Xavier della Gatta
Costumes of Naples, 1822, album of watercolours, green morocco gilt
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 57
6. May - 18. May 2022
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 57
6. May - 18. May 2022
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 GBP
Price realised: 37.800 GBP
Price realised: 37.800 GBP
Description
Xavier della Gatta
Costumes of Naples 1822
A collection of 35 watercolour drawings, each approximately 288 x 190mm. and 170 x 120mm., some signed ("Xav. Della Gatta", "X. della Gatta 1822"), some with pencil captions on mounts, mounted in a folio album, folio (495 x 370mm.), contemporary green morocco tooled in gilt and blind, gilt lettering "Costumes of Naples 1822" on upper cover, one mount torn and crudely repaired, binding somewhat worn
The album comprises: a view of Naples from the harbour (not signed); seven small vertical watercolours, each containing two figures; 27 larger horizontal watercolours of multiple figures, each of which is signed and dated 1822 and numbered in sequence.
Xavier della Gatta was a Neapolitan artist who specialised in producing views of the city and its people for tourists and travellers; he also produced drawings of Vesuvius for Sir William Hamilton and was an artist to the royal court in Naples.
PROVENANCE:
John Gray, 15th Lord Gray (1798-1867), Kinfauns Castle, Perthshire, armorial bookplate
Costumes of Naples 1822
A collection of 35 watercolour drawings, each approximately 288 x 190mm. and 170 x 120mm., some signed ("Xav. Della Gatta", "X. della Gatta 1822"), some with pencil captions on mounts, mounted in a folio album, folio (495 x 370mm.), contemporary green morocco tooled in gilt and blind, gilt lettering "Costumes of Naples 1822" on upper cover, one mount torn and crudely repaired, binding somewhat worn
The album comprises: a view of Naples from the harbour (not signed); seven small vertical watercolours, each containing two figures; 27 larger horizontal watercolours of multiple figures, each of which is signed and dated 1822 and numbered in sequence.
Xavier della Gatta was a Neapolitan artist who specialised in producing views of the city and its people for tourists and travellers; he also produced drawings of Vesuvius for Sir William Hamilton and was an artist to the royal court in Naples.
PROVENANCE:
John Gray, 15th Lord Gray (1798-1867), Kinfauns Castle, Perthshire, armorial bookplate
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May last year Sothebys in London held the auction The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, which included the work Costumes of Naples, 1822, album of watercolours, green morocco gilt by Xavier Della Gatta. It changed hands for a price of GBP 37,800.00 (€ 44,468.10) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 30,000.00 – 40,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Xavier Della Gatta - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Naples, Vue Du Palais Royal De Portici, Avec Le Vésuve En Éruption; Naples, Vue Du Port De Portici, which sold at auction in June 2009 for EUR 138,750.00.
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai letzten Jahres führte Sothebys in London die Auktion The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I durch, in der auch die Arbeit Costumes of Naples, 1822, album of watercolours, green morocco gilt von Xavier Della Gatta zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 37.800,00 (€ 44.468,10) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 30.000,00 – 40.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Xavier Della Gatta mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Naples, Vue Du Palais Royal De Portici, Avec Le Vésuve En Éruption; Naples, Vue Du Port De Portici beobachtet, die im Juni 2009 für EUR 138.750,00 versteigert wurde.
Xavier Della Gatta - Auction history
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