• Auction 19704

    Discovering Old Masters: The Legacy of Piero Corsini

    23 September 2020 - 7 October 2020, London

    SALE TOTAL: 643,125 (GBP)
65 Lots for Sale 19704
Lot 1
ATTRIBUTED TO ANTONIO CARRACCI (VENICE ?1583- 1618 ROME)
The Holy Family
oil on copper
13 7/8 x 10 5/8 in. (35.3 x 27 cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,023 - $12,890)

price realized
£32,500
($41,892)
Lot 2
CIRCLE OF ABRAHAM BLOEMAERT (GORINCHEM 1566-1651 UTRECHT)
The Annunciation to the Shepherds
oil on copper, unframed
16 ½ x 13 ½ in. (41.8 x 34.1 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,867 - $6,445)

price realized
£8,125
($10,473)
Lot 3
ATTRIBUTED TO LORENZO GRAMICCIA (CAVE 1702-1795 VENICE)
Three children in an interior
oil on canvas
18 ¼ x 23 5/8 in. (46.3 x 60.1 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,156 - $7,734)

price realized
£1,875
($2,416)
Lot 4
ATTRIBUTED TO JACOPO AMIGONI (VENICE 1675-1752 MADRID)
Portrait of a lady, half-length, holding a rose
oil on copper
6 x 4 5/8 in. (15 x 11.6 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,156 - $7,734)

price realized
£3,250
($4,189)
Lot 5
FRENCH (?) SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
The Tomb of Maria Christina of Austria, by Antonio Canova
watercolour an bodycolour over etched outlines, the lower edge on a separate sheet of paper (recto); silhouetted in black ink (verso)
14 5/8 x 11 7/8 in. (37.3 x 30.1 cm)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,867 - $6,445)

price realized
£1,750
($2,255)
Lot 6
VENETIAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
The Assumption of the Virgin with The Trinity - a modello for a ceiling...
oil on canvas
23 3/8 x 15 ¼ in. (59.5 x 38.7 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,156 - $7,734)

price realized
£7,500
($9,667)
Lot 8
SEBASTIANO RICCI (BELLUNO 1659-1734 VENICE) AND CLEMENTE SPERA (?NOVARA
A capriccio with figures conversing by classical ruins
oil on canvas
25 ¾ x 34 ½ in. (65.5 x 87.8 cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($32,225 - $45,115)

price realized
£32,500
($41,892)
Lot 9
ATTRIBUTED TO JACOPO NEGRETTI, PALMA IL GIOVENE (VENICE 1544-1628)
The Pietà
oil on copper, tondo
8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm.) in diameter
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,890 - $19,335)

price realized
£10,000
($12,890)
Lot 14
CIRCLE OF GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIAZZETTA (VENICE 1682-1754)
A portrait of the artist's wife Rosa
oil on green-grey prepared paper
15 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. (38.5 x 26.9 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,578 - $3,867)

price realized
£625
($805)
Lot 15
JACOPO DA PONTE, CALLED JACOPO BASSANO (BASSANO DEL GRAPPA C. 1510-1592) AND
Christ in the house of Mary and Martha
oil on canvas
34 7/8 x 51 7/8 in. (88.5 x 131.6 cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,780 - $38,670)

price realized
£40,000
($51,560)
Lot 17
FRANCESCO FIDANZA (ROME 1747-1819 MILAN)
A moonlit Mediterranean harbour with fishermen pulling in their catch, a...
oil on canvas, unframed
21 3/8 x 39 3/8 in. (54.2 x 100.1 cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($19,335 - $32,225)

price realized
£16,250
($20,946)
Lot 20
NORTH ITALIAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
Saint Francis in Ecstasy
oil on copper
6 3/8 x 5 in. (16.1 x 12.7 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,578 - $3,867)

price realized
£4,000
($5,156)
Lot 21
ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI DOMENICO CERRINI (PERUGIA 1609-1681 ROME)
Allegory of Innocence
oil on canvas, circular, laid down on another square canvas
24 7/8 x 24 in. (63.2 x 63 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,867 - $6,445)

price realized
£3,500
($4,511)
Lot 22
GIACOMO GUARDI (VENICE 1764-1835)
The San Giacomo di Rialto, Venice
watercolour heightened with bodycolour
5 3/8 x 8 ½ in. (13 x 21.5 cm)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,578 - $3,867)

price realized
£1,250
($1,611)
Lot 23
VENETIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1800
Piazza San Marco, Venice, looking towards the Procuratie Nuove and the Church...
oil on canvas
5 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (14.3 x 21.8 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,156 - $7,734)

price realized
£2,500
($3,222)
Lot 24
FRANCESCO FIDANZA (ROME 1747-1819 MILAN)
A coastal landscape at sunset with fisherfolk by the shore
oil on canvas
19 ¼ x 26 1/8 in. (48.8 x 66.2 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,156 - $7,734)

price realized
£4,750
($6,122)
Lot 25
CIRCLE OF PIETRO ROTARI (VERONA 1707-1762 SAINT PETERSBURG)
Saint Mary Magdalene
oil on canvas
18 ¼ x 14 in. (46.5 x 35.6 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,867 - $6,445)

price realized
£10,625
($13,695)
Lot 26
TIBERIO TINELLI (VENICE 1586-1638)
Portrait of a prelate in choir dress, full length, his hand resting a book
oil on canvas
80 ½ x 45 in. (204.4 x 114.3 cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,335 - $25,780)

price realized
£15,000
($19,335)
Lot 31
SEBASTIANO RICCI (BELLUNO 1659-1734 VENICE)
The Temptation of Saint Anthony
oil on canvas
36 ½ x 50 cm. (92.7 x 126.8 cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($32,225 - $45,115)

price realized
£35,000
($45,115)
Lot 32
JOHAN ANTON RICHTER (STOCKHOLM 1665-1745 VENICE)
Venice, the Church of San Giuseppe di Castello
oil on canvas
19 7/8 x 29 in. (50.4 x 73.5 cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,312 - $15,468)

price realized
£10,000
($12,890)
Lot 34
GIOVANNI ANDREA SIRANI (BOLOGNA 1610-1670)
Bacchus and Ariadne
oil on canvas
42 1/8 x 57 5/8 in. (107 x 146.3 cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($19,335 - $32,225)

price realized
£32,500
($41,892)
Lot 36
VENETIAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Saint Mark's Square from the Dogana
oil on canvas
7 ¾ x 11 ½ in. (19.6 x 29.3 cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,312 - $15,468)

price realized
£8,125
($10,473)
Lot 37
GIOVANNI CAMILLO SAGRESTANI (FLORENCE 1660-1731)
The Rape of Europa; and The Triumph of Neptune
oil on canvas
22 5/8 x 37 in. (57.5 x 94 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,890 - $19,335)

price realized
£17,500
($22,557)
Lot 38
FOLLOWER OF GIOVANNI BATTISTA SALVI, IL SASSOFERRATO
The Madonna and Child
oil on canvas, oval, unlined
32 x 25 in. (81.2 x 63.5 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,156 - $7,734)

price realized
£15,000
($19,335)
Lot 39
FRANCESCO MANTOVANO (MANTUA? C. 1618-1660/3 VENICE)
Flowers in an urn
oil on canvas
38 5/8 x 28 7/8 in. (98 x 73.2 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,867 - $6,445)

price realized
£3,250
($4,189)
Lot 41
FOLLOWER OF FRANCESCO DE’ROSSI, CALLED IL SALVIATI
Ecce Homo
oil on panel
17 x 12 7/8 in. (43.2 x 32.7 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,578 - $3,867)

price realized
£6,875
($8,861)
Lot 43
FOLLOWER OF BERNARDO STROZZI
Susanna and the Elders
oil on canvas, unframed
23 5/8 x 31 ¾ in. (60 x 80.5 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,289 - $2,578)

price realized
£8,750
($11,278)
Lot 46
PAOLO DE MATTEIS (PIANO DEL CILENTO, SALERNO 1662-1728 NAPLES)
The Fall of the Temple - a bozzetto
oil on canvas
23 ¼ x 29 3/8 in. (59.1 x 74.6 cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,312 - $15,468)

price realized
£8,125
($10,473)
Lot 47
PIETRO FRANCESCO GUALA (CASALE MONFERRATO 1698-1757 MILAN)
Saint Matthew
oil on canvas
36 ¼ x 26 ¾ in. (92.5 x 68 cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,312 - $15,468)

price realized
£8,125
($10,473)
Lot 48
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANZ KNEBEL (LA SARRAZ 1809-1877 ROME)
The Roman Forum; and the Temple of Vesta, Tivoli
graphite, watercolour and bodycolour
5 ¼ x 6 ¾ in. (12.8 x 17.3 cm.) (i); 4 7/8 x 6 5/8 in. (12.3 x 16.7 cm.) (ii)
(2)
estimate
£2,000 - £4,000
($2,578 - $5,156)

price realized
£1,375
($1,772)
Lot 51
MICHEL DORIGNY (SAINT-QUENTIN 1616-1665 PARIS)
The Education of Cupid
oil on canvas
59 ¾ x 47 in. (152.4 x 119.9 cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,890 - $19,335)

price realized
£12,500
($16,112)
Lot 54
CIRCLE OF ANTIVEDUTO GRAMMATICA (?SIENA 1571-1626 ROME)
Portrait of a girl, three-quarter-length, in a red dress holding a basket of...
oil on canvas
26 x 19 ¾ in. (66 x 50.2 cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,023 - $12,890)

price realized
£6,875
($8,861)
Lot 55
GIOVANNI BATTISTA LANGETTI (GENOA 1635-1676 VENICE)
Samson
oil on canvas
26 ¾ x 64 3/8 in. (68 x 163.5 cm.)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,312 - $15,468)

price realized
£43,750
($56,393)
Lot 56
FRANCESCO FOSCHI (1710-1780) AND STUDIO
A snowy landscape with travellers by a river
oil on canvas
23 1/8 x 28 ¾ in. (58.7 x 73 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,156 - $7,734)

price realized
£4,375
($5,639)
Lot 57
CIRCLE OF GIOVANNI FRANCESCO BARBIERI, CALLED GUERCINO (CENTO 1591-1666
The Madonna holding a basket of doves
oil on canvas
19 3/8 x 16 ¼ in. (49.2 x 41.3 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,867 - $6,445)

price realized
£2,250
($2,900)
Lot 59
CIRCLE OF IPPOLITO CAFFI (BELLUNO 1806-1866 LISSA)
A view of the Forum, Rome, looking north east, with the church of Santi Luca e...
oil on paper, laid down on canvas
7 1/8 x 9 ¾ in. (18 x 24.6 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,156 - $7,734)

price realized
£2,500
($3,222)
Lot 60
VENETIAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Esther before Ahasuerus
oil on canvas
18 7/8 x 15 ½ in. (48 x 39.3 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,156 - $7,734)

price realized
£2,125
($2,739)
Lot 61
FOLLOWER OF CHARLES-FRANÇOIS GRENIER DE LA CROIX, CALLED LACROIX DE MARSEILLE
The Waterfalls at Tivoli with the Villa of Maecenas, with fishermen in the...
oil on canvas, unframed
14 ¾ x 17 3/8 in. (37.5 x 44.3 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,156 - $7,734)

price realized
£1,875
($2,416)
Lot 64
MICHELE MARIESCHI (VENICE 1710-1743)
A capriccio with peasants resting before buildings, the Venetian lagoon beyond;...
oil on canvas
9 ¼ x 13 ¾ in. (23.5 x 34.9 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($10,312 - $15,468)

price realized
£13,750
($17,723)
Lot 65
GIUSEPPE VERMIGLIO (?ALESSANDRIA C. 1585-C. 1635 ?)
Saint Andrew
oil on canvas
31 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (80.3 x 64.9 cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,335 - $25,780)

price realized
£15,000
($19,335)
Lot 66
CIRCLE OF MARIO NUZZI, CALLED MARIO DEI FIORI (PENNE 1603-1673 ROME)
Tulips and other flowers in an ornamental vase
oil on canvas
25 ½ x 19 ¼ in. (64.7 x 48.9 cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,445 - $10,312)

price realized
£9,375
($12,084)
Lot 68
GIOVANNI FRANCESCO GRIMALDI, IL BOLOGNESE (BOLOGNA 1606-1680 ROME)
A rocky river landscape with fishermen
oil on canvas, unframed
48 x 67 ½ in. (122 x 171.6 cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,734 - $10,312)

price realized
£6,000
($7,734)
Lot 69
STUDIO OF GUGLIELMO CORTESE, IL BORGOGNONE (ST-HIPPOLYTE 1628-1679 ROME)
Mary Magdalene washing Christ's feet at the House of Simon the Pharisee
oil on canvas
52 ¾ x 39 1/8 in. (134 x 99.3 cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,890 - $19,335)

price realized
£10,000
($12,680)
Lot 70
Attributed to Giuseppe Ruoppolo (Naples c.1639-1710)
Still life of fruit
oil on canvas
20 1/8 x 30 1/8 in. (51.1 x 76.5 cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,445 - $10,312)

price realized
£6,875
($8,861)
Lot 71
CIRCLE OF CARLO DOLCI (FLORENCE 1616-1686)
Saint Francis
oil on canvas
15 ¾ x 13 in. (40 x 33 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,156 - $7,734)

price realized
£4,750
($6,122)
Lot 74
ELISABETTA MARCHIONI (ROVIGO, 2ND HALF 17TH CENTURY)
Roses, tulips, carnations and other flowers in a vase on a table
oil on canvas
26 ¾ x 22 in. (67.8 x 55.9 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,156 - $7,734)

price realized
£6,000
($7,734)
Lot 75
GIOVANNI MARIA DELLA PIANE, CALLED IL MOLINARETTO (GENOA 1660-1745 MONTICELLI
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a blue dress; and Portrait of a gentleman,...
oil on canvas, oval, unlined
37 7/8 x 29 ½ in. (96.8 x 75 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,933 - $3,222)

price realized
£3,750
($4,755)
Lot 76
AUSTRIAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Two saints
oil on copper, oval
3 ½ x 2 ½ in. (8.7 x 6.5 cm.)
(2)
estimate
($2,578 - $5,156)

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 77
CIRCLE OF ADRIAEN MANGLARD (LYON 1695-1760 ROME)
A coastal landscape with fishermen
oil on canvas
35 ¼ 51 ¼ in. (89.6 x 130.2 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,156 - $7,734)

price realized
£2,250
($2,900)
Lot 78
LAURA BERNASCONI (ACTIVE ROME SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY)
Flowers in ornamental vases on a ledge
oil on canvas
18 5/8 x 13 7/8 in. (47.3 x 35.2 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,156 - $7,734)

price realized
£8,125
($10,473)
Lot 79
ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI FRANCESCO CASTIGLIONE (GENOA 1641-1710)
An extensive landscape with travellers
oil on canvas
25 x 35 ¾ in. (63.5 x 90.8 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,156 - $7,734)

price realized
£2,250
($2,900)
Lot 81
IPPOLITO SCARSELLA, LO SCARSELLINO (FERRARA 1550-1620)
The Flight into Egypt
oil on panel, shaped top
25 3/8 x 16 1/8 in. (64.3 x 41 cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($19,335 - $32,225)

price realized
£20,000
($25,780)
Lot 83
POLIDORO DA LANCIANO (LANCIANO c. 1515-1565 VENICE)
The Adoration of the Magi
oil on canvas
24 ¼ x 30 5/8 in. (61.4 x 77.7 cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,023 - $12,890)

price realized
£9,375
($12,084)
Lot 84
CIRCLE OF JEAN-BAPTISTE MONNOYER (LILLE 1636-1699 LONDON)
A still life of flowers on a stone ledge
oil on canvas
30 3/8 x 23 ½ in. (77.3 x 59.7 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,156 - $7,734)

price realized
£16,250
($20,946)
Lot 86
CIRCLE OF FRANCESCO ALBANI (BOLOGNA 1578-1660)
Salmacis and Hermaphrodite
oil on panel, laid down on canvas, in a painted oval
23 ½ x 31 7/8 in. (59.8 x 78.3 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,156 - $7,734)

price realized
£2,250
($2,900)
Lot 90
GREGORIO PRETI (TAVERNA 1603-1672 ROME)
The Judgement of Solomon
oil on canvas
51 ¾ x 72 ½ in. (131.5 x 184.2 cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,734 - $10,312)

price realized
£10,625
($13,695)
Lot 92
NEAPOLITAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
A merry company with a couple dancing
bodycolour
19 5/8 x 31 ½ in. (49.6 x 80 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,289 - $1,933)

price realized
£2,750
($3,544)
Lot 93
PANDOLFO RESCHI (GDÁNSK C. 1640-1696 FLORENCE)
A wooded landscape with bandits ambushing a carriage
oil on canvas
30 5/8 x 24 ¼ in. (77.8 x 61.6 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,156 - $7,734)

price realized
£2,250
($2,900)
Lot 94
STUDIO OF GIOVAN BATTISTA GAULLI, CALLED IL BACICCIO (GENOA 1639-1709 ROME)
The Glorification of the Virgin
oil on canvas
20 5/8 x 34 in. (52.3 x 86.4 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,156 - $7,734)

price realized
£3,750
($4,833)
Lot 95
ATTRIBUTED TO GIUSEPPE ANGELI (VENICE C. 1709-1798)
Head of a male saint
oil on canvas
17 3/8 x 14 ½ in. (44.1 x 36.8 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,867 - $6,445)

price realized
£2,000
($2,578)
Lot 97
STEFANO DANEDI, CALLED IL MONTALTO (TREVIGLIO 1608-1689 MILANO)
The Finding of Moses
oil on canvas, unframed
74 x 63 3/8 in. (188 x 161 cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,780 - $38,670)

price realized
£20,000
($25,780)
Lot 100
FRANCESCO RUSTICI, IL RUSTICHINO (SIENA 1575-1626)
The Penitent Magdalene
oil on canvas
49 1/8 x 36 ¾ in. (124.8 x 93.3 cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,023 - $12,890)

price realized
£6,875
($8,861)
Lot 101
GIOVANNI BATTISTA CIMAROLI (SALÒ 1687-1771 VENICE)
A river landscape with travellers on a path
oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 22 in. (46.2 x 55.8 cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($25,780 - $38,670)

price realized
£20,000
($25,780)
Lot 104
FRANCESCO SIMONINI (PARMA 1686-1755 FLORENCE)
Cavalry skirmishes
oil on canvas, unlined
16 5/8 x 22 ½ in. (42.2 x 57.2 cm.); 17 x 25 ½ in. (43.2 x 64.6 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,734 - $10,312)

price realized
£6,000
($7,734)
Lot 107
BALDASSARE DE CARO (NAPLES 1689-1750)
A dead hare with birds, a landscape beyond; and Dead birds, a landscape beyond
oil on canvas
29 ¼ x 24 ½ in. (74.3 x 62.3 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,734 - $10,312)

price realized
£6,000
($7,734)
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