This classic mail coach scene by the 19th century painter James Pollard (1792-1867) doubled pre-sale hopes in a picture auction at Surrey saleroom John Nicholson’s (25% buyer’s premium).
The 14 x 18in (35 x 46cm) oil on canvas, signed and dated 1835, depicts the Devonport-London mail coach – nicknamed Quicksilver due to its speed – passing the Star and Garter Hotel at Old Kew Bridge in London. It sold for £14,000 in Haslemere on October 30.