Luigi Mayer
The excavation of a burial chamber, perhaps at Giza, near Cairo
Found at
Christies,
London
West ~ East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection, Lot 223
22. May - 22. May 2008
West ~ East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection, Lot 223
22. May - 22. May 2008
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.750 GBP
Price realised: 4.750 GBP
Description
Luigi Mayer (circa 1755-1803)
The excavation of a burial chamber, perhaps at Giza, near Cairo
pen and grey ink, watercolour, bodycolour
14 1/8 x 21¼ in. (36.2 x 54 cm.)
The excavation of a burial chamber, perhaps at Giza, near Cairo
pen and grey ink, watercolour, bodycolour
14 1/8 x 21¼ in. (36.2 x 54 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May 2008 Christies in London held the auction West ~ East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection, which included the work The excavation of a burial chamber, perhaps at Giza, near Cairo by Luigi Mayer. The price achieved of GBP 4,750.00 (€ 6,042.21) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 4,000.00 – 6,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Luigi Mayer achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached 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).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai 2008 führte Christies in London die Auktion West ~ East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection durch, in der auch die Arbeit The excavation of a burial chamber, perhaps at Giza, near Cairo von Luigi Mayer zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 4.750,00 (€ 6.042,21) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Luigi Mayer erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte 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).
Luigi Mayer - Auction history
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