Placido Costanzi
The Rape of the Sabine Women
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Old Master & British PicturesDay Sale Including Property From The Collection Of The Princely House Of Liechtenstein, Lot 163
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2008
Important Old Master & British PicturesDay Sale Including Property From The Collection Of The Princely House Of Liechtenstein, Lot 163
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2008
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 43.250 GBP
Price realised: 43.250 GBP
Description
Placido Costanzi (Rome 1702-1759)
The Rape of the Sabine Women
oil on canvas
20¼ x 26 3/8 in. (51.5 x 67 cm.)
The Rape of the Sabine Women
oil on canvas
20¼ x 26 3/8 in. (51.5 x 67 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Placido Costanzi achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in July 2008. In the Important Old Master & British PicturesDay Sale Including Property From The Collection Of The Princely House Of Liechtenstein auction, the work The Rape of the Sabine Women sold for GBP 43,250.00 (€ 54,949.61) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 20,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Placido Costanzi - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Narcissus And Echo, which sold at auction in June 2007 for USD 204,000.00 (€ 150,887.57).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Placido Costanzi erzielte im Juli 2008 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Old Master & British PicturesDay Sale Including Property From The Collection Of The Princely House Of Liechtenstein wurde die Arbeit The Rape of the Sabine Women für GBP 43.250,00 (€ 54.949,61) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 20.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Placido Costanzi mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Narcissus And Echo beobachtet, die im Juni 2007 für USD 204.000,00 (€ 150.887,57) versteigert wurde.
Placido Costanzi - Auction history
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