Luigi Mayer
A View Of Tyndareus From The South, With Figures By A Sarcophagus And Fragments Of Sculpture, The Ruins Of A Temple (Formerly Identified As That Of Castor And Pollux) Beyond; And A View Of One Of The Great Caverns Of Tyndareus, With Figures
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.875 GBP
Price realised: 11.875 GBP
Description
LUIGI MAYER
Rome 1755 - 1803 London
A VIEW OF TYNDAREUS FROM THE SOUTH, WITH FIGURES BY A SARCOPHAGUS AND FRAGMENTS OF SCULPTURE, THE RUINS OF A TEMPLE (FORMERLY IDENTIFIED AS THAT OF CASTOR AND POLLUX) BEYOND; AND A VIEW OF ONE OF THE GREAT CAVERNS OF TYNDAREUS, WITH FIGURES DESCENDING AND A MAN DRAWING
the former signed lower right: Luigi Mayer. pinx t; with inventory number lower left: XII.
the latter signed lower right: Luigi Mayer. pinxt; with inventory number lower left: X.
a pair, both oil on canvas
each unframed: 43.7 x 67.2 cm.; 17¼ x 26½ in.
each framed: 58 x 82 cm.; 22⅞ x 32¼ in.
Commissioned from the artist by Sir Robert Ainslie (1730-1812); | His sale, London, Christie's, 10 March 1809, as part of lot 6, for 38 Guineas to Colonel Stuart; | Anonymous sale, Melbourne, Christie's, 27 April 1999, lot 198; | Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 29 October 1999, lot 103.
Rome 1755 - 1803 London
A VIEW OF TYNDAREUS FROM THE SOUTH, WITH FIGURES BY A SARCOPHAGUS AND FRAGMENTS OF SCULPTURE, THE RUINS OF A TEMPLE (FORMERLY IDENTIFIED AS THAT OF CASTOR AND POLLUX) BEYOND; AND A VIEW OF ONE OF THE GREAT CAVERNS OF TYNDAREUS, WITH FIGURES DESCENDING AND A MAN DRAWING
the former signed lower right: Luigi Mayer. pinx t; with inventory number lower left: XII.
the latter signed lower right: Luigi Mayer. pinxt; with inventory number lower left: X.
a pair, both oil on canvas
each unframed: 43.7 x 67.2 cm.; 17¼ x 26½ in.
each framed: 58 x 82 cm.; 22⅞ x 32¼ in.
Commissioned from the artist by Sir Robert Ainslie (1730-1812); | His sale, London, Christie's, 10 March 1809, as part of lot 6, for 38 Guineas to Colonel Stuart; | Anonymous sale, Melbourne, Christie's, 27 April 1999, lot 198; | Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 29 October 1999, lot 103.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 98 %.
This artwork by Luigi Mayer achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in April 2020. In the The Rafael Valls Sale auction, the work A View Of Tyndareus From The South, With Figures By A Sarcophagus And Fragments Of Sculpture, The Ruins Of A Temple (Formerly Identified As That Of Castor And Pollux) Beyond; And A View Of One Of The Great Caverns Of Tyndareus, With Figures sold for GBP 11,875.00 (€ 13,660.31) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 6,000.00. Admittedly, works by Luigi Mayer have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work View of the port and the city of Constantinople, from Leander's Tower in June 2010 with an auction result of GBP 73,250.00 (€ 89,078.82).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 98 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Luigi Mayer erzielte im April 2020 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Rafael Valls Sale wurde die Arbeit A View Of Tyndareus From The South, With Figures By A Sarcophagus And Fragments Of Sculpture, The Ruins Of A Temple (Formerly Identified As That Of Castor And Pollux) Beyond; And A View Of One Of The Great Caverns Of Tyndareus, With Figures für GBP 11.875,00 (€ 13.660,31) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 6.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Luigi Mayer auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit View of the port and the city of Constantinople, from Leander's Tower im Juni 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 73.250,00 (€ 89.078,82).
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