SOTHEBY’S. Londra, 14 marzo 2012

La vendita della Collezione Privata di Giovanni & Gabriella Barilla di “Important Porcelain, Venetian Fine and Decorative Arts from their Residence in Geneva” ha realizzato £4,575,733 / $7,173,834 / €5,503,686 (stima pre asta: £2.5 – 3.8 milioni). Top lot della vendita: “Capriccio of Classical Roman Ruins” di Sebastiano e Marco Ricci, aggiudicato a £349,250 – due volte superiore alla stima pre asta più alta (£120,000-180,000). La collezione  di ceramiche e porcellane che hanno creato è una delle più grandi e importanti in Europa, l’interesse dei buyers è stato a livello mondiale.

 

Mario Tavella, Sotheby’s Deputy Chairman, Europe, ha commentato: “It was a great honour for Sotheby’s to present the Barilla Collection and we are delighted with the outcome of today’s sale. Gabriella and Giovanni, who built this collection with such dedication and connoisseurship over many years, would have been thrilled to witness its enthusiastic reception by the market and the intensity with which bidders competed is testament to the Barilla’s passion and the quality and extreme rarity of these works.”

TOP TEN:

Lotto 67
Aggiudicato a: £349,250 ($547,554)
Stima: £120,000 – 180,000
Sebastiano Ricci Belluno and Marco Ricci Belluno, A Capriccio of Classical Roman Ruins

 

Lotto 70
Aggiudicato a: £265,250 ($415,859)
Stima: £100,000 – 150,000
A Very Fine Italian Fruitwood Inlaid Walnut and Burr Walnut Bureau Cabinet, Venetian, mid 18th century

Lotto 119
Aggiudicato a: £121,250 ($190,096)
Stima: £25,000 – 35,000
A Meissen Figure of Harlequin Alarmed, modelled by J.J. Kändler, circa 1740

 

Lotto 258
Aggiudicato a: £103,250 ($161,875)
Stima: £15,000 – 30,000
A Fine Italian Walnut and Parquetry Cupboard, Venetian, circa 1730

Lotto 73
Aggiudicato a: £103,250 ($161,875)
Stima: £60,000 – 80,000
Marco Ricci Belluno, The Rehearsal of an Opera

 

Lotto 86
Aggiudicato a: £91,250 ($143,062)
Stima: £70,000 – 100,000
A Very Fine Italian Walnut and Burr Walnut Bureau-Cabinet, Emilian, after Venetian Models, mid 18th century

Lotto 123
Aggiudicato a: £87,650 ($137,418)
Stima: £20,000 – 30,000
A Meissen Group of Pantalone and an Actress, modelled by J.J Kändler, circa 1738

 

Lotto 120
Aggiudicato a: £85,250 ($133,655)
Stima: £25,000 – 35,000
A Meissen Figure of Harlequin with Pug Hurdy-Gurdy, modelled by J.J, Kändler, circa 1738-1740

Lotto 263
Aggiudicato a: £79,250 ($124,248)
Stima: £15,000 – 30,000
A Rare Pair of Italian Carved Walnut Card Tables, Venetian, first half 18th Century

 

Lotto 157
Aggiudicato a: £73,250 ($114,841)
Stima: £20,000 – 30,000
A Meissen Augustus Rex Bottle Vase, circa 1730

 

Lotto 181
Aggiudicato a: £73,250 ($114,841)
Stima: £60,000 – 80,000
A Very Rare Capodimonte Group of “The Mouse Hunters” (I Cacciatori di Topi), modelled by G. Gricci, circa 1750

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