Venice, Sunset by Edward Lear – £8100 at Brighton General Auctions.
Found among the contents of a storage unit, a watercolour of Venice by Edward Lear (1812-88) starred in Brighton General Auctions’ (15% buyer’s premium) sale on July 28.
The 12½ x 9in (32 x 23cm) work depicts the church of Santa Maria della Salute at sunset. It is inscribed with the date November, 16 1865 – the period when Lear made his second trip to Venice.