Londra, 8 luglio 2009
Nove nuovi record stabiliti:
Old Master Paintings – Evening Sale (Totale: 9,888,575 GBP):
LOT 6
DIRCK VAN BABUREN
GRANIDA AND DAIFILO
Sold within estimate for £505,250 (Est: £400,000-600,000)
LOT 9
GABRIEL METSU
A WOMAN SELLING GAME FROM A STALL
Sold for £1,161,250 (Est: £12-1.8 million)
LOT 21
LUCA DI TOMMÉ
SAN BERNARDO DEGLI UBERTI;
SPANDRELS: THE PROPHETS HOSEA AND JEREMIAH
Sold for £937,250 (Est. £400,000-600,000)
LOT 27
SIMONE PETERZANO
AN ALLEGORY OF MUSIC
Sold for £181,250 (Est: £150,000-200,000)
LOT 43
JEAN-BAPTISTE VAN LOO
PORTRAIT OF LOUIS XV, KING OF FRANCE (1710-1774), FULL-LENGTH
Sold for £181,250 (Est: £150,000-200,000)
The Barbara Johnson Collection (Totale: 9.888.575 £):
LOT 2
PIETRO DI DOMENICO DA MONTEPULCIANO
MADONNA OF HUMILITY
Sold for £211,250 – over three times its high estimate (Est: £40,000-60,000)
LOT 6
GHERARDO DI GIOVANNI (DI MINIATO) DEL FORA
THE MADONNA AND CHILD WITH AN ATTENDANT ANGEL
Sold for £67,250 – over the high estimate (Est: £30,000-40,000)
LOT 12
BACCIO BANDINELLI
COLOSSAL BUST OF AN ANCIENT HERO
Sold for £657,250, within estimate (Est: £500,000-800,000)
LOT 28
JUSEPE DE RIBERA, CALLED LO SPAGNOLETTO
PROMETHEUS
Sold Well Above Estimate For £3,849,250 (over three times the high estimate: £800,000-
1,200,000)
