This afternoon, the sale of furniture and works of art from the “public” and “private” collections of Alan Rubin of Pelham Galleries realised £3,421,001/ $4,872,532 / €4,407,975 (est. £2.4-3.9 million), with 56% of the lots selling above their high estimate. One of the finest groups of antique pieces to be auctioned in recent years, the sale was led by a beautiful hall settee by William and John Linnell, circa 1760. This exceptional example of English Palladian furniture tripled its pre-sale estimate and achieved £305,000 (est. £70,000-100,000).

This morning’s Watches sale, which was the second London dedicated auction after the successful return of the category in the UK, surpassed expectations, achieving £2,324,375 ($3,310,607) (est. £1.5-2.2 million), with almost 90% of the lots sold. The top lot in the sale was a very rare yellow gold Daytona Paul Newman, circa 1969 which doubled its estimate, selling for £137,000 ($195,129) (est. £60,000-80,000).