• Auction 18715

    Old Masters

    15 October 2020, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 23,602,750 (USD)
47 Lots for Sale 18715
Lot 1
Francesco Botticini (Florence 1446-1498)
Saints Anne and Joachim
tempera and gold on panel, unframed, a fragment
8 ½ x 5 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13.5 cm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$35,000
Lot 2
Follower of Hieronymus Bosch, 16th century
The Harrowing of Hell
oil on panel, circular
12 ½ in. (31.7 cm.) diameter
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$90,000
Lot 4
Donato de' Bardi (Active in Lombardy and Liguria 1426–1450/51)
Saint Jerome
tempera, oil and gold on panel
45 x 18 5/8 in. (114.2 x 47.2 cm.)
estimate
$80,000 - $120,000

price realized
$118,750
Lot 5
Giovanni di Marco, called Giovanni dal Ponte (Florence 1385-1437/8)
The Madonna and Child enthroned with Saints Barbara, Dominic, John the Baptist...
tempera and gold on panel, shaped top, in an engaged frame
32 3/8 x 19 ¼ in. (82.1 x 49 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

price realized
$75,000
Lot 6
Jacopo di Cione (Florence 1320-1330-after 2 May 1398, before 1400)
The Madonna and Child with a Franciscan Saint commending a male donor
tempera and gold on panel
46 x 26 in. (116.8 x 66 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$62,500
Lot 7
Giulio Romano (Rome 1499-1546 Mantua)
Head of a saint
oil on panel, a fragment
15 ½ x 11 ¾ in. (39.3 x 29.7 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$412,500
Lot 8
Lorenzo Lotto (Venice c. 1480-1556 Loreto)
Adoration of the Christ Child
oil on panel, shaped top
8 3/8 x 15 in. (21.3 x 38.1 cm.)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

price realized
$112,500
Lot 9
Lavinia Fontana (Bologna 1552-1614 Rome)
Portrait of a young girl, bust-length
oil on metal, circular
4 3/8 in. diameter
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$81,250
Lot 11
Lucas Cranach I (Kronach 1472-1553 Weimar)
Lucretia
oil on panel, transferred to board
24 x 16 in. (61 x 40.6 cm.)
estimate
$1,200,000 - $1,800,000

price realized
$5,070,000
Lot 12
FRENCH, FIRST QUARTER 16TH CENTURY
A CARVED LIMESTONE HEAD OF A FEMALE SAINT
10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) high, 10 ½ in. (26.7 cm.) wide, 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) deep
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$35,000
Lot 13
FRANCO-FLEMISH, CIRCA 1500, POSSIBLY ASSEMBLED FROM ELEMENTS OF THE SAME
A MILLE FLEURS TAPESTRY WITH A UNICORN AND A STAG IN A FIELD OF FLOWERS
42 in. (106.7 cm.) high, 79 ½ in. (202 cm.) wide, overall
estimate
$50,000 - $100,000

price realized
$930,000
Lot 14
Attributed to Lorenzo Costa (Ferrara 1460-1535 Mantua)
Portrait of a gentleman, bust length, in a green doublet, a red and gold coat...
tempera and oil on panel, transferred to board
18 7/8 x 13 in. (47.9 x 33 cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$137,500
Lot 16
Pieter Aertsen (Amsterdam 1507-1575) and Studio
The Parable of the Royal Wedding
oil on canvas, transferred from panel
41 ½ x 54 7/8 in. (105.4 x 139.3 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$1,014,000
Lot 17
PARTS PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY AND LATER, AND REASSEMBLED IN THE 19TH CENTURY
A SILVER-GILT CUP
11 ½ in. (29.3 cm.) high
estimate
$10,000 - $20,000

price realized
$93,750
Lot 18
BY PIERRE REYMOND (C. 1513-AFTER 1584), LIMOGES, CIRCA 1540’S, THE CASE
A PARCEL-GILT GRISAILLE ENAMEL DIPTYCH OF THE SEVEN SORROWS OF THE VIRGIN AND...
11 ¼ in. (27.9 cm.) high, 15 in. (38.1 cm.) wide, 1 1/8 in. (2.5 cm.) deep, overall open
estimate
$50,000 - $80,000

price realized
$131,250
Lot 19
Sir Anthony van Dyck (Antwerp 1599-1641 London)
Portrait of John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen (1583-1638), three-quarter-length
oil on canvas
44 ½ x 32 1/8 in. (113 x 81.5 cm.)
estimate
$800,000 - $1,200,000

price realized
$1,950,000
Lot 20
Salomon van Ruysdael (Naarden 1600/03-1670 Haarlem)
A choppy sea with boats and a tower on a spit of land
oil on panel, circular
12 7/8 in. (32.5 cm.) diameter
estimate
$150,000 - $200,000

price realized
$187,500
Lot 21
David Teniers II (Antwerp 1610-1690 Brussels)
A tavern interior with boors playing cards
oil on panel
16 x 13 in. (40.5 x 32.9 cm.)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

price realized
$118,750
Lot 22
Govert Flinck (Cleves 1615-1660 Amsterdam)
A young man in a gorget with a plumed hat
oil on canvas
26 ¼ x 21 in. (66.5 x 53.3 cm.)
estimate
$700,000 - $900,000

price realized
$1,470,000
Lot 24
Lucas van Valckenborch (Malines c. 1535-1597 Frankfurt)
An extensive landscape with plundering soldiers
gouache on paper, laid down on board
11 ¼ x 16 5/8 in. (28.6 x 42.3 cm.)
estimate

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 25
Cristóbal de Villalpando (Mexico City c. 1649-1714)
Saint Michael vanquishing the Devil
oil on canvas
42 ½ x 31 ¼ in. (107.9 x 79.3 cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$175,000
Lot 26
Doménikos Theotokópoulos, called El Greco (Crete 1541-1614 Toledo)
Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black doublet and cartwheel ruff
oil on canvas, unframed
23 ½ x 16 7/8 in. (56.6 x 42.8 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$990,000
Lot 27
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino (Cento 1591-1666 Bologna)
Hercules
oil on canvas
49 ¾ x 41 ¼ in. (126.2 x 105 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$212,500
Lot 30
Giusto Suttermans (Antwerp 1597-1681 Florence)
Portrait of Eleonora Gonzaga (1598-1655), half-length, as a bride
oil on canvas
31 x 25 ¾ in. (78.7 x 65.5 cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$118,750
Lot 31
Pieter Brueghel II (Brussels 1564/5-1637/8 Antwerp)
The Wedding Feast
oil on panel
10 ¾ x 17 in. (27.3 x 43.4 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$500,000
Lot 32
Frans Pourbus II (Antwerp 1569-1622 Paris)
Portrait of Henry IV of France (1553-1610), bust-length
oil on canvas
24 x 20 ½ in. (61 x 52 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$162,500
Lot 35
Johannes Moreelse (Utrecht 1602-1634)
An old alchemist in his study
oil on canvas
35 5/8 x 42 3/8 in. (90.5 x 107.5 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$118,750
Lot 39
Bonifacio de' Pitati, called Bonifacio Veronese (Verona 1487-1553 Venice)
Christ driving the money changers from the Temple
oil on canvas
83 ½ x 116 1/8 in. (212 x 295 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$600,000
Lot 41
Jacopo Bellini (Venice c. 1400-1470/1)
The Madonna and Child with angels
tempera and gold on panel
31 x 22 ½ in. (79 x 57 cm.)
estimate
$600,000 - $1,000,000

price realized
$750,000
Lot 42
ITALIAN, AFTER ANDREA DEL SARTO, PROBABLY BY PIETRO FÉVÈRE, THE MEDICI TAPESTRY
A GOLD, SILVER AND SILK TAPESTRY OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD AND SAINT JOHN THE...
16 ½ in. (42 cm.) high, 13 ½ in. (34.3 cm.) wide, framed
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$56,250
Lot 44
Giovanni Battista Naldini (Fiesole c. 1537-1591 Florence), after Michelangelo
The Rape of Ganymede
oil on silvered copper
13 ¾ x 10 ½ in. (34.9 x 26.6 cm.)
estimate
$70,000 - $100,000

price realized
$62,500
Lot 45
Lucas Cranach I (Kronach 1472-1553 Weimar)
The Lamentation
oil on panel
22 ¼ x 30 in. (56.5 x 76.3 cm.)
estimate
$1,200,000 - $1,800,000

price realized
$1,470,000
Lot 47
Studio of Dieric Bouts (Haarlem c. 1415-1475 Leuven)
The Virgin and Child with a rosary
oil and gold on panel
14 3/8 x 9 1/8 in. (36 x 24.3 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$400,000
Lot 48
Jan Provoost (Bergen-Mons, Henegouwen c. 1465-1529 Bruges)
The Virgin and Child with angels in a landscape, a village beyond
oil on panel, in a later engaged frame
27 5/8 x 23 1/8 in. (70.3 x 58.7 cm.)
estimate

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 49
Jusepe de Ribera, called Lo Spagnoletto (Xàtiva 1591-1652 Naples)
Saint Paul
oil on canvas
39 7/8 x 29 ¾ in. (101.5 x 75.5 cm.)
estimate
$200,000 - $300,000

price realized
$400,000
Lot 50
Artemisia Gentileschi (Rome 1593-1654 Naples) and Associate
The Triumph of Galatea
oil on canvas
77 ½ x 100 1/8 in. (196.85 x 254.5 cm.)
estimate
$1,000,000 - $1,500,000

price realized
$2,130,000
Lot 51
Studio of Sebastian Vrancx (Antwerp 1574-1647)
The Four Seasons
oil on panel, the reverses stamped with the coat-of-arms of the city of Antwerp and the panel maker's mark of Michiel Claessens (active Antwerp 1590-1637)
20 ½ x 31 7/8 in. (52.1 x 81 cm.)
(4)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$150,000
Lot 55
Gaetano Gandolfi (San Matteo della Decima 1734-1802 Bologna)
Erminia amongst the Shepherds; and Rinaldo and Armida in the Garden of Delights
oil on canvas, unlined
41 ½ x 44 3/8 in. (105.4 x 112.6 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$437,500
Lot 56
Hubert Robert (Paris 1733-1808)
The park of a country villa with figures promenading near a cascade of water
oil on canvas
19 ½ x 26 in. (49.5 x 66 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$150,000
Lot 57
Jean-François de Troy (Paris 1679-1752 Rome)
Paris and Oenone
oil on canvas
61 5/8 x 47 7/8 in. (156.5 x 121.5 cm.)
estimate
$400,000 - $600,000

price realized
$475,000
Lot 59
François Boucher (Paris 1703-1770)
Venus discovering the dead Adonis
oil on canvas
32 x 25 ½ in. (81 x 63 cm.)
estimate
$300,000 - $500,000

price realized
$687,500
Lot 62
GIOVANNI BATTISTA SALVI, CALLED SASSOFERRATO (SASSOFERRATO 1609-1685 ROME)
The Madonna at prayer, a landscape beyond
oil on canvas
25 ¾ x 18 ¾ in. (65.4 x 47.6 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$237,500
Lot 63
Donato Creti (Cremona 1671-1749 Bologna)
A young woman holding a flower reclining in a landscape, a young man in the...
oil on canvas
49 x 64 ¾ in. (125 x 165 cm.)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

price realized
$112,500
Lot 64
THOMAS HUDSON (DEVON 1701-1779 TWICKENHAM)
Portrait of John and Robert, sons of Robert Ker, 2nd Duke of Roxburghe, in van...
oil on canvas, unlined
54 ½ x 62 ½ in. (138.4 x 168.9 cm.)
estimate
$200,000 - $300,000

price realized
$450,000
Lot 67
Michel Lambert (Paris c. 1748-1796 or after)
Antigone imploring Oedipus to lift his curse from Polynices
oil on canvas
45 x 58 in. (115 x 147 cm.)
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$112,500
Lot 68
George Romney (Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire 1734-1802 Kendal, Cumbria)
Portrait of Mrs. Henrietta Smith (1735-1795), three-quarter-length
oil on canvas
36 x 28 ½ in. (91.4 x 72.4 cm.)
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$400,000
Lot 69
Francesco Guardi (Venice 1712-1793)
An architectural capriccio with elegantly dressed figures and a dog at the...
oil on panel
7 5/8 x 6 ¼ in. (19.4 x 15.7 cm.)
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

price realized
$118,750
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