LONDON.- The third edition of The Treasure House Fair concluded last night with strong sales across the board and a record number of visitors. Over the course of seven days, 15,000 seasoned collectors, art aficionados and museum curators from around the world flocked to London’s flagship summer art fair, determined to set eyes, and sometimes take home, the abundance of treasures on view.


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Harry Van der Hoorn, Co-founder of The Treasure House Fair and owner of the leading stand building company Stabilo said: “London continues to be a vibrant hotspot for the arts with this year's record turn-out, strong results and the enthusiasm of exhibitors and collectors alike, all pointing to the capital's need for an important, quality art event in June. We're delighted that in just three short years, Treasure House has grown and established itself to fulfil that need. We look forward to returning to the Royal Hospital Chelsea next year for what will undoubtedly be another incredible edition.”


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This year’s fair was highlighted by three special displays – a landmark non-selling exhibition on the Bugatti family, a thought-provoking Sculpture Walk and a room at the annual showhouse exhibit WOW!House - all of which were met with great enthusiasm and attracted a new, international audience to the fair.

Thomas Woodham-Smith, Director and Co-founder added: “The Treasure House Fair will continue its tradition of having a specialist non-selling exhibition in 2026. We are proud and delighted to announce that we will be showcasing works from the Southampton City Art Gallery - one of Britain's best hidden treasures. The exhibition will feature their unrivalled collection of British Surrealism with many works going on show for the first time in 50 years.”

SALE HIGHLIGHTS

From the early hours of the fair to the very last, exhibitors reported sales, including to institutions and new collectors. As in previous years, following conversations and sparks of interest initiated amidst the aisles of the Fair, sales will continue for many weeks, and sometimes for many months, after the event.

Institutional Buying

Several exhibitors reported institutional buying, including the leading Tokyo contemporary art gallery A Lighthouse called Kanata which sold 12 major works to international buyers. Among them were the trustees of the Tate Modern, MOMA and the Metropolitan Museum. For the gallery owner and founder, Wahei Aoyama (who also took part in the previous two editions of Treasure House, this year was “the very best in terms of sales”.

Jonathan Coulborn, of Thomas Coulborn & Sons, shared the same enthusiasm, having “seen many museums from the UK, Europe and the US and having sold various pieces in the first few hours of the fair”. The British dealer was pleased to report that a museum bought a Portrait of Captain John Corner of the East Indiaman Carnatic, circa 1775 by Spoilum, a Chinese artist active in Guangzhou between 1785 and 1810.

Sculpture takes centre stage

Sculpture took centre stage this year. Curated by Flo Horswell and Melissa L Gustin, Curator of British Art at the Walker Gallery, National Liverpool Musuems, the Sculpture Walk generated a number of sales. Hignell Gallery sold a large-scale cast of Girl With Knees Up by Sophie Ryder for £180,000 to an overseas collector, alongside maquettes of the works (for £24,000 each). Brought to the Walk by the American gallery Long-Sharp Gallery, Phoenix a 2025 marine grade stainless steel sculpture by the Indian sculptor and architect Tarik Currimbhoy also found a buyer. The Estate of Gudmar Olovson which presented Les deux arbres, a monumental version of an iconic work by the Swedish artist also registered multiple sales of large and small casts, with prices ranging from £15,000 to sums of six figures.

Prominent sculpture galleries also reported strong results this year. Bowman Sculpture sold two works by the Italian artist Massimiliano Pelletti Drawing inspiration from the Antiquity and hand-carved from unusual stones, Athena fetched £75,000 and Heracles realised £55,000.

On Sladmore's stand, English and international collectors acquired monumental works by Geoffrey Dashwood and Nic Fiddian Green. These works garnered a huge amount of attention, provoking further interest in other works by the artists.

Strong demand for British Painting

Moira Cameron, one of the three artists shortlisted for the National Portrait Gallery’s prestigious Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award had eight works at the fair, presented by Long-sharp and Vigo galleries. With all eight works finding buyers early in the week, keen collectors were left clamouring for more works by the G2-year-old female painter whose popularity has surged in recent times following a return to her own practice.

In spite of simultaneously navigating a move to their new premises in Cork Street, Osborne Samuel were “happy to see many of their collectors and friends at Treasure House”. The leading specialists in Modern British painting and sculpture sold several works, including an important Henry Moore reclining figure; a rare early Chadwick Winged Figures sculpture; a much- admired early William Nicholson painting and works by Paul Feiler and William Scott. The gallery had further significant sales pending when the fair concluded.

A Chelsea Pensioner standing in front of Life’s story (self- portrait), 2025 by Moira Cameron presented by Long- Sharp Gallery. One of the eight works by the artist sold this week.

Piano Nobile whose offering encompassed oils by early 20th-century artists such as Walter Sickert and Glyn Philpot through to contemporary works by Lynette Yiadom Boakye and Grayson Perry, reported sales spanning their full range of works. A highlight for the London-based gallery included an important portrait by Vanessa Bell which achieved a price in the region of

£80,000. The work was a likeness of the artist's mother, based on a photograph taken by Vanessa Bell’s great-aunt Julia Margaret Cameron (1815–1875), a celebrated pioneer of early photography.

Philip Mould also recorded multiple sales, including a striking portrait of a Chef from Antigua (1555) by Stanley Grimm, which sold to a London-based collector.

Christopher Kingzett was “very pleasantly surprised by sales” having found a buyer for Bird, a 1555 bronze by Dame Elisabeth Frink at an asking price of £G0,000, in addition works by James Dickson Innes, Terry Frost, Bernard Meninsky and John Minton.

Robert Young Antiques’ early sales included Dragon boat in full sail,1557 by King Charles III. A work by the then Prince Charles, aged 5, while he was at Cheam School, the crayon on paper was offered with an asking price of £1G,000.

Antique Clocks

Antique clocks continued to make the collectors click. For his first participation, Tobias Birch brought the oldest recorded longcase clock in the world - The Norfolk Fromanteel, circa 1GG0 – which sold for a seven-figure sum. Howard Walwyn sold a very rare hooded wall clock by Thomas Tompion, circa 1703 for a six-figure sum, in addition to an exceptional silver inlaid ebony Anglo-French ‘Pendule Religieuse’, circa 1G50. Carter Marsh & Co also reported several sales, including a Detouche Napoléon III long case clock, circa 1855, which sold for £50,000.

Natural Wonders

As per last year, natural wonders captured the imagination of collectors. ArtAncient, a newcomer to the fair specialising in exceptional works from items relating to the formation of the solar system to objects of late Antiquity, presented an exhibition entirely dedicated to meteorites. The gallery reported the sale of a slice of a Seymchan meteorite and a large oriented meteorite to new clients.

For its second participation, the Dutch exhibitor, Stone Gallery also placed a number of pieces, including a 3030-gram pallasite meteorite slab and a Brazilian museum grade rutilated quartz point.

Other notable sales

Michael Goedhuis sold a painting by Yang Yanping titled Winter Morning to a major Hong Kong collector for $145,000 and was pleased to say: "Treasure House has moved one step ahead and looks forward to a positive future."

Willow Gallery had a successful week, having sold an important post-war painting in the early hours of the fair.

For his first participation, Joe Chaffer from Vagabond Antiques reported several sales, including a pair of Coade Stone statues of a Sibyl and a Vestal Virgin, circa 1752 and a Marble bust of Beatrice from the workshop of Antonio Canova, circa 1820, with prices of £85,000 and £58,000, respectively. Both pieces were acquired by new clients. The British dealer also sold an 18th-century Italian painted chest sold to a new trade client in the US. The asking price was £32,000.

On the booth of Rose Uniacke, many treasures found a new home, including a pair of gueridons, circa 1535 by Jean-Michel Frank found a buyer for £70,000.

Kallos Gallery sold one of their standout pieces – an Ancient Greek gold oak wreath, circa 4th-3rd century BC - on the first day of the fair. The asking price for the early Hellenistic treasure was £85,000.

The Viennese dealer Florian Kolhammer sold Wasserspiegel, a large oil on canvas painted by Rudolf Quittner, circa 1503, as well as a vase by Josef Hoffmann made for Johann Loetz Witwe (1511 or 1514).

Joost van den Bergh and Laura Bordignon both reported strong interest in Japanese art. Laura Bordignon met several museum curators and sold Japanese cloisonné enamel vases to new collectors, including works by Hayashi Kodenji and Namikawa Yasuyuki with ticket prices of £55,000. Joost van den Bergh also placed several Japanese works, alongside an Indian manuscript, which was purchased by a new Indian client.

Finally, Shapero Gallery connected with new clients including a buyer from the UK who purchased a suite of 10 wood block printed peonies by Tanigami Konan (1875-1528) for £20,000.