Lavinia Fontana
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in an embroidered gown and white collar, with a dog
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Old Master & British PicturesEvening Sale, Lot 7
8. Jul - 8. Jul 2008
Important Old Master & British PicturesEvening Sale, Lot 7
8. Jul - 8. Jul 2008
Estimate: 70.000 - 100.000 GBP
Price realised: 157.250 GBP
Price realised: 157.250 GBP
Description
Lavinia Fontana (Bologna 1552-1614 Rome)
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in an embroidered gown and white collar, with a dog
oil on canvas, unframed
35¼ x 24 3/8 in. (89.5 x 61.9 cm.)
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in an embroidered gown and white collar, with a dog
oil on canvas, unframed
35¼ x 24 3/8 in. (89.5 x 61.9 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 57 %.
The work Portrait of a lady, half-length, in an embroidered gown and white collar, with a dog by Lavinia Fontana was sold in the Important Old Master & British PicturesEvening Sale auction at Christies in London in July 2008. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 157,250.00 (€ 199,787.90), 57% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Lavinia Fontana - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait Of Bianca Degli Utili Maselli, Half Length, In An Interior, Holding A Dog And Surrounded By Six Of Her Children, which sold at auction in January 2012 for USD 602,500.00 (€ 461,579.71).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 57 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Portrait of a lady, half-length, in an embroidered gown and white collar, with a dog von Lavinia Fontana wurde im Juli 2008 in der Auktion Important Old Master & British PicturesEvening Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 157.250,00 (€ 199.787,90) und damit 57% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Lavinia Fontana mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait Of Bianca Degli Utili Maselli, Half Length, In An Interior, Holding A Dog And Surrounded By Six Of Her Children beobachtet, die im Januar 2012 für USD 602.500,00 (€ 461.579,71) versteigert wurde.
Lavinia Fontana - Auction history
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