Alessio de Marchis
Portrait of the artist, half-length, holding a porte-crayon, in a trompe l'oeil oval frame
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 55
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 55
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.500 GBP
Description
Alessio de Marchis (Naples 1684-1752 Perugia)
Portrait of the artist, half-length, holding a porte-crayon, in a trompe l'oeil oval frame
inscribed 'Alexius de Marchis Neapoletanus. Aetat: sue 54: Sui ipsius Effig: del: 1734' and with number '60'
black chalk, stumping
14½ x 9¾ in. (36.8 x 24.8 cm.)
Portrait of the artist, half-length, holding a porte-crayon, in a trompe l'oeil oval frame
inscribed 'Alexius de Marchis Neapoletanus. Aetat: sue 54: Sui ipsius Effig: del: 1734' and with number '60'
black chalk, stumping
14½ x 9¾ in. (36.8 x 24.8 cm.)
Sold at the lower estimate price
The work Portrait of the artist, half-length, holding a porte-crayon, in a trompe l'oeil oval frame by Alessio de Marchis was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2012. The result of GBP 1,500.00 (€ 1,849.92) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 1,500.00 – 2,000.00. Admittedly, works by Alessio de Marchis have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A Coastal Landscape With A Shepherd By An Inlet in December 2007 with an auction result of GBP 9,375.00 (€ 12,739.03).
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit Portrait of the artist, half-length, holding a porte-crayon, in a trompe l'oeil oval frame von Alessio de Marchis kam im Dezember 2012 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von GBP 1.500,00 (€ 1.849,92) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 1.500,00 – 2.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Alessio de Marchis auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Coastal Landscape With A Shepherd By An Inlet im Dezember 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 9.375,00 (€ 12.739,03).
Alessio de Marchis - Auction history
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