Bonhams Modern British and Irish Art Auction Totals $3.79m
3 min read · 24 Jun 2026
Still Life on Black Table (II) by William Scott sold for $252,900. Image courtesy of Bonhams
A work by William Scott was the headline sale at Bonhams 'Modern British and Irish Art' auction on June 24-24 in London.
- The sale totaled $3.79m (GBP2.86m), meeting the pre-sale estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 60 works sold totaling $3.79m.
- Estimates totaled: $3.52m (low) and $5.25m (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 66% of the original 91 lots announced.
The star lot was: William Scott, Still Life on Black Table (II) (1956), which sold for $252,900, 25% above its $201,900 low estimate. It has been traded 3 times in the past.
The Flight to Medina (Transcript from Islamic) by Sir Cedric Morris sold for $109,900 (920% above estimate). Image courtesy of Bonhams
The outperformer sold for 920% above its low estimate. Sir Cedric Morris, The Flight to Medina (Transcript from Islamic) (1926), sold for $109,900 ($10,800 low estimate). It has been traded twice in the past.
- 27 works, or 45%, sold above their high estimate.
- 33 works, or 55%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 0 works, or 0%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
No sales had a guarantee.
Works that did not sell
31 works were bought-in, including: L.S. Lowry, Old House in South Shields (1965), estimated at $269,100 (low) to $403,700 (high). It has been traded 3 times 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Withdrawn before the sale
0 works were withdrawn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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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.
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