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Schinkel, Karl Friedrich
[Sammlung Von Theater-Dekorationen Erfunden Von Carl Friedrich Schinkel. Berlin: Ernst And Korn, 1862].
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Four, Lot 825
29. Oct - 29. Oct 2013
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Four, Lot 825
29. Oct - 29. Oct 2013
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 15.000 USD
Price realised: 15.000 USD
Description
SCHINKEL, Karl Friedrich (1781-1841). [Sammlung von Theater-Dekorationen erfunden von Carl Friedrich Schinkel. Berlin: Ernst and Korn, 1862].
Oblong broadsheets (440 x 600 mm). 32 aquatint plates. Letterpress table. (Lacking title, plates 25, 27 and 31 torn affecting image, plates 9, 18 and 30 with marginal tears all repaired on verso, some occasional light marginal staining.) Contemporary half roan (rubbed). Provenance: Karl Reithmeyer (faint ink stamp in 4 places including margin of plate 1 and 10); Fernand Pouillon ("Artium Genio" bookplate); acquired from Marlborough Rare Books, 1996.
Third edition of this collection of stage designs by "the most highly-regarded German architect of his generation" (RIBA). These include Schinkel's plans for his legendary set for Mozart's Magic Flute (complete set of 8 plates) as well as designs for Vestalin (2), Olympia (5), Undine (1), Don Carlos (1), Athalia (1), Ferdinand Cortez (3), Othello (1), Die Braut von Messian (1) and the Jungfrau von Orleans (2) and others. The Sammlung was first published in parts starting 1819 and very popular throughout the 19th century when it was often reprinted. RARE: According to American Book Prices Current no copy has sold at auction in at least 35 years. See RIBA, vol. 4, pp.1769-1771.
Oblong broadsheets (440 x 600 mm). 32 aquatint plates. Letterpress table. (Lacking title, plates 25, 27 and 31 torn affecting image, plates 9, 18 and 30 with marginal tears all repaired on verso, some occasional light marginal staining.) Contemporary half roan (rubbed). Provenance: Karl Reithmeyer (faint ink stamp in 4 places including margin of plate 1 and 10); Fernand Pouillon ("Artium Genio" bookplate); acquired from Marlborough Rare Books, 1996.
Third edition of this collection of stage designs by "the most highly-regarded German architect of his generation" (RIBA). These include Schinkel's plans for his legendary set for Mozart's Magic Flute (complete set of 8 plates) as well as designs for Vestalin (2), Olympia (5), Undine (1), Don Carlos (1), Athalia (1), Ferdinand Cortez (3), Othello (1), Die Braut von Messian (1) and the Jungfrau von Orleans (2) and others. The Sammlung was first published in parts starting 1819 and very popular throughout the 19th century when it was often reprinted. RARE: According to American Book Prices Current no copy has sold at auction in at least 35 years. See RIBA, vol. 4, pp.1769-1771.
Sold at the upper estimate price
The work Sammlung Von Theater-Dekorationen Erfunden Von Carl Friedrich Schinkel. Berlin: Ernst And Korn, 1862. by Karl Friedrich Schinkel was sold in the The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Four auction at Christies in New York in October 2013. The auction ended at the price of USD 15,000.00 (€ 11,034.28), which exactly corresponded to the upper end of the estimated price range of USD 10,000.00 – 15,000.00. Admittedly, works by Karl Friedrich Schinkel have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A design for a new stairwell for the North façade of the Schloss at Stettin, with a subsidiary study of the loggia, a cross-section of the façade, and an engaged pilaster in January 2002 with an auction result of USD 76,375.00 (€ 88,870.14).
Zuschlag beim oberen Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit Sammlung Von Theater-Dekorationen Erfunden Von Carl Friedrich Schinkel. Berlin: Ernst And Korn, 1862. von Karl Friedrich Schinkel wurde im Oktober 2013 in der Auktion The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Four bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von USD 15.000,00 (€ 11.034,28) entsprach exakt dem oberen Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 10.000,00 – 15.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Karl Friedrich Schinkel auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A design for a new stairwell for the North façade of the Schloss at Stettin, with a subsidiary study of the loggia, a cross-section of the façade, and an engaged pilaster im Januar 2002 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 76.375,00 (€ 88.870,14).
Karl Friedrich Schinkel - Auction history
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