Antonio Balestra
An angel in flight (recto); Studies of hands and a man seen from behind (verso); and An angel leaning down with upraised arm
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 253
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2011
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 253
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2011
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.500 GBP
Description
Antonio Balestra (Verona 1666-1740)
An angel in flight (recto); Studies of hands and a man seen from behind (verso); and An angel leaning down with upraised arm
numbered respectively '50' and '54' (upper left)
black chalk on blue paper, the second with watermark three crescents, unframed
16½ x 10½ in. (41.7 x 26.7 cm.)
An angel in flight (recto); Studies of hands and a man seen from behind (verso); and An angel leaning down with upraised arm
numbered respectively '50' and '54' (upper left)
black chalk on blue paper, the second with watermark three crescents, unframed
16½ x 10½ in. (41.7 x 26.7 cm.)
Sold at the lower estimate price
The work An angel in flight (recto); Studies of hands and a man seen from behind (verso); and An angel leaning down with upraised arm by Antonio Balestra was sold in the Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours auction at Christies in London in December 2011. The result of GBP 1,500.00 (€ 1,796.46) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 1,500.00 – 2,000.00. 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).
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit An angel in flight (recto); Studies of hands and a man seen from behind (verso); and An angel leaning down with upraised arm von Antonio Balestra wurde im Dezember 2011 in der Auktion Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours bei Christies in London versteigert. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von GBP 1.500,00 (€ 1.796,46) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 1.500,00 – 2.000,00. 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).
Antonio Balestra - Auction history
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