Christie's Results
April 23 2021
Picture: Christie's
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
Christie's New York's Old Master Paintings sale brought in a total of $17,966,250 yesterday evening.*
Most of the top lots managed to hit their estimates, with the Sebastiano del Piombo coming in top at $3,150,000 (all results inc. fees) over its $3m - $5m estimate. Lots that did particularly well include the Cranach Resurrection which made $2,190,000 over its $800k - $1.2m estimate; the Veronese Evangelists which made $1,350,000 over its $600k - $800k estimate; Joseph Wright of Derby's portrait of Miss Carver which made $212,500 over its $80k - $120k estimate; the Attributed to Botticelli Madonna and Child which made $1,350,000 over its $600k - $800k estimate; and finally a Bruges Tapestry featuring a Unicorn which made $400k over its $100k - $150k estimate.
* - Unfortunately, as Christie's tend to delete unsold and withdrawn lots from their website it is rather difficult to work out the exact rate of how many lots sold. A simple count shows that 26 numbers out of the 63 lots are missing.
