Nine bidders competed for Sandro Botticelli’s 'The Virgin and Child Enthroned', which soared to almost £10 million—setting a record for an early work by the artist and ranking among Botticelli’s top five auction prices. Watch Harry Dalmeny bring the hammer down during the Old Master Paintings Evening Auction at Sotheby’s London.
Acquired by Lady Wantage in 1904, this Botticelli masterpiece remained in the same family collection for over a century, often overlooked and misattributed to his workshop.
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