Fortunino Matania, R.I.
An Elizabethan pageant in the Royal Naval and Military tournament at Olympia, 1912: 'The Call to Arms' - a display showing the uniforms and accruements of the age of Queen Bess
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.375 GBP
Price realised: 1.375 GBP
Description
Fortunino Matania, R.I. (1881-1963)
An Elizabethan pageant in the Royal Naval and Military tournament at Olympia, 1912: 'The Call to Arms' - a display showing the uniforms and accruements of the age of Queen Bess
indistinctly signed (lower left)
pencil, pen and grey ink and grey wash, on board
13 ½ x 20 in. (34.3 x 50.7 cm.); And two unframed drawings by the same hand of the Royal Tournament at Olympia: The invasion of Britain by the Romans; and Japanese acrobats at the circus at Olympia
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An Elizabethan pageant in the Royal Naval and Military tournament at Olympia, 1912: 'The Call to Arms' - a display showing the uniforms and accruements of the age of Queen Bess
indistinctly signed (lower left)
pencil, pen and grey ink and grey wash, on board
13 ½ x 20 in. (34.3 x 50.7 cm.); And two unframed drawings by the same hand of the Royal Tournament at Olympia: The invasion of Britain by the Romans; and Japanese acrobats at the circus at Olympia
(4)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 72 %.
The work An Elizabethan pageant in the Royal Naval and Military tournament at Olympia, 1912: 'The Call to Arms' - a display showing the uniforms and accruements of the age of Queen Bess by Fortunino Matania was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2014. It achieved a price of GBP 1,375.00 (€ 1,755.68), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 72%. Admittedly, works by Fortunino Matania 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 Complete Set of Illustrations For The Tinker'S Wig in June 2005 with an auction result of GBP 11,760.00 (€ 17,429.06).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 72 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit An Elizabethan pageant in the Royal Naval and Military tournament at Olympia, 1912: 'The Call to Arms' - a display showing the uniforms and accruements of the age of Queen Bess von Fortunino Matania kam im Oktober 2014 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.375,00 (€ 1.755,68) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 72%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Fortunino Matania auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Complete Set of Illustrations For The Tinker'S Wig im Juni 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 11.760,00 (€ 17.429,06).
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