Pietro Antonio Novelli
Mercury Leads Psyche To Mount Olympus
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master and British Works on Paper Including drawings from the Oppé Collection, Lot 236
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2016
Old Master and British Works on Paper Including drawings from the Oppé Collection, Lot 236
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2016
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.875 GBP
Price realised: 11.875 GBP
Description
Pietro Antonio Novelli
VENICE 1729 - 1804
MERCURY LEADS PSYCHE TO MOUNT OLYMPUS
Pen and black ink and touches of brown ink, and grey wash over traces of black chalk, within partial black and brown ink framing lines
378 by 481 mm
VENICE 1729 - 1804
MERCURY LEADS PSYCHE TO MOUNT OLYMPUS
Pen and black ink and touches of brown ink, and grey wash over traces of black chalk, within partial black and brown ink framing lines
378 by 481 mm
Upper estimate price exceeded by 70 %.
The work Mercury Leads Psyche To Mount Olympus by Pietro Antonio Novelli was auctioned at Sothebys in London in July 2016. It achieved a price of GBP 11,875.00 (€ 14,110.07), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 70%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Pietro Antonio Novelli; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Neptune, Standing, Facing Left, A Dolphin At His Feet sold at auction in July 2007 with the realized price of GBP 11,400.00 (€ 16,931.63).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 70 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Mercury Leads Psyche To Mount Olympus von Pietro Antonio Novelli kam im Juli 2016 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 11.875,00 (€ 14.110,07) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 70%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Pietro Antonio Novelli; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Neptune, Standing, Facing Left, A Dolphin At His Feet im Juli 2007 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 11.400,00 (€ 16.931,63).
Pietro Antonio Novelli - Auction history
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