Turner seascape fails to sell

A seascape by Turner which auctioneers had predicted could have become the most expensive work yet by the British artist today failed to find a buyer.

Sheerness As Seen From The Nore had been estimated to go under the hammer at Christie’s in New York for up to £5.5m (€8,95m), with auctioneers predicting it could well have shattered the £6.7m (€10.9m) record.