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9 December 2014

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RESULTS: 19th century European & Orientalist Art, 9 December 2014

London EMEA 9 December 2014

19th Century European & Orientalist Art

London, 9 December 2014, Sale 1567

[All sold prices include buyer’s premium]

40 lots sold

Total: £ 1,730,750/$2,710,355/€2,194,591

59 % sold by lot

68 lots offered

£1= $1.566/ £1=€1.268

64% sold by value

 

Lot  

Description

Estimate (£)

Price Realised

Buyer

60

Gyula Tornai (Hungarian, 1861-1928)

Travelling musicians, Tangier

120,000 - 180,000

£170,500

$267,003

€216,194

European Private

50

Giovanni Boldini (Italian, 1842-1931)

Portrait of a Lady

25,000 - 35,000

£128,500

$201,231

€162,938

European Trade

55

Wilhelm Kuhnert (German, 1865-1926)

Lions on the plains of Africa

100,000 - 150,000

£122,500

$191,835

€155,330

American Private

       

 

Alexandra McMorrow, Senior Director, International Department Head, 19th Century European Art:

“We are pleased with the results achieved for the Orientalist paintings led by the Gyula Tornai, the strong results for Scandinavian artists and the demand for high quality Italian works. We are also pleased to witness the wildlife paintings of Wilhelm Kuhnert continue to be competitively sought after.”

PRESS CONTACT: Alexandra Deyzac | 02073892265| adeyzac@christies.com

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Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyer’s or seller’s credits.

 

 

 

 

 

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* Please note when quoting estimates above that other fees will apply in addition to the hammer price - see Section D of the Conditions of Sale at the back of the sale catalogue. *Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium.