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Christie’s Classic Week Totals £87,169,480 / $112,601,271 / €98,976,239 - London, 4 to 13 July 2017

Strong Online Bidding and Global Participation from 65 Countries

International Museums Acquire Major Works at Christie’s Classic Week

Francesco Guardi’s The Rialto Bridge with the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi, Achieves the Highest Price for an Old Master Painting this Year Across all Houses

The Marble Lions from the Tomb of Charles V by André Beauneveu Achieves a World Auction Record for any Medieval Work of Art


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Christie’s Classic Week concluded on 13 July 2017, achieving a combined total of £87,169,480 / $112,601,271 / €98,976,239 across 11 sales, spanning the Decorative Arts, Antiquities, Old Master & British Paintings, Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, 19th Century Works of Art, Books and Manuscripts and The Collection of Raine, Countess Spencer. The week witnessed global participation from 65 countries, along with significant online bidding, highlighting the international collecting base for the Classic Week categories. Online bidding was particularly evident inAntiquities, Valuable Books and Manuscripts and The Collection of Raine, Countess Spencer, which saw over 40% of the works being bid for by online buyers. The sales were led by Francesco Guardi’s The Rialto Bridge with the Palazzo Dei Camerlenghi, which realised £26,205,000 / $33,883,065 / €29,847,496, the highest price achieved for an Old Master painting this year across all houses and the marble lions from the tomb of Charles V by André Beauneveu, which sold for £9,349,000 / $12,088,257 / €10,648,511, a world auction record for any medieval work of art. The Collection of Raine, Countess Spencer inspired determined bidding, achieving £1,905,938 / $2,458,660 / €2,146,086, with sell-through rates of 93% by lot and 95% by value and brings the total for the collection to £2,753,938 / $3,555,124 / €3,111,958, including the paintings offered in the Old Masters Evening Sale. The top lot of the sale was an 18 carat gold, ruby and diamond parure by Van Cleef & Arpels, which realised £221,000 / $285,090 / €248,846. Further highlights of Classic Week include Albert Einstein’s billiard briar pipe, which achieved £52,500 / $67,253 / €58,590, against a pre-sale estimate of £5,000 to £8,000 and The Maria Fitzherbert Jewel, which sold for £341,000 / $440,913 / €388,399, achieving an artist record for a portrait miniature by Richard Cosway. The results of this week demonstrates the confidence of a buoyant global market for the Classic Week sales and confirms the success of the cross-category concept.

CLASSIC WEEK BY NUMBERS

Christie’s July 2017 Classic Week total: £87,169,480 / $112,601,271 / €98,976,239.

34% increase in online registrants from July 2016 Classic Week and global record numbers of online registrations were seen for the following categories: Antiquities, Valuable Books and Manuscripts, 19th Century European and Orientalist Art.

The online sale, Einstein: Letters to a friend achieved sell-through rates of 100% by lot and value, realising £1,291,667 / $1,666,250 / €1,454,417, over five times its low estimate.

Registered bidders from 65 countries for Classic Week sales, up from 53 last season.

Strong average sell-through rates: 80% by lot and 80% by value.

1,216 works of art sold during Classic Week.

Significant participation of public institutions acquiring:

The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden: A ceremonial bronze, The Ommerschans Hoard, circa 1500-1350 (price realised: £485,000 / $626,135 / €550,475)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Giuseppe Cades, Portrait of the princes Camillo and Francesco Borghese as young boys(price realised: £56,250 / $72,618 / €63,843)

The Cleveland Museum of Art: Domenico Maria Canuti, The Apotheosis of Romulus (price realised: £20,000 / $25,820 / €22,700)

The Museum Flehite, Amersfoort with the support of Vereniging Rembrandt: Gaspar van Wittel, called Vanvitelli, A view of Amersfoort (price realised: £185,000 / $238,835 / €209,975)

19 Auction Records were set for:

André Beauneveu, a carved marble group of two addorsed lions (£9,349,000 / $12,088,257 / €10,648,511) (a world auction record for any medieval work of art)

- The portrait miniature, by Richard CoswayThe Maria Fitzherbert Jewel (£341,000 / $440,913 / €388,399)

Santi Buglioni, a glazed terracotta roundel depicting the Virgin and Child with an adoring angel (£68,750/ $88,894 / €78,306)

- Thomas Compigné, Views Of The Chateau De Saint Hubert(£50,000/ $64,650 / €56,950)

- David Rijckaert IIA stoneware ewer, a Berkemeyer and a conical glass in a bekerschroef, with confectionary in a silver platter, on a ledge (price realised: £557,000 / $720,201 / €634,423)

- The Master of the Antwerp Adoration, A triptych: The Crucifixion (price realised: £965,000 / $1,247,745 / €1,099,135)

- Liberale da VeronaTobias and the Angel (price realised: £317,000 / $409,881 / €361,063)

- Pellegrino di Mariano RossiniThe Story of Mars and Venus(price realised: £81,250 / $105,056 / €92,544)

- Alessandro RosiThe Holy Family (price realised: £233,000 / $301,269 / €265,387)

- Timoteo VitiThe Massacre of the Innocents (price realised: £173,000 / $223,342 / €196,355)

- Jusepe de Ribera, lo Spagnoletto, Two men hunting pigeons and a woman carrying a basket on her head standing beside(price realised: £185,000 / $238,835 / €209,975)

- Carlo MarattiSaint John the Evangelist disputing the Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception with Saints Gregory, Augustine and John Chrysostom (price realised: £209,000 / $269,819 / €237,215)

- Luigi SabatelliArmida and the sleeping Rinaldo on a chariot drawn by dragons and escorted by putti (price realised: £60,000 / $77,460 / €68,100)

- Adriaen van der WerffApollo and Daphne (price realised: £12,500 / $16,137 / €14,187)

- Hendrik Gerrit ten CateA wooded landscape with figures by a pond (price realised: £20,000 / $25,820 / €22,700)

- Samuel Frederick BrocasThe General Post Office and Nelson’s Pillar (price realised: £20,000 / $25,820 / €22,700)

- George RomneyThe Dream of Atossa (price realised: £81,250 / $104,893 / €92,218) (record for a work on paper)

- Pollie ClarkeA moment of victory (price realised: £30,000 / $38,610 / €33,870)

George Woolliscroft RheadO Salutaris Hostia (price realised: £75,000 / $96,525 / €84,675) 

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About Christie’s

Christie’s, the world’s leading art business, had global auction, private and digital sales in 2016 that totalled £4 billion / $5.4 billion. Christie’s is a name and place that speaks of extraordinary art, unparalleled service and expertise, as well as international glamour. Christie’s offers around 350 auctions annually in over 80 categories, including all areas of fine and decorative arts, jewellery, photographs, collectibles, wine, and more. Prices range from $200 to over $100 million. Christie’s also has a long and successful history conducting private sales for its clients in all categories, with emphasis on Post-War & Contemporary, Impressionist & Modern, Old Masters and Jewellery.

Christie’s has a global presence in 46 countries, with 10 salerooms around the world including in London, New York, Paris, Geneva, Milan, Amsterdam, Dubai, Zürich, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.

*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and are reported net of applicable fees.


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