Pietro Antonio Novelli
The Little Flute Player
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors Including an Important Canadian Collection and a Distinguished Private Collection, Lot 62
31. Jan - 31. Jan 2013
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors Including an Important Canadian Collection and a Distinguished Private Collection, Lot 62
31. Jan - 31. Jan 2013
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 8.750 USD
Price realised: 8.750 USD
Description
Pietro Antonio Novelli (Venice 1729-1804)
The little flute player
signed 'Novelli' and inscribed 'Osmino all'ombra delle verdi fronde Passa co Flauti l'ore sue gioconde.' (Osmino, under the shade of green leaves passes with his flute the merry hours)
pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash, watermark device
10¼ x 7½ in. (26 x 18.9 cm.)
The little flute player
signed 'Novelli' and inscribed 'Osmino all'ombra delle verdi fronde Passa co Flauti l'ore sue gioconde.' (Osmino, under the shade of green leaves passes with his flute the merry hours)
pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash, watermark device
10¼ x 7½ in. (26 x 18.9 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 46 %.
The work The Little Flute Player by Pietro Antonio Novelli was sold in the Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors Including an Important Canadian Collection and a Distinguished Private Collection auction at Christies in New York in January 2013. It achieved a price of USD 8,750.00 (€ 6,441.40), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 46%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Pietro Antonio Novelli - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Neptune, Standing, Facing Left, A Dolphin At His Feet , which sold at auction in July 2007 for GBP 11,400.00 (€ 16,931.63).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 46 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Little Flute Player von Pietro Antonio Novelli wurde im Januar 2013 in der Auktion Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors Including an Important Canadian Collection and a Distinguished Private Collection bei Christies in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 8.750,00 (€ 6.441,40) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 46%. Für andere Arbeiten von Pietro Antonio Novelli mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Neptune, Standing, Facing Left, A Dolphin At His Feet beobachtet, die im Juli 2007 für GBP 11.400,00 (€ 16.931,63) versteigert wurde.
Pietro Antonio Novelli - Auction history
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