Master Paintings & Works of Art Part I Sale Could Realize $25.8m

Antonello da Messina Ecce Homo; Saint Jerome in Penitence (Undated) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Master Paintings & Works of Art Part I' auction in New York on February 5.

• Pre-sale low estimates total $25.79m.

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• 50 works are for sale.
• Estimates total: $25.79m (low) and $38.23m (high), excluding premiums.
• 0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Antonello da Messina, Ecce Homo; Saint Jerome in Penitence (Undated), which is estimated to sell for between $10m and $15m. The work is backed by a guarantee. It has been traded 3 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

4 works are backed by guarantees, including: Jan Lievens, Allegory of the Five Senses (Undated). It is estimated to sell for between $2m and $3m. It has been traded 5 times in the past.

Withdrawn lots

Works are sometimes withdrawn from a sale, which will affect pre-sale estimates.

Terms and definitions

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.

All figures are accurate at time of publication.