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The Sale of the Collection of the Marquis & Marquise de Ravenel
26 November 2007
Catégorie : MARKET
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The
Sale of the Collection of the Marquis & Marquise de Ravenel held at
Christie's in London on November 21st and 22nd 2007 yielded a turnover
of £4,925,963 (inclusive of buyer's premium
| Sold: | £4,925,963 | $10,167,188 | €6,847,088 | | Lots Sold: 515 | Lots Offered: 556 | Sold by Lot: 93% | Sold by £: 97% | | Exchange Rate£:= $2.064 / €1.390 | Ten best results: | Lot | Description | Estimate (£) | Purchase Price | Buyer | | 100 | A pair of Louis XVI gilt-walnut and gesso torchères executed by P.Gontier, carved by G.P.Cauvet and gilded by F. Mathon, circa 1778 | 200,000-400,000 | £558,100 $1,151,918
€775,759 | Private (well over the top estimate) | | 115 | John Opie (1761-1807), The
Red Boy: Portrait of Master McDonough, full-length in a red jacket and
breeches with a black hat, holding a cricket bat, in a wooded landscape
(oil) WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION | 200,000-300,000 | £457,300 $943,867
€635,647 | Richard Green, London | | 50 | A
Roman specimen marble top on a later parcel-gilt and mahogany table,
the marble top by Alfonso Cavamelli, Rome 1832, the table late 20th
century | 70,000-100,000 | £401,300 $828,283
€557,807 | Private (Top estimate crushed) | | 200 | Follower of Antonio Canaletto, A view of the Piazzetta, Venice, looking South, with the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore beyond | 60,000-80,000 | £264,500 $545,928
€367,655 | European Private (quite a surprising bid) | | 10 | A pair of George I giltwood and gesso pier glasses, circa 1720, possibly Swedish | 40,000-60,000 | £192,500 $397,320
€267,575 | Private
(well over the top estimate)
| | 102 | A
pair of Russian ormolu-mounted patinated bronze vases, attributed to
Friedrich Bergenfeldt, probably to a design by Andrei Voronikhin, after
a model by Claude Galle, circa 1805 | 30,000-50,000 | £144,500 $298,248
€200,855 | Private | | 45 | A pair of Regency brass-mounted ebony inlaid and mahogany breakfront side cabinets, circa 1800 | 50,000-80,000 | £126,500 $261,096
€175,835 | US Private | | 135 | A pair of George III giltwood open armchairs circa 1770, in the manner of Thomas Chippendale | 20,000-40,000 | £102,500 $211,560
€142,475 | Private | | 136 | A George II giltwood console table circa 1735, in the manner of William Kent | 40,000-60,000 | £96,500 $199,176
€134,135 | Private | | 250 | Attributed to Constant Troyon (French, 1810-1865), Two tethered hounds, one drinking water, in a landscape; and Two tethered hounds, one sitting, in a landscape | 30,000-50,000 | £96,500 $199,176
€134,135 | US Private
(quite a surprising bid considering that this painting did not carry a firm attribution to Troyon) | Comment:
Orlando Rock, Director and Head of Collection and House Sales, London
and Francois de Ricqles, Vice President of Christie's Paris: Christie's
sale of the magnificent collection of the Marquis and Marquise de
Ravanel represents a perfect embodiment of the entente cordiale.
Sourced in Paris and sold in London, this marathon 2-day auction more
than doubled pre-sale expectations, with every one of the top ten lots
far exceeding their estimates. Reflecting the cosmopolitan taste of the
Ravenal's, these highlights embraced everything from Russian vases and
Louis XVI torcheres to Italian specimen marbles and John Opie's The Red Boy – a
charming and unique depiction of a young cricketer. Their taste is
truly eclectic and international – and this was truly an international
sale which demonstrated yet again the extraordinary demand in London
for both important works of art and amusing objects from Private
Collections. The magic of the hotel particulier in the Faubourg
Saint-Germain, captured in Christiane de Mazery's evocative
photographs, were brilliantly recreated again by Angus Scott and the
saleroom team. We look forward to the final Collection sale of 2007 –
the Giorgio Ajmone Marsan and Umberta Nasi Collection – on 12 and 13
December, with its extraordinary international breadth from Edward
Lear's topographical views to John Frederick Lewis' Orientalism.
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The
Sale of the Collection of the Marquis & Marquise de Ravenel held at
Christie's in London on November 21st and 22nd 2007 yielded a turnover
of £4,925,963 (inclusive of buyer's premium
| Sold: | £4,925,963 | $10,167,188 | €6,847,088 | | Lots Sold: 515 | Lots Offered: 556 | Sold by Lot: 93% | Sold by £: 97% | | Exchange Rate£:= $2.064 / €1.390 | Ten best results: | Lot | Description | Estimate (£) | Purchase Price | Buyer | | 100 | A pair of Louis XVI gilt-walnut and gesso torchères executed by P.Gontier, carved by G.P.Cauvet and gilded by F. Mathon, circa 1778 | 200,000-400,000 | £558,100 $1,151,918
€775,759 | Private (well over the top estimate) | | 115 | John Opie (1761-1807), The
Red Boy: Portrait of Master McDonough, full-length in a red jacket and
breeches with a black hat, holding a cricket bat, in a wooded landscape
(oil) WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION | 200,000-300,000 | £457,300 $943,867
€635,647 | Richard Green, London | | 50 | A
Roman specimen marble top on a later parcel-gilt and mahogany table,
the marble top by Alfonso Cavamelli, Rome 1832, the table late 20th
century | 70,000-100,000 | £401,300 $828,283
€557,807 | Private (Top estimate crushed) | | 200 | Follower of Antonio Canaletto, A view of the Piazzetta, Venice, looking South, with the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore beyond | 60,000-80,000 | £264,500 $545,928
€367,655 | European Private (quite a surprising bid) | | 10 | A pair of George I giltwood and gesso pier glasses, circa 1720, possibly Swedish | 40,000-60,000 | £192,500 $397,320
€267,575 | Private
(well over the top estimate)
| | 102 | A
pair of Russian ormolu-mounted patinated bronze vases, attributed to
Friedrich Bergenfeldt, probably to a design by Andrei Voronikhin, after
a model by Claude Galle, circa 1805 | 30,000-50,000 | £144,500 $298,248
€200,855 | Private | | 45 | A pair of Regency brass-mounted ebony inlaid and mahogany breakfront side cabinets, circa 1800 | 50,000-80,000 | £126,500 $261,096
€175,835 | US Private | | 135 | A pair of George III giltwood open armchairs circa 1770, in the manner of Thomas Chippendale | 20,000-40,000 | £102,500 $211,560
€142,475 | Private | | 136 | A George II giltwood console table circa 1735, in the manner of William Kent | 40,000-60,000 | £96,500 $199,176
€134,135 | Private | | 250 | Attributed to Constant Troyon (French, 1810-1865), Two tethered hounds, one drinking water, in a landscape; and Two tethered hounds, one sitting, in a landscape | 30,000-50,000 | £96,500 $199,176
€134,135 | US Private
(quite a surprising bid considering that this painting did not carry a firm attribution to Troyon) | Comment:
Orlando Rock, Director and Head of Collection and House Sales, London
and Francois de Ricqles, Vice President of Christie's Paris: Christie's
sale of the magnificent collection of the Marquis and Marquise de
Ravanel represents a perfect embodiment of the entente cordiale.
Sourced in Paris and sold in London, this marathon 2-day auction more
than doubled pre-sale expectations, with every one of the top ten lots
far exceeding their estimates. Reflecting the cosmopolitan taste of the
Ravenal's, these highlights embraced everything from Russian vases and
Louis XVI torcheres to Italian specimen marbles and John Opie's The Red Boy – a
charming and unique depiction of a young cricketer. Their taste is
truly eclectic and international – and this was truly an international
sale which demonstrated yet again the extraordinary demand in London
for both important works of art and amusing objects from Private
Collections. The magic of the hotel particulier in the Faubourg
Saint-Germain, captured in Christiane de Mazery's evocative
photographs, were brilliantly recreated again by Angus Scott and the
saleroom team. We look forward to the final Collection sale of 2007 –
the Giorgio Ajmone Marsan and Umberta Nasi Collection – on 12 and 13
December, with its extraordinary international breadth from Edward
Lear's topographical views to John Frederick Lewis' Orientalism.
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