• Auction 15674

    The Lure of Naples: A Private Collection of Italian Views

    30 November 2017 - 7 December 2017, London

    SALE TOTAL: 153,750 (GBP)
32 Lots for Sale 15674
Lot 1
Alessandro d'Anna (Naples 1746-1810)
A merry company with a couple dancing the tarantella; and A merry...
bodycolour, watermark fleur-de-lys in a crowned crest
12 x 17 7/8 in. (30.7 x 45.4 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($16,092 - $24,138)

price realized
£56,250
($75,206)
Lot 2
Xavier della Gatta (active in Naples 1777-1829)
The Gulf of Pozzuoli seen from the West
bodycolour on a feigned mount
14½ x 21½ in. (37 x 54.4 cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($8,046 - $10,728)

price realized
£9,375
($12,534)
Lot 3
Xavier della Gatta (active in Naples 1777-1829)
View of Ischia from the Convent of the Camaldese near Naples
bodycolour
9 3/8 x 15 1/8 in. (24 x 38.3 cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($8,046 - $10,728)

price realized
£7,500
($10,027)
Lot 4
Antonio Senape (Rome 1788-1850 Naples)
Panorama of the Gulf of Pozzuoli seen from the West
pen and grey and blue ink, on four joined sheets
9¼ x 49 1/8 in. (23.5 x 125 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($4,023 - $6,705)

price realized
£4,375
($5,849)
Lot 6
Neapolitan School, early 19th Century
The Gulf of Pozzuoli with Caligula's Bridge; A view of the Bay of Naples with...
bodycolour on a feigned mount, watermark fleur-de-lys with date 1801 (i) and fleur-de-lys with letter W (iii)
12 3/8 x 17 7/8 in. (31.4 x 45.4 cm.)
(3)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,609 - $2,413)

price realized
£1,250
($1,671)
Lot 7
Neapolitan School, first half 19th Century
The Bay of Naples seen from the South-West; and Paestum seen from the...
bodycolour on a feigned mount
16 x 21 1/8 in. (40.5 x 53.7 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£500
($668)
Lot 8
Neapolitan School, 19th century
A view of the bay of Naples with the Isola di Nisida seen from the North-West;...
bodycolour on a feigned mount
16½ x 21 in. (41.8 x 53.5 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£2,750
($3,676)
Lot 9
Attributed to Francesco Fergola (Naples, active 19th Century)
A view from the Grotta da Cappuccini, Amalfi; and Tourists admiring the...
bodycolour on a feigned mount
19 3/8 x 26¼ in. (49.2 x 66.5 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
($3,352 - $4,693)

price realized
£2,500
($3,342)
Lot 10
Neapolitan School, 19th Century
Naples seen from the South-West; and Naples seen from the South-West
bodycolour on a feigned mount, watermark C & I Honig with a fleur-de-lys
12 7/8 x 18 1/8 in. (30.2 x 46.1 cm.); 18 x 28 7/8 in. (45.6 x 74.3 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,072 - $1,609)

price realized
£625
($835)
Lot 11
Francesco Fergola (Naples, active 19th Century)
An extensive view of the bay of Naples from the South-West
bodycolour on a feigned mount
13 1/8 x 51½ in. (33.2 x 130.8 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($4,023 - $6,705)

price realized
£5,625
($7,520)
Lot 12
Giuseppe Gustavo Scoppa (Naples, born 1856)
The Bay of Naples seen from the East; and A view of the port of Naples
traces of black chalk, bodycolour on feigned mounts
20 5/8 x 28¾ in. (52.4 x 73.2 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,682 - $4,023)

price realized
£3,000
($4,011)
Lot 13
Giuseppe Gustavo Scoppa (Naples, born 1856)
The Bay of Naples seen from the West
traces of black chalk, bodycolour on a feigned mount
17 7/8 x 26¼ in. (45.2 x 66.6 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($2,011 - $3,352)

price realized
£1,500
($2,005)
Lot 14
Attributed to Giuseppe Gustavo Scoppa (Naples, born 1856)
The Bay of Naples seen from the North-West; and A view of Procida
bodycolour on a feigned mount
13 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. (33.4 x 46.1 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($2,011 - $3,352)

price realized
£1,625
($2,172)
Lot 15
Giuseppe Gustavo Scoppa (Naples, born 1856)
The Bay of Naples seen from the North, from Capodimonte; and The Bay of...
black chalk, bodycolour on a feigned mount
10 3/8 x 21½ in. (27 x 54.8 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($2,011 - $3,352)

price realized
£3,750
($5,013)
Lot 16
Giuseppe Gustavo Scoppa (Naples, born 1856)
Views of the Bay of Naples from the West
bodycolour on a feigned mount (i), bodycolour (ii)
20 5/8 x 29 in. (52.3 x 73.6 cm.); 16 x 24 7/8 in. (40.5 x 63.1 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,682 - $4,023)

price realized
£2,750
($3,676)
Lot 17
Attributed to Xavier della Gatta (active in Naples 1777-1829)
The Bay of Naples with Posillipo seen from the West
bodycolour, on a feigned mount, on paper laid down on canvas
19 7/8 x 28 3/8 in. (50.3 x 72.1 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,682 - $4,023)

price realized
£4,750
($6,350)
Lot 19
Neapolitan School, 19th Century
Lake Avernus seen from the North-West; and The bay of Naples...
bodycolour on a feigned mount (i) and bodycolour and touches of gum arabic (ii)
19 3/8 x 26 in. (49.3 x 65.8 cm.) (i); 17 x 25 in. (43.3 x 63.4 cm.) (ii)
(2)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($2,011 - $3,352)

price realized
£3,000
($4,011)
Lot 21
Neapolitan School, 19th Century
The Grotto of Virgil at Posillipo near Naples; and The Arco Felice,...
bodycolour on a feigned mount
12¼ x 19¾ in. (31.3 x 50.1 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($2,011 - $3,352)

price realized
£1,500
($2,005)
Lot 22
Neapolitan School, 19th Century
The Herculaneum Gate at Pompeii; and A view of the Grotto of Virgil at...
bodycolour on a feigned mount
18 5/8 x 27 in. (47.3 x 68.3 cm.); 20 x 26¾ in. (50.9 x 68.1 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,682 - $4,023)

price realized
£2,250
($3,008)
Lot 23
Francesco Zerilli (active in Palermo 1794-1837)
Palermo seen from the North-West
bodycolour
6¼ x 8¾ in. (15.7 x 22.2 cm.); and Capriccio, Italian School, 19th Century
(2)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,072 - $1,609)

price realized
£1,625
($2,172)
Lot 25
Neapolitan School, circa 1800
A fan design: Neapolitan vendors selling melons, juice and pasta...
bodycolour
8 3/8 x 14½ in. (21.2 x 37 cm.) (fan shaped)
estimate
£600 - £800
($804 - $1,072)

price realized
£1,250
($1,671)
Lot 27
Xavier della Gatta (active in Naples 1777-1829)
Neapolitans dancing the tarantella; Neapolitans outside a butcher's shop;...
traces of black chalk, pen and grey ink and watercolour
8 x 10¼ in. (20.5 x 26.1 cm.)
(3)
estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
($3,352 - $4,693)

price realized
£2,500
($3,342)
Lot 29
Neapolitan School, 19th Century
A melon stall
pen and grey ink and watercolour
9 7/8 x 7¼ in. (25.1 x 18.5 cm.)
estimate
£500 - £700
($670 - $938)

price realized
£1,125
($1,504)
Lot 30
Roberto Fernando di Roberti (Bassano 1786-1837)
The Grotta del Cane, near Naples; and The Herculaneum Gate at Pompeii
bodycolour on a feigned mount, illegible watermark (i and iii)
12 1/8 x 17 3/8 in. (31 x 44 cm.); and An imaginary view of the Colosseum, Rome, Italian School, 19th Century
(3)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($2,011 - $3,352)

price realized
£1,500
($2,005)
Lot 31
Neapolitan School, 19th Century
Sorrento seen from the South-West; and The temples at Paestum seen from...
bodycolour on a feigned mount, the upper edge cut (i)
14 x 18 3/8 in. (35.4 x 47.1 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£1,000
($1,337)
Lot 32
Neapolitan School, 19th Century
The Bay of Naples, with the Isoletto of Megaride and the Mount Vesuvius seen...
bodycolour on a feigned mount, watermark [C?]HONIG with a fleur-de-lys
10 x 17¼ in. (25.5 x 43.8 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,341 - $2,011)

price realized
£1,000
($1,337)
Lot 35
Giacinto Gigante (Naples 1806-1876)
A view of the Bay of Naples from the Vomero
traces of black chalk, watercolour and gum arabic
13 7/8 x 11 1/8 in. (35.3 x 28.4 cm.)
estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
($3,352 - $4,693)

price realized
£4,375
($5,849)
Lot 36
Giacomo Quarenghi (Rota d'Imagna 1744-1817 Saint Petersburg)
The Campo Vaccino, Rome
pen and black ink, grey and brown wash and touches of watercolour
12¾ x 24 1/8 in. (32.3 x 61.3 cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,728 - $16,092)

price realized
£8,125
($10,863)
Lot 37
Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (Yverdon 1748-1810 Lausanne)
The Pantheon, Rome
black chalk, pen and brown ink, watercolour heightened with white, on two joined sheets
30¾ x 43½ in. (78.3 x 110.5 cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($16,092 - $24,138)

price realized
£12,500
($16,712)
Lot 38
W. Grund
View of the theatre of La Scala, Milan
pen and grey ink, grey wash
17 7/8 x 21 3/8 in. (45.3 x 54.5 cm.); and The cathedral of Milan, Italian School, 19th Century (watercolour over etched outline)
(2)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,072 - $1,609)

price realized
£1,375
($1,838)
Lot 39
Achille-Romain (?) Lemire (Bec-de-Mortagne, born 1825)
A view of an Italian palace
bodycolour
10 3/8 x 15 3/8 in. (26.6 x 39.1 cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,072 - $1,609)

price realized
£1,625
($2,172)
Lot 40
Charles Caryl Coleman (Buffalo 1840-1928)
View of Mount Vesuvius
pastel
7 x 11 7/8 in. (17.8 x 30.3 cm.); and View of Mount Vesuvius, Italian School, 19th Century
(2)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,072 - $1,609)

price realized
£875
($1,169)
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