Bonhams Old Master Paintings Auction Totals $452,900
3 min read · 25 Sep 2026
Portrait of François Ferdinand Philippe of Orleans, as a boy, half-length, carrying a sword over his shoulder by Louise-Rose-Julie Duvidal de Montferrier sold for $85,100. Image courtesy of Bonhams
A work by Louise-Rose-Julie Duvidal de Montferrier was the headline sale at Bonhams 'Old Master Paintings' auction on September 16-24 in London.
- The sale totaled $452,900 (GBP340,100), meeting the pre-sale estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 72 works sold totaling $452,900.
- Estimates totaled: $386,900 (low) and $585,400 (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 59% of the original 123 lots announced.
The star lot was: Louise-Rose-Julie Duvidal de Montferrier, Portrait of François Ferdinand Philippe of Orleans, as a boy, half-length, carrying a sword over his shoulder (1818), which sold for $85,100, 2019% above its $4,015 low estimate. It has not been traded before.
The outperformer sold for 2019% above its low estimate. Louise-Rose-Julie Duvidal de Montferrier, Portrait of François Ferdinand Philippe of Orleans, as a boy, half-length, carrying a sword over his shoulder (1818), sold for $85,100 ($4,015 low estimate). It has not been traded before.
- 26 works, or 36%, sold above their high estimate.
- 29 works, or 40%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 17 works, or 24%, 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: Edward Collier, A still life with an open book and a globe with a violin on a draped table-top (1694), estimated at $8,030 (low) to $10,700 (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Withdrawn before the sale
0 works were withdrawn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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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.
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