The Crucifixion by Lorenzo Veneziano – £1.4m.
A newly discovered early Renaissance gold ground Crucifixion scene by the pioneering Venetian painter Lorenzo Veneziano (active 1356-79) soared to a sale-topping £1.4m at Bonhams.
Carrying a tempting £400,000-600,000 estimate, the ornate 21 x 15¾in (56 x 40cm) tempera panel had descended for more than a century through the family of British-born antiquarian collector Baron de Cosson (1846-1929).