Pick of the Week: Leighton’s house record for House
The highest price for a picture sold in the regions this year came when a large painting by Edmund Blair Leighton (1853-1922) drew dramatic bidding at House & Son (17.5% buyer’s premium) in Bournemouth on March 21.
The 4ft 6in x 6ft 1in (1.36 x 1.85m) oil on canvas was signed and dated 1899 and a plaque on the g…