Giovanni Battista Castello
The beheading of Saint John the Baptist, Herod being presented with the head beyond
Found at
Christies,
London
Living with Design: The Collections of Walter Lees and Mr NC., Lot 123
16. Jul - 16. Jul 2010
Living with Design: The Collections of Walter Lees and Mr NC., Lot 123
16. Jul - 16. Jul 2010
Estimate: 6.000 - 9.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Description
Giovanni Battista Castello, il Genovese (Genoa 1547- circa 1639)
The beheading of Saint John the Baptist, Herod being presented with the head beyond
dated '1582'
bodycolour, heightened with gold, on vellum
9½ x 8 in. (24 x 20 cm.)
The beheading of Saint John the Baptist, Herod being presented with the head beyond
dated '1582'
bodycolour, heightened with gold, on vellum
9½ x 8 in. (24 x 20 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The beheading of Saint John the Baptist, Herod being presented with the head beyond by Giovanni Battista Castello was auctioned at Christies in London in July 2010. The price achieved of GBP 6,875.00 (€ 8,266.41) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 6,000.00 – 9,000.00. Admittedly, works by Giovanni Battista Castello have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Adoration Of The Magi in January 2014 with an auction result of USD 100,000.00 (€ 74,074.07).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The beheading of Saint John the Baptist, Herod being presented with the head beyond von Giovanni Battista Castello kam im Juli 2010 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 6.875,00 (€ 8.266,41) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 6.000,00 – 9.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Giovanni Battista Castello auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Adoration Of The Magi im Januar 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 100.000,00 (€ 74.074,07).
Giovanni Battista Castello - Auction history
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