Giovanni Guerra
A scene from the Book of Esther: King Ahasuerus with his scribes
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 2
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2016
Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours, Lot 2
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2016
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.250 GBP
Price realised: 2.250 GBP
Description
with number '96' (recto) and with inscription 'M. Hemskirk' (verso of backing sheet) and with extensive writing on the verso (visible through the backing and the recto)
pen and brown ink, brown wash
9 7/8 x 6½ in. (22.6 x 16.3 cm.)
John Viscount Hampden? (L. 2837). | G. Clausen (L. 539). | B. Himmelheber (L. 4035), and by descent to the present owner.
pen and brown ink, brown wash
9 7/8 x 6½ in. (22.6 x 16.3 cm.)
John Viscount Hampden? (L. 2837). | G. Clausen (L. 539). | B. Himmelheber (L. 4035), and by descent to the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 50 %.
The work A scene from the Book of Esther: King Ahasuerus with his scribes by Giovanni Guerra was sold in the Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours auction at Christies in London in December 2016. It achieved a price of GBP 2,250.00 (€ 2,630.62), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 50%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Giovanni Guerra - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A scene from the life of Ahasuerus, which sold at auction in July 2020 for GBP 6,000.00 (€ 6,692.54).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 50 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A scene from the Book of Esther: King Ahasuerus with his scribes von Giovanni Guerra wurde im Dezember 2016 in der Auktion Old Master Drawings and British Drawings and Watercolours bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 2.250,00 (€ 2.630,62) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 50%. Für andere Arbeiten von Giovanni Guerra mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A scene from the life of Ahasuerus beobachtet, die im Juli 2020 für GBP 6.000,00 (€ 6.692,54) versteigert wurde.
Giovanni Guerra - Auction history
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