Giuseppe Porta
The Queen of Sheba presenting gifts to King Solomon
Found at
Christies
Always in Style: Old Master Drawings from the Collection of Herbert Kasper, Lot 31
14. Oct - 14. Oct 2021
Always in Style: Old Master Drawings from the Collection of Herbert Kasper, Lot 31
14. Oct - 14. Oct 2021
Estimate: 70.000 - 100.000 USD
Price realised: 150.000 USD
Price realised: 150.000 USD
Description
GIUSEPPE PORTA, CALLED GIUSEPPE SALVIATI (CASTELNUOVO DI GARFAGNANA CIRCA 1520-CIRCA 1575 VENICE)
The Queen of Sheba presenting gifts to King Solomon
with inscription ‘Sciavone’ (lower left), and ‘La Reine de Saba offrant [replacing a crossed-out word, probably ‘presentant’] des presents a Salomon/ Sciavone N. 62’ (verso)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white, on blue paper
7 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (19.4 x 27.1 cm)
The Queen of Sheba presenting gifts to King Solomon
with inscription ‘Sciavone’ (lower left), and ‘La Reine de Saba offrant [replacing a crossed-out word, probably ‘presentant’] des presents a Salomon/ Sciavone N. 62’ (verso)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white, on blue paper
7 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (19.4 x 27.1 cm)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 50 %.
The work The Queen of Sheba presenting gifts to King Solomon by Giuseppe Porta was sold in the Always in Style: Old Master Drawings from the Collection of Herbert Kasper auction at Christies in October 2021. It achieved a price of USD 150,000.00 (€ 129,847.65), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 50%. Admittedly, works by Giuseppe Porta have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A bearded man, half-length, wearing a quartered doublet, gesturing to the left in July 2002 with an auction result of GBP 402,650.00 (€ 642,242.37).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 50 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Queen of Sheba presenting gifts to King Solomon von Giuseppe Porta wurde im Oktober 2021 in der Auktion Always in Style: Old Master Drawings from the Collection of Herbert Kasper bei Christies versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 150.000,00 (€ 129.847,65) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 50%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Giuseppe Porta auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A bearded man, half-length, wearing a quartered doublet, gesturing to the left im Juli 2002 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 402.650,00 (€ 642.242,37).
Giuseppe Porta - Auction history
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