Luigi Mayer
View of the port and the city of Constantinople, from Leander's Tower
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 73.250 GBP
Price realised: 73.250 GBP
Description
Luigi Mayer (Italian, 1755-1803)
View of the port and the city of Constantinople, from Leander's Tower
signed 'Aloysius Mayer Romanus Delin: et Pinx' (lower right) and inscribed 'VEDUTA DEL PORTO, E CITTA DI COSTANTINOPOLI, PRESA DALLA TORRE DI LEANDRO' (along lower edge)
pen, ink and watercolour on paper
23 5/8 x 39 in. (60 x 99 cm.)
View of the port and the city of Constantinople, from Leander's Tower
signed 'Aloysius Mayer Romanus Delin: et Pinx' (lower right) and inscribed 'VEDUTA DEL PORTO, E CITTA DI COSTANTINOPOLI, PRESA DALLA TORRE DI LEANDRO' (along lower edge)
pen, ink and watercolour on paper
23 5/8 x 39 in. (60 x 99 cm.)
A top price for Luigi Mayer
The work View of the port and the city of Constantinople, from Leander's Tower by Luigi Mayer was worth GBP 73,250.00 (€ 89,078.82) to a buyer in June 2010. This price was achieved in the auction Orientalist Art at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 18,000.00 many times over. This high result makes View of the port and the city of Constantinople, from Leander's Tower the most expensive artwork by Luigi Mayer that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Luigi Mayer
Die Arbeit View of the port and the city of Constantinople, from Leander's Tower von Luigi Mayer war einem Käufer im Juni 2010 GBP 73.250,00 (€ 89.078,82) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Orientalist Art bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 18.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht View of the port and the city of Constantinople, from Leander's Tower zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Luigi Mayer, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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