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Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale

08 July 2015 | 7:00 PM BST | London

SALE TOTAL

39,310,750GBP
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  • 8
    Lucas Cranach the Elder
    The Bocca della Verità (The Mouth of Truth)
    LOT SOLD.9,333,000GBP
  • 11
    Ferdinand Bol
    portrait of a boy, said to be the artist's son, aged 8
    LOT SOLD.5,189,000GBP
  • 12
    Willem Claesz. Heda
    A still life of a roemer, an overturned roemer, a façon-de-Venise wineglass, a silver beaker and a silver and pewter plate, with a sheathed knife, lemons, olives, hazelnuts, walnuts and a paper twist of tobacco, all on a table partly draped with a green cloth
    LOT SOLD.2,949,000GBP
  • 22
    Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
    The Tiepolo family
    LOT SOLD.2,837,000GBP
  • 57
    John Martin
    The Celestial City and the River of Bliss
    LOT SOLD.2,725,000GBP
  • 21
    Bernardo Bellotto
    Venice, a view of the Grand Canal looking south from the Palazzo Foscari and Palazzo Moro-Lin towards the church of Santa Maria della Carità, with numerous gondolas and barges
    LOT SOLD.2,557,000GBP
  • 29
    Fede Galizia
    A crystal fruit stand with peaches, quinces, and jasmine flowers
    LOT SOLD.1,565,000GBP
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Sale Number: L15033 Lots : 56

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Our London Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale totalled £39.3m ($60.7m/€54.8m), led by Lucas Cranach the Elder’s masterpiece La Bocca della Verità, which sold for £9.3m, a record for the artist at auction. A total of six new artist records were established. Four paintings from the Collections of Castle Howard together realised £9.1m, over the high estimate of £5.6-8.2m.

Alex Bell, Joint International Head and Co-Chairman of Sotheby’s Old Master Paintings Department said: “As the market for Old Master & British paintings continues to evolve we’re seeing an ever more discerning and international collector base vying for a greater diversity of works. Whether it’s a work that transcend genres, such as Cranach’s masterpiece, or a ground-breaking still life created by a female artist over four centuries ago, we saw both new and established buyers from Europe, Russia and Asia competing tonight. Paintings spanning five centuries continue to surprise and excite.”

AUCTION DETAILS

This summer's Evening sale is led by important paintings from the collections at Castle Howard in Yorkshire- one of Britain's finest houses. The collections of art and antiques are amongst the greatest in the world and have been assembled over a period of three hundred years. Highlighting the group are Bernardo Bellotto's Venice, a view of the Grand Canal looking south from the Palazzo Foscari, commissioned by the 4th Earl of Carlisle for Castle Howard in 1738-9 and thus making its first appearance on the art market. It is ably supported by a masterpiece of the Rembrandt school: Ferdinand Bol's Portrait of a boy aged 8 was bought at auction by the 5th Earl and undoubtedly constitutes the artist's finest portrait. The sale also includes perhaps the most important work by Cranach left in private hands, La Bocca della Verita; a Rococo masterpiece by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and important works by Gian Domenico Tiepolo, Willem Claesz. Heda and Pompeo Batoni.

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Alexander Bell
Senior Director
International Department Head
Old Master Paintings
+44 20 7293 5420
alex.bell@sothebys.com
George Gordon
Co-Chairman, Worldwide Old Master Paintings & Drawings
Board Director
Old Master Paintings
+44 20 7293 5414
george.gordon@sothebys.com
David Moore-Gwyn
Consultant
Old Master Paintings
+44 20 7293 5406
davidmooregwyn.consultant@sothebys.com
Arabella Chandos
Senior Director
Senior Specialist
Old Master Paintings
+44 20 7293 5421
arabella.chandos@sothebys.com
James Macdonald
Senior Director, Worldwide
Head of Private Sales,
Old Master Paintings
+44 20 7293 6414
jamesv.macdonald@sothebys.com
Andrew Fletcher
Senior Director
Head of Department
Old Master Paintings
+44 20 7293 6205
andrew.fletcher@sothebys.com
Julian Gascoigne
Director
Specialist
British Pictures 1550-1850
+44 20 7293 5482
julian.gascoigne@sothebys.com
   
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