William Roberts’ tea garden takes £700,000 at Sotheby’s
A quintessentially British scene by William Roberts (1895-1980) sparked lively bidding at Sotheby’s yesterday. ‘The Tea Garden’ from 1928 was estimated at £250,000-350,000 but was knocked down at £700,000, the second-highest price at auction for the artist.
The 20in x 2ft (51 x 61cm) oil on canvas had been unseen in public since it was acquired in 1930 by …