Francesco Albotto
The Grand Canal, Venice, looking east, from the Campo San Vio
Estimate: 50.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 248.500 GBP
Price realised: 248.500 GBP
Description
oil on canvas
24 ¼ x 38 7/8 in. (61.5 x 97.2 cm.)
with the 1876 Gaunø inventory number 'L.21.'; and inventory number '50' (both lower right)
Count Otto Thott (1703-1785), Danish minister of state, Gaunø Castle, the island of Gaunø, near Naestved, Denmark, thence by descent at Gaunø Castle to,Baron Axel Reedtz-Thott; (†) Christie’s, London, 9 July 1976, lot 112, as ‘A. Canaletto’. | Art market, Rome, by 1981, when acquired by the father of the present owner.
24 ¼ x 38 7/8 in. (61.5 x 97.2 cm.)
with the 1876 Gaunø inventory number 'L.21.'; and inventory number '50' (both lower right)
Count Otto Thott (1703-1785), Danish minister of state, Gaunø Castle, the island of Gaunø, near Naestved, Denmark, thence by descent at Gaunø Castle to,Baron Axel Reedtz-Thott; (†) Christie’s, London, 9 July 1976, lot 112, as ‘A. Canaletto’. | Art market, Rome, by 1981, when acquired by the father of the present owner.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work The Grand Canal, Venice, looking east, from the Campo San Vio by Francesco Albotto was auctioned at Christies in London in July 2016, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 80,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 248,500.00 (€ 295,271.76). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Francesco Albotto; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Venice, A View Of The Molo From The Bacino Di San Marco, With The Piazzetta And The Palazzo Ducale sold at auction in June 2010 with the realized price of USD 638,500.00 (€ 519,485.80).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit The Grand Canal, Venice, looking east, from the Campo San Vio von Francesco Albotto im Juli 2016 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 80.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 248.500,00 (€ 295.271,76) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Francesco Albotto; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Venice, A View Of The Molo From The Bacino Di San Marco, With The Piazzetta And The Palazzo Ducale im Juni 2010 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 638.500,00 (€ 519.485,80).
Francesco Albotto - Auction history
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