Kray Twins' paintings sell for over £12,000 at auction

A picture painted by Ronnie Kray during art classes in the 1970s when he was serving a life sentence in Parkhurst prison on the Isle of Wight Photograph: Hampshire Auctions/PA

Ron and Reg in Top Hat and Tails, signed Reggie Kray 18 December 1970, shows the twins walking through gates with their initials on them, sold for £1,850, the highest price for any item in the auction of the brothers' work Photograph: Hampshire Auctions/PA

This portrait of the Kray twins is thought to have been painted in Parkhurst by fellow inmate, poisoner Graham Young who killed his stepmother when he was 14. It sold for £2,700 Photograph: Hampshire Auctions/PA

A seascape signed Reggie Kray, 1971, sold for £1,800 Photograph: Hampshire Auctions/PA

This picture by Reggie Kray and others that he and his brother Ronnie painted during prison art classes in the 1970s is among a private collection that sold for thousands at Hampshire Auctions in Andover Photograph: Hampshire Auctions/PA

A picture painted by Ronnie Kray during prison art classes in the 1970s was part of a lot that fetched £12,200 at auction today Photograph: Hampshire Auctions/PA