Paintings by Kray brothers sold for £3,335

The paintings were expected to fetch between 200 and 300 but each beat those prices when they went under the hammer in Lincoln.

The paintings by the Kray brothers – four by Reggie and three by Ronnie – included depictions of themselves.

One, showing three men escaping from an island prison on a boat, sold for 675, a auction house spokeswoman said. Two others by Reggie Kray each sold for 500.

The seven paintings sold for a total of 3,335 on the third day of a massive four-day antiques auction to celebrate the merger of Golding Young of Grantham and Thomas Mawer and Son.