Week 28, 2026
Notable sales: Jul 6 – 12, 2026
In the week of Jul 6 – 12, 2026, ArtSell recorded 1,316 auction lots, of which 640 sold. The 640 sales with a published price total $1,019,189, with a median of $688. The top result was Clifton Tomson, “The St Leger Stakes on Doncaster Course”, at $32,462 (Bonhams, Jul 8, 2026). 10 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Top 25 results
- $32,462 (£24,320)
- $23,013 (€20,160)
- $18,270
- $17,878 (PLN 68,000)
- $16,231 (£12,160)
- $13,860
- $13,146 (PLN 50,000)
- $11,568 (PLN 44,000)
- $11,042 (PLN 42,000)
- $10,000
- $10,000
- Zamyślona, 1904 r., 1904$9,991 (PLN 38,000)
- $9,991 (PLN 38,000)
- $9,431 (£7,040)
- $9,397 (£7,040)
- $9,397 (£7,040)
- $8,960
- Butterfly stool, 1954$8,960
- $8,543 (£6,400)
- $8,505
- $8,338 (A$12,000)
- $8,320
- $7,875
- $7,688 (£5,760)
- Rzeka Bug. Mgła, 2021 r., 2021$7,361 (PLN 28,000)
New artist records
The artist’s best price this week exceeded every earlier priced result for them in the ArtSell database (artists with at least three earlier priced results).
| Artist | Work | Price | Previous high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Tomson | The St Leger Stakes on Doncaster Course | $32,462 | $4,537 (4 earlier) |
| Sori Yanagi | Butterfly stool | $8,960 | $8,820 (41 earlier) |
| David Dalby | Chestnut hunter and a terrier in a stable; and Piebald hunter and a spaniel in a stable | $8,543 | $3,026 (3 earlier) |
| William Aikman | Portrait of Sir Alexander Maxwell, 2nd Bt. of Monreith (1665-1730), half length, in armour, within a painted oval | $6,834 | $4,150 (5 earlier) |
| Aleksander Augustynowicz | Sitarz | $6,047 | $5,813 (14 earlier) |
| Otis Cook | Motif #1 | $5,985 | $3,327 (8 earlier) |
| Allen Butler Talcott | Pastures in Spring | $4,750 | $3,660 (4 earlier) |
| Paul Mayén | Table lamp | $3,328 | $3,048 (7 earlier) |
| Sir Henry Raeburn Ra | Portrait of a gentleman, said to be John Shaw Stewart of Ardgown (1793-1840), bust length, in a dark coat and yellow waistcoat | $2,905 | $2,432 (3 earlier) |
| Leslie van der Sluys | Galahs and Woody Pear | $2,084 | $1,860 (50 earlier) |
Most active artists
Artists with the most priced sales this week.
Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert Maxwell, 7th Bt. of Monreith, Kt, Pc, Jp, Dl, Frs (9 sold · $21.1k)Alexander Girard (8 sold · $8k)Modern (8 sold · $2.2k)George Nelson & Associates (8 sold · $15.2k)Charles and Ray Eames (8 sold · $17k)Da un modello di Paul Troubetzkoy (7 sold · $6.4k)Verner Panton (6 sold · $12.6k)Russel Wright (5 sold · $2k)Hiroshi Yoshida (5 sold · $5k)Gordon Charles Davies (5 sold · $11.4k)
Generated from the auction results recorded in ArtSell for sales held Jul 6 – 12, 2026 (by sale date). Prices are converted to USD at the sale-date rate; the original currency is shown in brackets. Results that houses publish later are added as they arrive. ArtSell is a database of auction results; it does not authenticate or value works.