Gentile di Niccolò Massio
Saint James The Greater
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Important Old Master Paintings, Including European Works of Art, Lot 3
30. Jan - 30. Jan 2009
Important Old Master Paintings, Including European Works of Art, Lot 3
30. Jan - 30. Jan 2009
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 482.500 USD
Price realised: 482.500 USD
Description
Gentile di Niccolò Massio, called Gentile da Fabriano
FABRIANO CIRCA 1380 - 1427 ROME
SAINT JAMES THE GREATER
inscribed with the name of the saint in the halo S(t). (I?)acobus.apostolus;
inscribed in pencil on the reverse St. Jacobus and in ink with the inventory number 6
gold ground, tempera on panel, unframed
FABRIANO CIRCA 1380 - 1427 ROME
SAINT JAMES THE GREATER
inscribed with the name of the saint in the halo S(t). (I?)acobus.apostolus;
inscribed in pencil on the reverse St. Jacobus and in ink with the inventory number 6
gold ground, tempera on panel, unframed
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
The work Saint James The Greater by Gentile di Niccolò Massio was worth USD 482,500.00 (€ 376,835.36) to a buyer in January 2009. This price was achieved in the auction Important Old Master Paintings, Including European Works of Art at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 120,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Gentile di Niccolò Massio; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Saint Matthew sold at auction in January 2009 with the realized price of USD 542,500.00 (€ 423,695.72).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Saint James The Greater von Gentile di Niccolò Massio war einem Käufer im Januar 2009 USD 482.500,00 (€ 376.835,36) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Important Old Master Paintings, Including European Works of Art bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 120.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Gentile di Niccolò Massio; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Saint Matthew im Januar 2009 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 542.500,00 (€ 423.695,72).
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