Giovanni Battista Piazzetta - The Martyrdom of Saint James

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

The Martyrdom of Saint James

Found at Sothebys, London
Old Masters Day Sale, Lot 189
2. Jul - 8. Jul 2021
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 56.700 GBP
Description
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
Venice 1682 - 1754
The Martyrdom of Saint James
oil on canvas, unlined, unframed
43.5 x 33.6 cm.; 17⅛ x 13¼ in.
Italico Brass, Venice; | Thence by descent.
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Upper estimate price exceeded by 89 %.

This artwork by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in July 2021. In the Old Masters Day Sale auction, the work The Martyrdom of Saint James sold for GBP 56,700.00 (€ 66,492.51) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 30,000.00. Admittedly, works by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work David And Goliath in December 2010 with an auction result of GBP 409,250.00 (€ 474,728.77).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 89 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Giovanni Battista Piazzetta erzielte im Juli 2021 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Masters Day Sale wurde die Arbeit The Martyrdom of Saint James für GBP 56.700,00 (€ 66.492,51) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 30.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Giovanni Battista Piazzetta auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit David And Goliath im Dezember 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 409.250,00 (€ 474.728,77).

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