CHRISTIE’S. Londra, 5/7/8 aprile 2011
Le vendite di arte islamica da Christie’s a Londra hanno totalizzato 15.7 milioni di sterline. (87% sold by value). William Robinson, Director and Head of Islamic Art, Christie’s London:“The results of our auctions this week at both King Street and South Kensington illustrate the continuing demand across the entire market for works of art from the Islamic and Indian worlds. This season Indian works of art were particularly sought after, notably the metalwork from the Simon Digby Collection. The Ottoman Turkish market is also extremely vibrant with very high prices achieved for manuscripts, Iznik pottery and metalwork in both locations. The resurgence in demand for rugs and carpets noted last year continued with strong prices for Persian and classical (pre-1800) carpets. The salerooms were consistently full of private and trade buyers competing for the works of art. Buying was particularly active from the Middle East, but also spread from Tokyo in the East to California in the West”.
Il prezzo più alto è stato realizzato dal lotto 86 della vendita del 7 aprile di Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds
Lot 86
A HIGHLY IMPORTANT FATIMID BRONZE GAZELLE
EGYPT, LATE 10TH OR FIRST HALF 11TH CENTURY
Standing on four fine legs with rounded full body and thin curved neck with pronounced ears and horns, open mouth and flaring nostrils, deep-set circular eyes and short tail, the body with engraved overall scrolling vine issuing pomegranates on body and neck, old repairs to underside and rear
7¾in. (19.5cm.) high; 5 7/8in. (15cm.) long
Provenance
Private Collection, Nancy, France, from the 1970s, from where purchased by the present owner.
Stima: £800,000 – £1,000,000
aggiudicato a: £937,250
Oriental Rugs and Carpets Including Turkman Weavings from the Collection of Erik Risman
Totale: £3,075,113 ($4,950,932/ €3,487,178)
5 aprile 2011, King Street
Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Works from the Collection of the Late Simon Digby
Totale:£11,218,425 ($18,263,596/ €12,766,568)
7 aprile 2011, King Street
Art and Textiles of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Works from the Collection of the Late Simon Digby
Totale:£1,438,763 ($2,355,255/ €1,634,435)
8 aprile 2011, South Kensington
