The eagerly awaited appointment dedicated to Furniture and Old Master Paintings closes after four days marked by the hammering of 1305 lots
A success sealed by a new departmental record: a total sold of € 3.5 million, 220% sold by value and a sold lot average of 80%, with peaks of over 93% in the third and fifth round. While the online catalogue already showed the great return of interest in Antiques with 350.542 page views, the confirmation came during the auction thanks to the extraordinary participation of the public, both Italian and foreign, and to the presence of many important private clients, including the much-noted Collections of Cesare and Gina Romiti (3rd session 21 April), Villa Orlando in Bellagio (5th session 22 April) and Philippe Daverio (7th session 23 April).
Andrea De' Passeris, Saint Cassiano bishop;
Saint Cassiano martyr, 1491.
Sold € 118.750
Wilhelm Hopfgarten (1779-1860) and Benjamin Ludwig Jollage (1781-1837).
"Lateran obelisk" and "Flaminio obelisk" chiseled and gilded bronze,
Assuan's granite bases.
Rome, first half of 19th century
Sold € 87.500
Benedetto Luti (attr.) "Angelica and Medoro", Oil on canvas, 187x131 cm.
On the back label "n. 278 / Bened. Luti" 17th century frame.
Sold € 62.500
The section dedicated to Old Master Paintings proved to be a driving force in perfect health, registering record performances thanks to a proposal able to cross four hundred years of art history. Among the best adjudications, the San Cassiano bishop; San Cassiano martyr, by Andrea De' Passeris (lot 154, sold € 118.750), the San Giovanni Battista by a Veneto Master of the XVII century (lot 145, sold € 106.250), Gaetano Gandolfi with the Bust of a bearded man (lot 146, sold € 100.000) and the Pietà by the Genoese artist Valeria Castello (lot 148, sold € 93.750). The rooms of Palazzo Crivelli were enlivened by the constant re-launches of furniture, sculptures, majolica and objets d'art, as well as silverware, pendulum clocks, carpets and textiles, drawings and engravings by ancient masters, with a pace of competition that had not been recorded for a long time. In a continuous intersection of different genres and eras, the departments have believed in a market sector that sooner or later would regain its splendor and occupy the place of prominence it deserves in the collecting world. Therefore, the catalogue proposed artworks that culminated in an exciting and sparkling spring auction, thanks to particularly competitive estimates.
A 19th-century German silver-mounted carved ivory ewer and charger.
Sold € 25.000
Donato Creti, "Bacchus" terracotta sculpture. Initialled "DC". Bologna,
17th century (h. cm 35).
Sold € 25.000
Three miniatures mounted in a single frame: Lombard school, mid-16th century Profile portrait of Carlo Borromeo facing left,
on the back (on the paper) label "Eredità Trotti", 16th century school Portrait of a military leader in armor,
North Italian school, 17th century Portrait of a gentleman.
Sold € 16.250
Excellent results were obtained for the neoclassical obelisks (lot 474, sold € 87,500) and "La colonna Traiana" by Wilhelm Hopfgarten and Benjamin Ludwig Jollage (lot 473, sold € 52,500), as well as for the sculptured ivories of German production, among which a "Acquamanile" of the XIX century (lot 110, sold € 25,000) and "L'adorazione dei pastori" of the end of the XVII century (lot 955, sold € 18,750). Among the furniture selection, we find a finely inlaid "Trumeau" of Marche manufacture (lot 127, sold at € 50,000), while among the sculptures, the "Bacchus" in terracotta by Donato Creti stands out (lot 133, sold at € 25,000). The demand for portraits of historically authoritative personalities, such as the profile of Cardinal Carlo Borromeo (lot 696) or the portrait of a Della Rovere (lot 697), both sold for € 16.250, continues among miniatures enthusiasts.
STEINWAY & SONS. Model D 274 Concert Grand Piano.
Serial number 146291. With stool.
Sold € 25.000
And, finally, the adjudications you don't expect, such as the Persian Tabriz Carpet of the XX century (lot 805, sold at € 15.000), the Steinway & Sons concert grand piano (lot 91, sold at € 25.000) and the French clock with the subject "Au Sauvage" of the beginning of the XIX century (lot 39, sold at € 10.625), which are the signs of a really transversal market that doesn't know borders of genres and preferences. Essentially, a market in rebirth: how much more auspicious in this historical moment.
Tabriz rug, Persia, 20th century. Silk knotted on silk warp and weft,
decoration inspired by Bidjar carpets with Garrus motif (cm 200x120).
Sold € 137.500
Ettore Sottsass, Vase model "Erinna".
Produced by Memphis, Milan, 1986. Ocher, transparent blue, opaque orange and incamiciato gray glass.
Signed at the base "E. SOTTSASS PER MEMPHIS". (h 49 cm.)
Sold € 4.375
COVER IMAGE:
Gaetano Gandolfi, "Bust of a bearded man", oil on canvas, 47.5x34.5 cm.
On the back inscription "Vero Ritrato di Gaetano Gandolfi Bolog... / Fatto da Esso Anno 1784".
Sold € 100.000
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Furniture and Old Master Paintings, Silver, Sculptures, Clocks, Carpets and Textiles, Historia, Musical Instruments, Old Master Drawings and Prints Collections from Cesare and Gina Romiti's residencies Furniture and Old Master Paintings from Villa Orlando, Bellagio A selection of properties coming from Philippe Daverio's collection 20, 21, 22, 23 April 2021
Viewing: 16, 17, 18 April 2021 (10 a.m./1 p.m. - 2/6 p.m.)
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