Christie's Monsoon: The Peter Simon Collection Day Sale Totals $13.59m
3 min read · 15 Oct 2026
Between the Gulf of Paria and the Atlantic: Maracas by Hurvin Anderson sold for $1.02m. Image courtesy of Christie's
A work by Hurvin Anderson, which had a guarantee, was the headline sale at Christie's 'Monsoon: The Peter Simon Collection Day Sale' on October 15 in London.
- The sale totaled $13.59m (GBP10.24m), exceeding the pre-sale high estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 67 works sold totaling $13.59m.
- Estimates totaled: $8.65m (low) and $12.88m (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 97% of the original 69 lots announced.
The star lot was: Hurvin Anderson, Between the Gulf of Paria and the Atlantic: Maracas (2003), which sold for $1.02m, 28% above its $794,100 low estimate. The work was backed by a guarantee. It has been traded once in the past.
The Great Bear by Simon Patterson sold for $40,800 (516% above estimate). Image courtesy of Christie's
The outperformer sold for 516% above its low estimate. Simon Patterson, The Great Bear (1992), sold for $40,800 ($6,617 low estimate). The work was backed by a guarantee. It has been traded twice in the past.
- 39 works, or 58%, sold above their high estimate.
- 13 works, or 19%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 15 works, or 22%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
69 works were backed by guarantees, including: Howard Hodgkin, Family Group (1973). It sold for $407,800, 22% below its $529,400 low estimate. It has been traded 6 times in the past.
Works that did not sell
2 works were bought-in, including: Amy Sillman, Untitled (2013), estimated at $330,900 (low) to $463,200 (high). It has been traded once 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Withdrawn before the sale
0 works were withdrawn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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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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