Christie's Peter Simon Monsoon Collection Online Sale Totals $989,200
3 min read · 21 Oct 2026
Boats Entering Harbour by Alfred Wallis sold for $102,300. Image courtesy of Christie's
A work by Alfred Wallis, which had a guarantee, was the headline sale at Christie's 'Monsoon: The Peter Simon Collection Online Sale' on October 1-20 in London.
- The sale totaled $989,200 (GBP742,300), exceeding the pre-sale high estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 77 works sold totaling $989,200.
- Estimates totaled: $563,200 (low) and $834,400 (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 93% of the original 83 lots announced.
The star lot was: Alfred Wallis, Boats Entering Harbour (Undated), which sold for $102,300, 286% above its $26,500 low estimate. The work was backed by a guarantee. It has been traded once in the past.
Wicker Chair by Alexej Begak sold for $6,482 (878% above estimate). Image courtesy of Christie's
The outperformer sold for 878% above its low estimate. Alexej Begak, Wicker Chair (1993), sold for $6,482 ($662 low estimate). The work was backed by a guarantee. It has not been traded before.
- 40 works, or 52%, sold above their high estimate.
- 26 works, or 34%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 11 works, or 14%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
71 works were backed by guarantees, including: Alfred Wallis, Three Steamers and Three Houses (Undated). It sold for $81,900, 105% above its $39,700 low estimate. It has been traded twice in the past.
Works that did not sell
3 works were bought-in, including: Khadija Saye, in this space we breathe (2017), estimated at $15,900 (low) to $23,800 (high). It has been traded once in the past.
Withdrawn before the sale
3 works were withdrawn before the sale, including: Harif Guzman, Wanted (2012), estimated at $1,325 (low) to $1,987 (high).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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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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