Christie's Old Masters to Modern Day Sale Totals $8.28m
3 min read · 02 Jul 2026
After the race, Cheltenham by Alfred Munnings sold for $554,700. Image courtesy of Christie's
A work by Alfred Munnings was the headline sale at Christie's 'Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture' on July 1 in London.
- The sale totaled $8.28m (GBP6.26m), meeting the pre-sale estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 149 works sold totaling $8.28m.
- Estimates totaled: $6.74m (low) and $10.25m (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 74% of the original 200 lots announced.
The star lot was: Alfred Munnings, After the race, Cheltenham (Undated), which sold for $554,700, 180% above its $198,000 low estimate. It has been traded once in the past.
A Greek High Priest by Simeon Solomon sold for $92,400 (481% above estimate). Image courtesy of Christie's
The outperformer sold for 481% above its low estimate. Simeon Solomon, A Greek High Priest (1867), sold for $92,400 ($15,900 low estimate). It has been traded twice in the past.
- 75 works, or 50%, sold above their high estimate.
- 53 works, or 36%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 21 works, or 14%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
No sales had a guarantee.
Works that did not sell
50 works were bought-in, including: After Carlo Finelli, The Dancing Hours (Undated), estimated at $132,500 (low) to $198,700 (high). It has been traded once in the past.
Withdrawn before the sale
1 work was withdrawn before the sale: Attributed To The Susini Workshop, Italian, 17Th Century, Trotting horse (Undated), estimated at $19,800 (low) to $33,000 (high).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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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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