• Auction 20552

    Old Masters Evening Sale

    7 July 2022, London

    SALE TOTAL: 28,142,800 (GBP)
36 Lots for Sale 20552
Lot 1
FOLLOWER OF HIERONYMUS BOSCH
The Garden of Earthly Delights - Hell
oil on panel
13 1⁄4 x 10 in. (33.6 x 25.4 cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($47,760 - $71,640)

price realized
£112,500
($134,325)
Lot 2
WORKSHOP OF JAN MANDIJN (HAARLEM C. 1500-C. 1560 ANTWERP)
The Temptation of Saint Anthony
oil on panel, laid down on board
21 1⁄4 x 27 1⁄2 in. (54.1 x 69.7 cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £200,000
($179,100 - $238,800)

price realized
£150,000
($179,100)
Lot 3
WORKSHOP OF PIETER BRUEGHEL THE YOUNGER (BRUSSELS 1564⁄65-1637/38
Adoration of the Magi
oil on panel
48 1⁄4 x 66 1⁄8 in. (122.5 x 168 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($119,400 - $179,100)

price realized
£212,500
($253,725)
Lot 4
ANTWERP SCHOOL, CIRCA 1515
The Death of the Virgin
oil on panel
28 7⁄8 x 22 1⁄4 in. (73.4 x 56.5 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($119,400 - $179,100)

price realized
£168,750
($201,487)
Lot 5
MARCUS GHEERAERTS THE YOUNGER (BRUGES 1561⁄62-1635 LONDON)
Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, in a black dress with slashed sleeves...
oil on panel
39 1⁄2 x 34 3⁄8 in. (100.4 x 87.5 cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($95,520 - $143,280)

price realized
£562,500
($671,625)
Lot 6
LUCAS CRANACH THE ELDER (KRONACH 1472-1553 WEIMAR)
The Nymph of the Spring
oil on panel
32 1⁄4 x 47 3⁄8 in. (82.1 x 120.5 cm.)
estimate
£6,000,000 - £8,000,000
($7,164,000 - $9,552,000)

price realized
£9,430,000
($11,259,420)
Lot 7
ALBRECHT DÜRER (NUREMBERG 1471–1528 NUREMBERG)
Melencolia I
Plate 240 x 189 mm.
Sheet 278 x 225 mm.
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($298,500 - $417,900)

Lot 8
ANTONIO CANOVA (POSSAGNO 1757–1822 VENICE)
Maddalena Giacente (Recumbent Magdalene) Executed in 1819-22...
29 1⁄2 x 69 1⁄4 x 33 1⁄4 in. (75 x 176 x 84.5 cm.)
estimate
£5,000,000 - £8,000,000
($5,970,000 - $9,552,000)

Lot 9
JAN BREUGHEL THE YOUNGER (ANTWERP 1601-1678) AND PIETER VAN AVONT (MECHELEN
Rest on the Flight into Egypt
oil on panel
21 7⁄8 x 33 5⁄8 in. (55.5 x 85.5 cm.)
estimate
£180,000 - £250,000
($214,920 - $298,500)

price realized
£375,000
($447,750)
Lot 10
SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK (ANTWERP 1599-1641 LONDON)
Portrait of a Carmelite monk, head and shoulders
oil on panel, the reverse marked with the brand of the Antwerp panel-makers' Guild and the maker's mark of Peter de Noble
24 5⁄8 x 18 7⁄8 in. (62.6 x 48 cm.)
estimate
£2,800,000 - £3,500,000
($3,343,200 - $4,179,000)

price realized
£3,382,500
($4,038,705)
Lot 11
BALTHASAR VAN DER AST (MIDDELBURG 1593⁄1594-1657 DELFT)
Grapes, peaches, apples and plums in a wan-li bowl on a ledge, with shells, a...
oil on panel
17 1⁄2 x 24 1⁄2 in. (44.4 x 62.2 cm., including additions to the panel of 3.3 cm. height to the upper edge and 4.1 cm. to the lower edge)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($298,500 - $417,900)

price realized
£287,500
($343,275)
Lot 12
JACOB VAN RUISDAEL (HAARLEM 1628⁄1629-1682 AMSTERDAM)
A wooded landscape with a man and two dogs on a path, a cottage beyond
oil on panel
20 1⁄2 x 26 3⁄4 in. (52 x 67.8 cm.)
estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
($1,194,000 - $1,791,000)

price realized
£3,382,500
($4,038,705)
Lot 13
WILLEM VAN DE VELDE THE YOUNGER (LEIDEN 1633-1707 LONDON)
An Amsterdam States Yacht at anchor near the shore, with other boats in choppy...
oil on canvas
21 x 26 1⁄4 in. (53.4 x 66.6 cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($238,800 - $358,200)

price realized
£225,000
($268,650)
Lot 14
JAN JANSZ. DEN UYL I (KAMPEN 1595-1639 AMSTERDAM)
Pewter jug and silver tazza on a table
oil on panel
35 5⁄8 × 28 1⁄4 in. (90.4 x 71.7 cm.)
estimate
£2,500,000 - £3,500,000
($2,985,000 - $4,179,000)

price realized
£3,142,500
($3,752,145)
Lot 15
GERARD TER BORCH THE YOUNGER (ZWOLLE 1617-1681 DEVENTER)
Three men in a tavern, one taking snuff
oil on panel
10 3⁄4 x 8 in. (27.2 x 20.1 cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($238,800 - $358,200)

price realized
£287,500
($343,275)
Lot 16
PIETER CLAESZ (BERCHEM 1597⁄1598-1660/1661 HAARLEM)
Strawberries, currants and bread on a pewter platter, a roemer filled with...
oil on panel
19 5⁄8 x 28 3⁄4 in. (50 x 73 cm.)
estimate
£800,000 - £1,200,000
($955,200 - $1,432,800)

price realized
£922,500
($1,101,465)
Lot 17
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (LEIDEN 1606-1669 AMSTERDAM)
Christ crucified between two Thieves: ‘The Three Crosses’
Plate 386 x 450 mm.
Sheet 388 x 453 mm.
estimate
£800,000 - £1,200,000
($955,200 - $1,432,800)

price realized
£1,462,500
($1,746,225)
Lot 18
LUCAS CRANACH THE YOUNGER (WITTENBERG 1515-1586 WEIMAR)
An epitaph: The Resurrected Christ with a donor family
oil on panel
70 x 49 1⁄4 in. (178 x 125 cm.)
estimate
£450,000 - £650,000
($537,300 - $776,100)

Lot 19
GIROLAMO MARCHESI, GIROLAMO DA COTIGNOLA (COTIGNOLA ?1471-?1559 ROME)
The Holy Family
oil on panel
8 5⁄8 x 6 3⁄4 in. (21.9 x 17.2 cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($35,820 - $59,700)

price realized
£68,750
($82,087)
Lot 20
MIKHAIL DAMASKINOS (HERAKLEION 1530⁄35-1592/93?)
The Ascension
oil on panel
12 x 9 1⁄2 in. (30.5 x 24.2 cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($83,580 - $119,400)

price realized
£75,000
($89,550)
Lot 21
CIRCLE OF MICHELANGELO MERISI DA CARAVAGGIO (MILAN 1571-1610 PORTO ERCOLE)
The Cardsharps: I Bari
oil on canvas, formerly laid on panel
41 1⁄4 x 52 in. (104.7 x 132.2 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($119,400 - $179,100)

price realized
£262,500
($313,425)
Lot 22
DOMENICO ZAMPIERI, IL DOMENICHINO (BOLOGNA 1581-1641 NAPLES)
Christ at the Column
oil on canvas
79 1⁄8 x 41 3⁄8 in. (201 x 105.1 cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($298,500 - $417,900)

price realized
£250,000
($298,500)
Lot 23
ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI (ROME 1593-AFTER 1654 NAPLES)
Bathsheba at her bath
oil on canvas
72 7⁄8 x 57 1⁄4 in. (185.2 x 145.4 cm.)
estimate
£600,000 - £800,000
($716,400 - $955,200)

Lot 24
CIRCLE OF FERDINANDO TACCA (1619-1686), LATE 17TH CENTURY
Moses and the Brazen Serpent
26 3⁄8 x 23 in. (67 x 58.5 cm)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($83,580 - $119,400)

Lot 25
BARTOLOMÉ ESTEBAN MURILLO (SEVILLE 1617-1682)
Santa Rosa of Lima
oil on canvas
19 1⁄4 x 14 3⁄8 in. (48.9 x 36.5 cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($238,800 - $358,200)

price realized
£200,000
($238,800)
Lot 26
ANTONIO JOLI (MODENA 1700-1777 NAPLES)
A capriccio of partially ruined baths with people swimming; and A capriccio of...
oil on canvas
61 x 81 in. (154.9 x 205.7 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($477,600 - $716,400)

price realized
£922,500
($1,101,465)
Lot 27
GIOVANNI ANTONIO CANAL, IL CANALETTO (VENICE 1697-1768)
A Venetian Capriccio with an oval church by the Lagoon
oil on canvas
23 1⁄8 x 36 3⁄4 in. (58.7 x 90.8 cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($358,200 - $597,000)

price realized
£318,750
($380,587)
Lot 28
SEBASTIANO RICCI (BELLUNO 1659-1734 VENICE)
Allegory of Charity
oil on canvas
59 1⁄4 x 43 1⁄8 in. (150.7 x 109.5 cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($179,100 - $298,500)

Lot 29
FRANCESCO GUARDI (VENICE 1712-1793)
A capriccio of a rustic tower beside a lake
oil on panel
15 1⁄2 x 20 1⁄4 in. (39.3 x 51.4 cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($83,580 - $119,400)

price realized
£137,500
($164,175)
Lot 30
PIETRO BELLOTTI (VENICE 1725-1804/1805 TOULOUSE?)
Venice with the Punta della Dogana, looking East towards the Doge's Palace; and...
oil on canvas
27 1⁄2 x 35 1⁄4 in. (69.8 x 89.5 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($179,100 - $298,500)

price realized
£425,000
($507,450)
Lot 31
ANTON RAPHAEL MENGS (AUSSIG 1728-1779 ROME)
Portrait of Friedrich Christian, Prince of Saxony (1722-1763),...
oil on canvas, unlined
61 1⁄4 x 43 1⁄4 in. (155.7 x 110.8 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($119,400 - $179,100)

price realized
£475,000
($567,150)
Lot 32
THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH, R.A. (SUDBURY 1727-1788 LONDON)
Portrait of Prince Ernest Augustus (1771-1851), later King of Hanover,...
oil on canvas
47 1⁄4 x 35 1⁄2 in. (120 x 90.2 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($119,400 - $179,100)

price realized
£87,500
($104,475)
Lot 33
JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER, R.A. (LONDON 1775-1851)
Heidelberg, with a Rainbow
pencil and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour, and with scratching out on paper
13 5⁄8 x 20 3⁄4 in. (34.7 x 52.8 cm.)
estimate
($3,582,000 - $4,776,000)

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 34
GEORGE ROMNEY (DALTON-IN-FURNESS 1734-1802 KENDAL)
Double portrait of two siblings, three-quarter-length, in white dresses and a...
oil on canvas
25 1⁄4 x 20 1⁄8 in. (64.1 x 51 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($119,400 - $179,100)

price realized
£100,000
($119,400)
Lot 35
SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE, P.R.A. (BRISTOL 1769-1830 LONDON)
Portrait of William Lock (1804-1832), as a child, full-length, with a dog
oil on canvas
50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($119,400 - $179,100)

price realized
£100,000
($119,400)
Lot 36
JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER, R.A. (LONDON 1775-1851)
Hampton Court Palace
pencil and watercolour heightened with gum arabic and with scratching out on wove paper
11 1⁄4 x 15 7⁄8 in. (28.8 x 40.5 cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £800,000
($597,000 - $955,200)

price realized
£437,500
($522,375)
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