A. Piazza
Love and the Butterfly (after William Adolphe Bouguereau)
Found at
Christies,
New York
19th Century European Art and Orientalist Art, Lot 265
24. Oct - 24. Oct 2007
19th Century European Art and Orientalist Art, Lot 265
24. Oct - 24. Oct 2007
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 22.500 USD
Price realised: 22.500 USD
Description
A. Piazza (Italian, Late 19th Century Early 20th Century)
Love and the Butterfly (after William Adolphe Bouguereau)
signed and inscribed 'A. Piazza - Carrara' (on the reverse of the base)
marble
height: 27½ in. (69.9 cm.)
height of the black marble base: 51½ in. (129.5 cm.)
Love and the Butterfly (after William Adolphe Bouguereau)
signed and inscribed 'A. Piazza - Carrara' (on the reverse of the base)
marble
height: 27½ in. (69.9 cm.)
height of the black marble base: 51½ in. (129.5 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Love and the Butterfly (after William Adolphe Bouguereau) by A. Piazza was sold in the 19th Century European Art and Orientalist Art auction at Christies in New York in October 2007. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 20,000.00 – 30,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 22,500.00 (€ 15,551.56) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by A. Piazza have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in April 2006 the work Love And The Butterfly was auctioned for USD 24,000.00 (€ 19,011.41).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Love and the Butterfly (after William Adolphe Bouguereau) von A. Piazza wurde im Oktober 2007 in der Auktion 19th Century European Art and Orientalist Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 22.500,00 (€ 15.551,56) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von A. Piazza konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im April 2006 die Arbeit Love And The Butterfly für USD 24.000,00 (€ 19.011,41) versteigert.
A. Piazza - Auction history
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