£26,000 for bazaar-buy Whistler
BOUGHT for a few pounds at a Surrey church bazaar within the last five years, this James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) pen and ink drawing, right, made a tidy profit for its vendor when it fetched a surprise £26,000 at Rosebery’s (15% buyer’s premium) Quarterly Select Auction in West Norwood, South East London.
Estimated at £3000-5000, the 6 x 4in (15 x 10cm) drawing was signed with Whistler’s trademark butter…