The first painting by Dutch Old Master Johannes Vermeer to go on public sale in more than 80 years was knocked down for an auction record of £16.2-million pounds ($39.7-million Cdn.) to an ...

Saint Praxedis (c. 1655) sold for £6,242,500 ($10.62 million), squeaking just inside the low end of it's £6–8 million presale estimate.

The tiny Vermeer, Young Woman Seated at the Virginals, was sold by Sotheby's in London on Wednesday for £16.2 million ($42 million), more than five times the pre-sale estimate.

A painting attributed to 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer sold at an auction in London for $10.7 million (6.2 million pounds) on Tuesday. “Saint Praxedis,” which depicts the female ...