Bicci di Lorenzo

The Birth Of St Nicholas Of Bari

Found at Sothebys, London
The Barbara Piasecka Johnson Collection: Renaissance & Baroque Masterworks., Lot 1
8. Jul - 8. Jul 2009
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 46.850 GBP
Bicci di Lorenzo
FLORENCE 1373 - 1452
THE BIRTH OF ST NICHOLAS OF BARI
tempera on panel
30.5 by 35.5 cm.; 12 by 14 in.
San Niccolò in Cafaggio, Florence, 1433-1787; | Possibly Marchese Alfonso Tacoli Canacci (1724-1801), Florence and Parma, presumably circa 1787; | Anonymous sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 8 March 1967, (as 'Attributed to Lorenzo di Bicci'); | With the Heim Gallery, London, 1967-1976, when acquired by the present owner.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 56 %.

The work The Birth Of St Nicholas Of Bari by Bicci di Lorenzo was auctioned at Sothebys in London in July 2009. It achieved a price of GBP 46,850.00 (€ 53,160.71), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 56%. Admittedly, works by Bicci di Lorenzo have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Nativity in December 2016 with an auction result of GBP 368,750.00 (€ 431,128.58).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 56 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit The Birth Of St Nicholas Of Bari von Bicci di Lorenzo kam im Juli 2009 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 46.850,00 (€ 53.160,71) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 56%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Bicci di Lorenzo auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Nativity im Dezember 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 368.750,00 (€ 431.128,58).

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