Old Masters

A rare copy of one of Rembrandt’s greatest portrait etchings established a new saleroom high for an Old Master print.

A beautifully preserved and vibrantly coloured 15th century triptych with a remarkable backstory drew strenuous competition at Sotheby’s latest Old Master evening sale.

A painting of a musician by Dutch artist Gerrit Dou (1613-75) led Christie’s latest Old Master evening sale in London.

A painting of David with the head of Goliath set a record for Guido Reni (1575-1642) when it was knocked down at €10.1m (£8.86m) at an auction in France.

It is apparently not unusual for Christie’s to receive approaches from people claiming to have a work by a great Renaissance master.

A 15th century Flemish devotional triptych discovered in an almshouse in Dorset is to be offered at auction next month with an estimate of £2.5m-3.5m.

On the same day that Freeman’s Hindman announced it would rebrand simply as Freeman’s, the firm held a $2.5m two-part sale of Old Masters and 19th century European art.

A sketch by John Constable (1776-1837) held in a private collection for almost two centuries sold at almost double its top estimate at Roseberys’ latest sale of Old Master, British & European Pictures.

A group of around 30 Old Masters from the collection of the late dealer Robert Compton Jones is being offered at Leonard Joel in Sydney on December 8.

A painting by Dutch artist Gerrit Dou (1613-75) that has been in a British private collection since the 19th century will lead Christie’s Old Master evening sale in London next month.

If it sells, it will become one of the most expensive drawings ever sold.

A string of notable five and six-figure prices at the autumn art sales in the UK included a couple of ‘trademark’ Modern British pictures.

With estimates from £100, here are five previews of upcoming items.

A recently rediscovered early work by Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) has sold for €400,000 (£349,000) at Dorotheum.