Lot 120,
"Charity," circle of Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, oil on panel, 12
1/4 by 7 1/4 inches
Lot 120 is a very fine small
oil on panel of "Charity," by the circle of Raffaello Sanzio, called
Raphael. The catalogue notes that this was cut down from a
rectangular picture and its provenance indicates it was included in a
sale of works from the Borghese Palace in Rome and in several
subsequent collections it was considered to be a work of Raphael.
The composition was copied and propagated by the Raphael
workshop for the design appears in a more elaborate form in
an engraving by Antonio Cappellan. It has a modest estimate
of $20,000 to $30,000. It
sold for $28,125.
Lot 106, "St.
John the Baptist," oil on panel, 15 by 11 5/8 inches, Flemish School,
15th Century
Lot
106 is a very impressive 15th Century Flemish School oil on panel of
"St. John the Baptist." It measures15 by 11 5/8 inches.
The patterned background can be compared to one in an earlier
representation of the saint by Robert Campin in the Cleveland Museum of
Art. It has a modest estimate of $100,000 to $150,000. It sold for $230,500.
Lot 177, "The
Aftermath of a Battle," by Sebastian Vrancx and studio and Jan
Brueghel the Younger, oil on oak panel, 20 3/4 by 33 1/4
inches
Lot
177 is a very dramatic and impressive oil on oak panel by Sebastian
Vrancx (1575-1647) and studio and Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601-1678).
Entit;ed "The Aftermath of a Battle," it measures 20 3/4 by
33 1/4 inches, It has an estimate of $30,000 to $50,000. It sold for $254,500.
There are several versions of this scene.
Lot 109,
"Dido and Aeneas taking Shelter from the Storm," by School of Verona,
late 15th Century, tempera on panel, 15 1/2 by 12 1/4 inches
Lot
109 is a charming tempera on panel of "Dido and Aeneas taking Shelter
from the Storm," School of Verona, late 15th Century. It
measures 15 1/2 by 12 1/4 inches. It has an estimate of
$10,000 to $20,000. It
sold for $59,375.
Lot 248,
"View of Tivoli," attributed to Pierre-Athanase Chauvin, oil on canvas,
45 1/8 by 69 inches
Lot 248 is a very impressive
landscape of Tivoli that has been attributed to Pierre-Athanase Chauvin
(1774-1832). An oil on canvas, it measures 45 1/8 by 69
inches. It has an estimate of $40,000 to $60,000. It
sold for $50,000.
Lot
151, "Head of a Sybil," Roman School, 17th Century, oil on canvas, 25
1/8 by 18 inches
Lot
151 is a very romantic "Head of a Sybil," Roman School, 17th Century.
An oil on canvas, it measures 25 1/8 by 18 inches.
It has an estimate of $15,000 to $20,000. It sold for $17,500.
Lot
159, "Jupiter and Antiope," by Luca Giordano, oil on canvas, 71 3/4 by
93 inches
Lot
159 is a lucious and large "Jupiter and Antiope" by Luca Giordano
(1634-1705). An oil on canvas, it measures 71 3/4 by 93
inches. It has an estimate of $300,000 to $400,000. It sold for $362,500. It
is one of several versions.
Lot 277,
"Female Saint," walnut wood, Netherlandish or Westphalian, circa
1500-1510, 39 inches high
Lot 277 is fine walnut statue
of a female saint that is 39 inches high with an excellent dark patina.
The catalogue entry said it was Netherlandish or Westphalian,
circa 1500-1520. It has an estimate of $25,000 to $45,000. It failed to sell.
Lot
323, "Madonna and Child," terracotta, Italian, first quarter 16th
Century, 29 1/2 inches high
Lot
323 is a lovely Italian terracotta of the Madonna and Child from the
first quarter of the 16th Century. It is 29 1/2 inches high.
The catalogue entry states that the composition and figure
style
reflects "an amalgam of Florentine Renaissance scources primarily the
work of the so-called 'Master of the Unruly Children," adding that the
Master clearly worked within the spheres of influence of Benedetto da
Maiano and Jacopo Sansovino. The lot has an extimte of
$20,000 to
$30,000. It
sold for $194,500.
See The
City Review article on the Important Old Masters auction at Sotheby's
New York Winter 2012