Guglielmo Della Porta

A classical armour decorated with amorous couples and Neptune with hippocampi

Found at Christies, London
Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, Lot 22
8. Jul - 8. Jul 2003
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.963 GBP
Guglielmo della Porta (active from 1530-1577 Rome)
A classical armour decorated with amorous couples and Neptune with hippocampi
with inscription 'Perino del Vaga' (verso)
pen and brown ink on light brown paper, watermark crossed arrows below a star (similar to Briquet 6289 and 6293, Pistoia and Florence 1511-1519)
10¾ x 6¾ in. (249 x 170 mm.)

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work A classical armour decorated with amorous couples and Neptune with hippocampi by Guglielmo Della Porta was sold in the Old Master and 19th Century Drawings auction at Christies in London in July 2003. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 8,000.00 – 12,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 8,962.50 (€ 11,714.59) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Guglielmo Della Porta have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in July 2010 the work The Judgement Of Paris was auctioned for GBP 17,500.00 (€ 21,041.78).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit A classical armour decorated with amorous couples and Neptune with hippocampi von Guglielmo Della Porta wurde im Juli 2003 in der Auktion Old Master and 19th Century Drawings bei Christies in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 8.000,00 – 12.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 8.962,50 (€ 11.714,59) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Guglielmo Della Porta konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juli 2010 die Arbeit The Judgement Of Paris für GBP 17.500,00 (€ 21.041,78) versteigert.

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