A ceramic cat made by the teenage David Hockney sold for more than £30,000.

The Bradford-born artist, best known for his paintings and collages, made the earthenware animal when he was an 18-year-old student.

It sold for £33,600 at an auction at Bonhams, in London’s New Bond Street, today despite having a pre-sale estimate of £5,000 to £7,000.

Among the other items sold were a signed copy of a lithograph showing Hockney’s friend and muse, designer Celia Birtwell, which went for £66,000.

The sale of 87 items including paintings and drawings made a total of £634,890.

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