Leon Bonvin's Auction Record Jumps 62%
3 min read · 05 Feb 2026
Still Life with Wildflowers in a Blue and White Faience Vase. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Leon Bonvin, Still Life with Wildflowers in a Blue and White Faience Vase (1858) sold for $241,300, more than four times the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on February 4. The Pen and brown ink with watercolor and gouache, brown ink with gum arabic work has been traded 4 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $93,000, a 62% rise.
Still Life with Hollyhocks, Cornflowers, Poppies, Willows and Butterflies at the Edge of a Wood (1865). Sold for $148,300 in 2025. Image courtesy of Olympia Auctions
The previous record was set by Still Life with Hollyhocks, Cornflowers, Poppies, Willows and Butterflies at the Edge of a Wood (1865), which sold for $148,300 at Olympia Auctions on December 10, 2025. The work had not been traded before.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
February 04, 2026 | Still Life with Wildflowers in a Blue and White Faience Vase | $241,300 | 63 % | Sotheby's | New York |
December 10, 2025 | Still Life with Hollyhocks, Cornflowers, Poppies, Willows and Butterflies at the Edge of a Wood | $148,300 | 25 % | Olympia Auctions | London |
May 31, 2020 | Wildflowers on a Wooded Path | $118,800 | 179 % | Skinner | Boston |
December 03, 2007 | La plaine de Vaugirard | $42,600 | - | Christie's | Paris |
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