Circle of Leonardo da Vinci Work Sells for $279,400 to Deliver a 6% Annualized Return

Circle of Leonardo da Vinci Work Sells for $279,400 to Deliver a 6% Annualized Return

3 min read  ·  05 Feb 2026

Madonna and Child. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Madonna and Child. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Circle of Leonardo da Vinci, Madonna and Child, sold for $279,400, more than two and a half times the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on February 5.

The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $273,800, equivalent to an annualized return of 6%. It last sold at auction in 1966 for $5,599 at Sotheby's.

Oil on panel, 61.0 x 46.0cm. The work has been traded 12 times in the past.

Sale Date
Price
Price Increase
Venue
City
February 05, 2026
$279,400
4890 %
Sotheby's
New York
July 06, 1966
$5,599
-
Sotheby's
London

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