Top-100 artists:
We use our proprietary AI - LiveArt Estimate™ to calculate current market value for each artwork. Based on this data LiveArt is able to provide numerous insights into artist and artwork financial performance, including:
See the measure of artist investment performance relative to risk. A higher ratio suggests better risk-adjusted returns, indicating more consistent performance with less risk.
Explore the most prolific periods in an artist's career based on artwork production volume and current market value. It also segments these periods by category, offering insights into when the most valuable pieces were created in each category.
Free to sign up. No credit card required.
| Image | Last Sale Date | Title | Edition No. | Last Sale | Last Sale Auction House | Last Sale Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2023 | Portrait of Edwin Sandys, Bishop of London and later Archbishop of York (1519-1588), half-length, in a black fur-trimmed gown and hat, holding a page in a book | Christie's | London | ||||
paintings
77.2 x 61.6 cm (30.38 x 24.25 in)
oil on panel
inscribed "ÆTATIS SVÆ 52 / AN. O DOM / 1571" (upper right)
(Presumably) by descent in the Sandys family to,
Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (1695-1770), and by descent to his son,
Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (1726-1797), and by inheritance to his niece,
Mary, Marchioness of Downshire and 1st Baroness Sandys (1764-1836), and by descent to her second son,
Lieutenant-General Arthur Hill, 2nd Baron Sandys (1792-1860), and by inheritance to his younger brother,
Arthur Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys (1798-1863), and by descent in the family to,
Richard Hill, 7th Baron Sandys (1931-2013), Ombersley Court, Worcestershire.
J. Grego, Inventory of Pictures: Portraits, Paintings, etc., Ombersley MS., 1905, where listed in the Library.
M. Rosenheim and G.F. Hill, "Notes on Some Italian Medals", The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs , XII, October 1907-March 1908, p. 150.
ONM / 1 / 2 / 7, journal entry for a visit to Ombersley Court, 25 August 1950, Oliver Millar Archive, Paul Mellon Centre, London, p. 17.
A. Oswald, "Ombersley Court, Worcestershire - I", Country Life , 2 January 1953, pp. 35 and 37, pls. 3 and 11.
Ombersley Court Inventory , June 1963, annotated Ombersley MS, as "Guilliam Streets", where listed in "The Library".
R. Strong, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits , London, 1969, 1, p. 276, pl. 543.
J. Ingamells, The English Episcopal Portrait 1559-1835 , London, 1981, p. 345, no. A1.
Ombersley Court Catalogue of Pictures , undated, Ombersley MS, p. 38, as "English School", where listed in the "Main Staircase".
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 1571
Portrait of Edwin Sandys, Bishop of London and later Archbishop of York (1519-1588), half-length, in a black fur-trimmed gown and hat, holding a page in a book
oil on panel
30 3/8 x 24 ¼ in. (77.1 x 61.8 cm.)
inscribed "ÆTATIS SVÆ 52 / AN. O DOM / 1571" (upper right)
Please note that 100% of the hammer proceeds from this auction will be paid to the Sandys Trust, registered charity number: 1168357, with the exception of limited deductions towards sale costs across the auction which cannot be accurately calculated at this time, capped at a total of £10,000.
