Antonio Pietro Francesco Zucchi
Design for a painting depicting 'Fame, with some Genii, presenting to Great Britain the portraits of Alfred the Great and Queen Elizabeth: Great Britain seated upon the throne between two figures, representing Faith and Justice', for the overmantel o
Found at
Christies,
London
BRITISH ART ON PAPER, Lot 7
6. Jun - 6. Jun 2002
BRITISH ART ON PAPER, Lot 7
6. Jun - 6. Jun 2002
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Antonio Pietro Francesco Zucchi (1726-1795)
Design for a painting depicting 'Fame, with some Genii, presenting to Great Britain the portraits of Alfred the Great and Queen Elizabeth: Great Britain seated upon the throne between two figures, representing Faith and Justice', for the overmantel of the Library or 'Asylum' at Home House, Portman Square, London, for the Dowager Countess of Home, 1776.
with inscriptions 'Kauffman/Angelica Kaufman/see back' (in pencil, in a later hand) and 'over the Chemny [sic] in the Libray [sic] Room/at Lady Home' (verso, in sepia pen) and 'No. 967' (in pencil)
pencil, black pen and grey wash
5 5/8 x 13¾ in. (14.3 x 34.9 cm.)
Design for a painting depicting 'Fame, with some Genii, presenting to Great Britain the portraits of Alfred the Great and Queen Elizabeth: Great Britain seated upon the throne between two figures, representing Faith and Justice', for the overmantel of the Library or 'Asylum' at Home House, Portman Square, London, for the Dowager Countess of Home, 1776.
with inscriptions 'Kauffman/Angelica Kaufman/see back' (in pencil, in a later hand) and 'over the Chemny [sic] in the Libray [sic] Room/at Lady Home' (verso, in sepia pen) and 'No. 967' (in pencil)
pencil, black pen and grey wash
5 5/8 x 13¾ in. (14.3 x 34.9 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Design for a painting depicting 'Fame, with some Genii, presenting to Great Britain the portraits of Alfred the Great and Queen Elizabeth: Great Britain seated upon the throne between two figures, representing Faith and Justice', for the overmantel o by Antonio Zucchi was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2002. The price achieved of GBP 6,572.50 (€ 10,166.17) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 6,000.00 – 8,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Antonio Zucchi achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait of James Adam (1732-1794), three-quarter-length, in an embroidered waistcoat and fur-lined blue coat, holding a pair of compasses, and a scroll, leaning on a capital, in an interior in July 2014 with an auction result of GBP 374,500.00 (€ 472,362.25).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Design for a painting depicting 'Fame, with some Genii, presenting to Great Britain the portraits of Alfred the Great and Queen Elizabeth: Great Britain seated upon the throne between two figures, representing Faith and Justice', for the overmantel o von Antonio Zucchi kam im Juni 2002 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 6.572,50 (€ 10.166,17) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 6.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Antonio Zucchi erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait of James Adam (1732-1794), three-quarter-length, in an embroidered waistcoat and fur-lined blue coat, holding a pair of compasses, and a scroll, leaning on a capital, in an interior im Juli 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 374.500,00 (€ 472.362,25).
Antonio Zucchi - Auction history
