Gasparo Mola
CRISTO MORTO
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 GBP
Price realised: 671.250 GBP
Price realised: 671.250 GBP
Description
Gold figure; on original ebony cross, inlaid with gold thread, surmounted by a partially enamelled gold cartouche inscribed 'INRI', the ebony base decorated with a gold plaquette depicting the Lamentation
8 in. (20.2 cm.) high, gold corpus; 25½ in. (64.8 cm.) high, overall
Private collector, England, by whom acquired in France. | Acquired from the above by Michael Hall, circa 1965.
8 in. (20.2 cm.) high, gold corpus; 25½ in. (64.8 cm.) high, overall
Private collector, England, by whom acquired in France. | Acquired from the above by Michael Hall, circa 1965.
A top price for Gasparo Mola
This artwork by Gasparo Mola achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2019. In the Old Masters Evening Sale auction, the work CRISTO MORTO sold for GBP 671,250.00 (€ 793,338.94) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 300,000.00. This high result makes CRISTO MORTO the most expensive artwork by Gasparo Mola that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Gasparo Mola
Dieses Kunstwerk von Gasparo Mola erzielte im Dezember 2019 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Masters Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit CRISTO MORTO für GBP 671.250,00 (€ 793.338,94) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 300.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht CRISTO MORTO zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Gasparo Mola, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Gasparo Mola - Auction history
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