Pirro Ligorio
Samson and Delila
Estimate: 7.000 - 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.400 GBP
Price realised: 8.400 GBP
Description
Pirro Ligorio (Naples 1500-1583 Ferrara)
Samson and Delila
with inscription 'Mano di Giovanni Contarini Veneto' (verso)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white, on light brown paper
10 5/8 x 11¾ in. (269 x 300 mm.)
Samson and Delila
with inscription 'Mano di Giovanni Contarini Veneto' (verso)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white, on light brown paper
10 5/8 x 11¾ in. (269 x 300 mm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In July 2007 Christies in London held the auction Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, which included the work Samson and Delila by Pirro Ligorio. The price achieved of GBP 8,400.00 (€ 12,475.94) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 7,000.00 – 10,000.00. Other works by Pirro Ligorio have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in January 2004 the work Two princes of the House of Guelph: Duke William VII and Duke Philip VI was auctioned for USD 22,705.00 (€ 18,234.02).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juli 2007 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master and 19th Century Drawings durch, in der auch die Arbeit Samson and Delila von Pirro Ligorio zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 8.400,00 (€ 12.475,94) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 7.000,00 – 10.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Pirro Ligorio konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Januar 2004 die Arbeit Two princes of the House of Guelph: Duke William VII and Duke Philip VI für USD 22.705,00 (€ 18.234,02) versteigert.
Pirro Ligorio - Auction history
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