Sotheby's Masterpieces from the Lewis Collection Auction Totals $392.6m
3 min read · 24 Jun 2026
Nu assis au collier by Amedeo Modigliani sold for $63.91m. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
A work by Amedeo Modigliani was the headline sale at Sotheby's 'Masterpieces from the Lewis Collection' auction on June 24 in London.
- The sale totaled $392.6m (GBP296.3m), exceeding the pre-sale high estimate.
The sale is the latest tranche from the family collection of the billionaire owner of London soccer club Tottenham Hotspur. It is also the largest single-collection ever consigned to auction in Europe.
Snapshot of the sale
- 24 works sold totaling $392.6m.
- Estimates totaled: $254.6m (low) and $339.4m (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 96% of the original 25 lots announced.
The star lot was: Amedeo Modigliani, Nu assis au collier (1917), which sold for $63.91m, 6% above its $60.23m low estimate. It has been traded 12 times in the past.
La Belle promenade by Rene Magritte sold for $21.24m (429% above estimate). Image courtesy of Sotheby's
The outperformer sold for 429% above its low estimate. Rene Magritte, La Belle promenade (1965), sold for $21.24m ($4.02m low estimate). It has been traded 5 times in the past.
- 17 works, or 71%, sold above their high estimate.
- 7 works, or 29%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 0 works, or 0%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
No sales had a guarantee.
Works that did not sell
1 work was bought-in: Edgar Degas, La Loge (1880), estimated at $4.02m (low) to $5.35m (high). It has been traded 6 times in the past.
Withdrawn before the sale
0 works were withdrawn
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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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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