Bonhams British and European Art Auction Totals $370,500
3 min read · 17 Sep 2026
Sunday afternoon by the duck pond by Stanhope Alexander Forbes sold for $29,300. Image courtesy of Bonhams
A work by Stanhope Alexander Forbes was the headline sale at Bonhams 'British and European Art' auction on September 7-16 in London.
- The sale totaled $370,500 (GBP274,800), falling short of its pre-sale low estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 83 works sold totaling $370,500.
- Estimates totaled: $412,700 (low) and $610,400 (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 61% of the original 135 lots announced.
The star lot was: Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Sunday afternoon by the duck pond (Undated), which sold for $29,300, 116% above its $13,500 low estimate. It has been traded once in the past.
Study of a Scottish deerhound by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer sold for $6,559 (592% above estimate). Image courtesy of Bonhams
The outperformer sold for 592% above its low estimate. Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, Study of a Scottish deerhound (Undated), sold for $6,559 ($947 low estimate).
- 35 works, or 42%, sold above their high estimate.
- 41 works, or 49%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 7 works, or 8%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
No sales had a guarantee.
Works that did not sell
51 works were bought-in, including: John Frederick Herring Sr., Cyprian, a bay racehorse with William Scott up and the owner Mr John Scott nearby (1836), estimated at $16,200 (low) to $24,400 (high). It has been traded once in the past.
Withdrawn before the sale
1 work was withdrawn before the sale: Follower of James Stark, Cadmore End, High Wycombe (Undated), estimated at $1,353 (low) to $2,029 (high).
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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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.
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