Leonidas Rolfe sold for $18,900. Image courtesy of Bonhams

Pheasants in a field by Archibald Thorburn sold for $17,200. Image courtesy of Bonhams

Bather seated by the shore by Dorothea Sharp sold for $12,900. Image courtesy of Bonhams

High tide by Maxim Kantor sold for $51,500. Image courtesy of Bonhams

A work by Maxim Kantor was the headline sale at Bonhams 'British and European Art' auction on June 8-17 in London.

The sale totaled $439,500 (GBP328,000), falling short of its pre-sale low estimate.

Snapshot of the sale

88 works sold totaling $439,500.
Estimates totaled: $460,000 (low) and $645,200 (high), excluding premiums.
The sell-through rate was 60% of the original 146 lots announced.

The star lot was: Maxim Kantor, High tide (2026), which sold for $51,500, 28% above its $40,000 low estimate. It has not been traded before.

The outperformer sold for 607% above its low estimate. Roland Wheelwright, Contemplation (1925), sold for $18,900 ($2,668 low estimate).

40 works, or 45%, sold above their high estimate.
45 works, or 51%, sold within their low and high estimate.
3 works, or 3%, sold below their low estimate.
0 sold with undisclosed estimates.

Guaranteed sales

No sales had a guarantee.

Works that did not sell

58 works were bought-in, including: Oscar Rabine, Second sanctuary lamp (1965), estimated at $37,400 (low) to $40,000 (high). It has been traded twice in the past.

Withdrawn before the sale

0 works were withdrawn

Terms and definitions

All results include the fees and premiums added to the price of a work of art when the auctioneer's hammer falls. Estimates, sale prices and totals are converted into US dollars. Sale prices are compared to the auction house’s low estimate, which do not include premiums.

Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.

Bought-in: If there are no bids for a work, or if bidding falls short of the reserve price, the lot is unsold or “bought-in”.

Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.

Premiums: Typically a sliding-scale of charges paid in addition to the hammer price by the buyer, plus any other fees.

Market

Exclusives

Maxim Kantor

Roland Wheelwright

Oscar Rabine

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