Dante Gabriel ROSSETTI

Friday is Top day! Every other Friday, Artprice posts a theme-based auction ranking. This week: the 10 best auction results for British artists of all generations over the past eight months.

Drawings have always been a sound first step for budding collectors in the UK and they look a particularly good bet now, with British works showing spectacular price gains at auction on the back of big price rises for the lesser known artists.

Christie’s is to sell the Forbes collection of Victorian pictures and works of art in what promises to be one of the key artmarket events of early 2003 art market. More than 360 lots will go up for sale on 19-20 February and estimates point to a turnover of nearly USD35 million.