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- A young shepherd shielding his face (recto); Study of a head in profile (verso)
Antonio Balestra
A young shepherd shielding his face (recto); Study of a head in profile (verso)
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 242
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2011
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 242
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2011
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.250 GBP
Price realised: 2.250 GBP
Description
Antonio Balestra (Verona 1666-1740)
A young shepherd shielding his face (recto); Study of a head in profile (verso)
with number '34'
red and white chalk, watermark three crescents, upper right corner made up, unframed
10¼ x 16½ in. (26 x 41.8 cm.)
A young shepherd shielding his face (recto); Study of a head in profile (verso)
with number '34'
red and white chalk, watermark three crescents, upper right corner made up, unframed
10¼ x 16½ in. (26 x 41.8 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 50 %.
In December 2011 Christies in London held the auction Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, which included the work A young shepherd shielding his face (recto); Study of a head in profile (verso) by Antonio Balestra. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 2,250.00 (€ 2,694.69), 50% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Antonio Balestra achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Hercules and Omphale in January this year with an auction result of USD 126,000.00 (€ 116,043.47).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 50 % übertroffen
Im Dezember 2011 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours durch, in der auch die Arbeit A young shepherd shielding his face (recto); Study of a head in profile (verso) von Antonio Balestra zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 2.250,00 (€ 2.694,69) und damit 50% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Antonio Balestra erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Hercules and Omphale im Januar diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 126.000,00 (€ 116.043,47).