Giovanni Battista De Cavalieri
The Massacre Of The Innocents (Le Blanc 7)
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 9.375 GBP
Price realised: 9.375 GBP
Description
Giovanni Battista de Cavalieri (1525-1601)
The Massacre of the Innocents (Le Blanc 7)
engraving, 1561, printed on two joined sheets, without watermark, a fine impression of this rare, large print, first state (of three), with wide margins left and right and small margins above and below, a few flattened folds mostly visible verso, some pale staining, otherwise in good condition
P. 470 x 590 mm., S. 490 x 670 mm.
The Massacre of the Innocents (Le Blanc 7)
engraving, 1561, printed on two joined sheets, without watermark, a fine impression of this rare, large print, first state (of three), with wide margins left and right and small margins above and below, a few flattened folds mostly visible verso, some pale staining, otherwise in good condition
P. 470 x 590 mm., S. 490 x 670 mm.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 34 %.
In December 2013 Christies in London held the auction Old Master Prints, which included the work The Massacre Of The Innocents (Le Blanc 7) by Giovanni Battista Cavalieri. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 9,375.00 (€ 11,276.67), 34% above the upper estimate. Other works by Giovanni Battista Cavalieri have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of USD 20,000.00 (€ 15,188.34) in April 2013 for the work OPERA nelaquale vie molti mostri de tutte le parti del mondo antichi et moderni con le dechiarationi a ciascheduno fine al presento anno 1585. Rome: by the author, 1585..
Oberer Schätzpreis um 34 % übertroffen
Im Dezember 2013 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master Prints durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Massacre Of The Innocents (Le Blanc 7) von Giovanni Battista Cavalieri zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 9.375,00 (€ 11.276,67) und damit 34% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Giovanni Battista Cavalieri haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von USD 20.000,00 (€ 15.188,34) im April 2013 für die Arbeit OPERA nelaquale vie molti mostri de tutte le parti del mondo antichi et moderni con le dechiarationi a ciascheduno fine al presento anno 1585. Rome: by the author, 1585. beobachtet.
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