SEVEN paintings created by the Kray twins during prison art classes fetched triple their estimates at auction yesterday.

The works of notorious gangsters Reggie and Ronnie were painted in the 1970s when they were serving life sentences in Parkhurst Prison on the Isle of Wight.

They went under the hammer at Hampshire Auctions, in Andover, Hampshire, and made a total of £14,030, including buyer’s premium, in brisk telephone bidding.

Also sold was a portrait of the twins, done in Parkhurst and signed by G Young – believed to be poisoner Graham Young, who murdered his stepmother and two work colleagues.

This went for £3,105, including buyer’s premium.

A spokesman for the auctioneers said: “This was a very popular and successful sale and the paintings went for triple their estimates in many cases. The lady who sold them is thrilled.”

Four landscapes by Ronnie all featured a small white cottage in rural scenes.

The others, by Reggie, included a painting appearing to show the brothers walking through a white picket fence dressed in top hats and tails, and another showing a wild sea with huge waves.

The works, owned by an anonymous seller, had a list price of between £500 and £800.

Auctioneer Christine Smith said earlier: “These paintings are a bit of history and an investment, because they will never lose their value.”