Auction items from the collection of Versace were a great success!
Yesterday in London was auction, which were works of art and furniture from the designer's country house Gianni Versace (Gianni Versace) . Trades brought 7.4 million pounds sterling (10,5 million dollars), is several times higher than estimeyt, which amounted to 2 million pounds.
The most expensive lots were cabinets of mahogany, made in Italy in the XIX century. One of them was sold for 481 thousand pounds (683 thousand dollars), with estimeyte 60-100 thousand pounds, and the second went for 601 thousand (853 thousand dollars), with estimeyte 80-120 thousand. Among the most impressive works of art have brought the amount of plaster figures and fighters Krevga Damoksena created in the XIX century designs by Antonio Canova (Antonio Canova). They went for 433 thousand pounds (615 thousand dollars), with preliminary estimates of 20-40 thousand pounds. The most expensive paintings were copies of paintings by Jacques-Louis David (Jacques-Louis David), made by Italian artist Luigi Frondzha (Luigi Frongia). Lot, which consisted of these canvases, has 133 thousand pounds (189 thousand dollars), with estimeyte 6-10 thousand.
Lot No. 72 - «Portrait of Major George Mowla», written by German neoklassitsistom Zoffani Johann (Johann Zoffany), withdrew from bidding. This was done at the request of Art Loss Register, dealing with the search for the missing works of art. Tuda called descendants depicted on canvas Major Mowla, a statement that the painting was stolen from their families 30 years ago. Art Loss Register The representatives promised to find out the origin of the work.
Trades objects from the collection of Versace can be compared to selling enormous collection of Yves Saint Laurent (Yves Saint-Laurent), held at Christie's in late February. And there, and there are many lots left with a significant excess estimeyta. For example, placed in yesterday's trading pattern of French painter Charles Mene (Charles Meynier) under the title «Helen and Paris» was estimated at 10-18 thousand pounds, and went for the entire 97 thousand (138 thousand dollars). The same amount had four medallion portraits, estimated at 15-25 thousand pounds. Boom buyers is quite understandable: such provenansy - the dream of any investor.
* All prices include the Buyer's Premium
Material prepared Yulia Maksimova
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