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- The Staircase with Trophies, from Carceri d'Invenzione
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Staircase with Trophies, from Carceri d'Invenzione
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 6.120 USD
Price realised: 6.120 USD
Description
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778)
The Staircase with Trophies, from Carceri d'Invenzione (Robison 34v/vi, Focillon 31, Hind 8), 1749-50
Etching and engraving on laid paper with watermark (Robison 82), Robison's fifth state (of 6), Robison's second edition, fourth issue, printed during the late 1700s, with margins, framed.
21 3/4 x 15 7/8in (55.2 x 40.3cm)
sheet 30 7/8 x 22in (78.4 x 55.9cm)
The Staircase with Trophies, from Carceri d'Invenzione (Robison 34v/vi, Focillon 31, Hind 8), 1749-50
Etching and engraving on laid paper with watermark (Robison 82), Robison's fifth state (of 6), Robison's second edition, fourth issue, printed during the late 1700s, with margins, framed.
21 3/4 x 15 7/8in (55.2 x 40.3cm)
sheet 30 7/8 x 22in (78.4 x 55.9cm)
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In March this year Bonhams held the auction Prints & Multiples, which included the work The Staircase with Trophies, from Carceri d'Invenzione by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Here, the upper estimate of USD 6,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 6,120.00 (€ 5,629.14). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Giovanni Battista Piranesi achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work An architectural fantasy: the entrance to a palace with a monumental staircase by a fountain in January 2001 with an auction result of USD 358,000.00 (€ 384,615.38).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im März diesen Jahres führte Bonhams die Auktion Prints & Multiples durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Staircase with Trophies, from Carceri d'Invenzione von Giovanni Battista Piranesi zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 6.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 6.120,00 (€ 5.629,14) einen neuen Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Giovanni Battista Piranesi erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit An architectural fantasy: the entrance to a palace with a monumental staircase by a fountain im Januar 2001 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 358.000,00 (€ 384.615,38).