Rosalba Carriera
Portrait of a young lady, bust-length, turned to the right (An allegory of Spring)
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 37
06.Jul - 27.Jul.2020
Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 37
06.Jul - 27.Jul.2020
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 GBP
Price realised: 93.750 GBP
Price realised: 93.750 GBP
Description
pastel on paper, laid down on canvas
17 3 ⁄ 8 x 13 1 ⁄ 8 in. (44.1 x 33.3 cm)
Private collection, Switzerland. | Anonymous sale; Koller, Zurich, 27 March 2009, lot 3088, where acquired by the present owner.
17 3 ⁄ 8 x 13 1 ⁄ 8 in. (44.1 x 33.3 cm)
Private collection, Switzerland. | Anonymous sale; Koller, Zurich, 27 March 2009, lot 3088, where acquired by the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 56 %.
The work Portrait of a young lady, bust-length, turned to the right (An allegory of Spring) by Rosalba Carriera was auctioned at Christies in London in July 2020. It achieved a price of GBP 93,750.00 (€ 104,570.98), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 56%. Admittedly, works by Rosalba Carriera have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait of Gustavus Hamilton (1710-1746), 2nd Viscount Boyne, long bust-length, wearing an ermine trimmed coat, tricorn hat and mask in July 2008 with an auction result of GBP 421,250.00 (€ 535,202.87).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 56 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Portrait of a young lady, bust-length, turned to the right (An allegory of Spring) von Rosalba Carriera kam im Juli 2020 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 93.750,00 (€ 104.570,98) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 56%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Rosalba Carriera auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait of Gustavus Hamilton (1710-1746), 2nd Viscount Boyne, long bust-length, wearing an ermine trimmed coat, tricorn hat and mask im Juli 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 421.250,00 (€ 535.202,87).
Rosalba Carriera - Auction history
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