RESULTS: Important Russian Art, London 24 November 2014
Important Russian Art
London, 24 November 2014, Sale 1571
[All sold prices include buyer’s premium]
240 lots sold | Total: £20,177,425/$31,597,848/€25,443,733 | 57 % sold by lot | ||||
421 lots offered | £1= $1.566/ £1=€1.261 | 73 % sold by value
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Lot | Description | Estimate (£) | Price Realised | Buyer | ||
15 | Valentin Serov (1865-1911) Portrait of Maria Zetlin (1882-1976) oil on canvas WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION | 1,500,000-2,500,000 | £9,266,500 $14,511,339 €11,685,057 | Anonymous | ||
38 | Yuri Annenkov (1889-1974) Portrait of Aleksandr Tikhonov (1880-1956) oil on canvas WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION | 2,500,000-4,500,000 | £4,002,500 $6,267,915 €5,047,153 | Russian Trade | ||
215 | A JEWELLED AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL GOLD-MOUNTED ROCK CRYSTAL STUDY OF CORNFLOWER BY FABERGÉ, CIRCA 1900 | 200,000-300,000 | £314,500 $492,507 €386,585 | Russian Private | ||
39 | Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939) Portrait of the actor Nikolai Podgorny as Peter Trofimov in 'The Cherry Orchard' by Anton Chekov , oil on canvas | 250,000-350,000 | £266,500 $417,339 €336,056 | Russian Trade | ||
385 | A RARE SOVIET PORCELAIN VASE BY THE STATE PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, 1929 | 35,000-45,000 | £254,500 $398,547 €320,926 | Russian Trade | ||
278 | A LARGE PARCEL-GILT SILVER AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ICON OF THE MANDYLION | 180,000-240,000 | £242,500 $379,755 €305,793 | Russian Private | ||
417 | A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL COFFEE SERVICE MARKED K. FABERGÉ, MOSCOW, 1908-1917 | 50,000-70,000 | £224,500 $351,567 €283,094 | American Trade | ||
37 | Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939) Mon jardinière, oil on canvas | 180,000-220,000 | £194,500 $304,587 €245,265 | Russian Trade | ||
475 | AN IMPORTANT SILVER-GILT IMPERIAL PRESENTATION KOVSH | 70,000-90,000 | £182,500 $285,795 €230,133 | Russian Trade | ||
204 | A RARE AND IMPORTANT SILVER-MOUNTED LÖTZ GLASS LAMP MARKED FABERGÉ, CIRCA 1901 | 40,000-60,000 | £170,500 $267,003 €215,001 | American Trade | ||
Alexis Tiesenhausen, International Specialist and Head of the Russian Art Department, London:
We are thrilled that the undisputed masterpiece, Valentin Serov's Portrait of Maria Zetlin, sold for the extraordinary sum of £9.2 million, smashing the auction record for the artist and setting a new world record for the most expensive painting ever sold in a Russian art sale. Portrait of Aleksandr Tikhonov by Yuri Annenkov sold for an impressive £4 million, marking the third time that this exceptional portrait has made a world record for the artist at Christie's. We are now seeing Russian masterpieces achieving the prices they deserve on the international stage. The Russian Works of Art section, led by a Fabergé study of cornflower sold for £314,500, performed very well across all categories, demonstrating the maturity and resilience of this market. Rare items with exceptional provenance continue to generate competitive bidding internationally. This sale demonstrates a 22% increase on November 2013, which had achieved £16.8 million; we look forward to our next sale in June 2015.
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