new records set at sotheby's london - 4th july sales round-up

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For Immediate ReleasePress Release London

London | +44 (0)20 7293 6000 | Matthew Weigman | [email protected]

Leyla Daybelge | [email protected]| Mitzi Mina | [email protected]

SOTHEBYS LONDON EVENING SALE OF

OLD MASTER & BRITISHPAINTINGS TOTALS

32,268,650 / $50,600,470 / 40,174,408

Willem van de Velde the YoungersHistoric Dutch Naval Battle Scene Sells For

5.3m / $8.3m / 6.6m - Twice Its High Estimate -

and Returns to Holland

Six New Artist Records Set

LONDON, Wednesday 4th

July, 2012Tonight Sothebys Old Master & British PaintingsEvening Sale realised a total of 32,268,650 / $50,600,470 / 40,174,408, comfortably withinthe pre-sale estimate of 26.7 - 40.4 million. The evenings top lot was a historic naval sceneby Willem van de Velde the Younger, The Surrender of the Royal Prince during the Four

Days Battle, 1st- 4 thJune 1666, which sold for 5.3m / $8.3m / 6.6m after nine minutes ofintense competition among four bidders. This fascinating example of a war artist at work 350years ago was considered of such national importance that the precursor of the Rijksmuseumattempted to buy the painting when it was offered for sale in 1800, but was outbid. Tonight itwas bought by a private Dutch collector, and so will return to Holland.

Alex Bell, Sothebys Co-Chairman, Old Master Paintings, Worldwide, commented: These

are exciting times for the Old Masters and British Paintings market. We saw strong pricestonight in an extremely dynamic sale, in which collectors were prepared to go head- to-head


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for the very best works. The auction attracted an encouraging number of new clients to

Sothebys and we saw consistently strong participation from the new markets.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EVENINGS SALE:

Pieter Brueghel the Youngers The Battle Between Carnival and Lent, the artistsmost accomplished work to come to the market in recent memory, achieved4,521,250 / $7,089,772 /5,628,948 (est. 4-6 million). Depicting the Brueghelianthemes of the folklore and customs associated with the Shrovetide festival as well asthe contrasts of human nature, the panel is in an exceptional state of preservation.

The sale featured two masterpieces of the German Renaissance:

Lucas Cranach the Elders The Feilitzsch Altarpiece, sold for 4,297,250 /$6,738,518 / 5,350,068 (est. 4-6 million). This remarkable work, commissioned

around 1511 had belonged to only three families in its 500-year history and had neverbefore appeared at auction.

Hans Baldung Griens panel The Virgin as Queen of Heaven Suckling the InfantChrist,sold for 2,113,250 / $3,313,787 / 2,630,992 (est. 1-1.5 million). Appearingat auction for the first time in more than 30 years, the panel had previously been in thecollection of the Electors of Hohenzollern and of Robert Von Hirsch, one of thegreatest collectors of the 20th century.

Other Notable Results:

Christ Amongst the Doctors, a rare example by sixteenth century Italian artist OrazioBorgianni, a favourite of the European aristocracy, sold for 3,401,250 / $5,333,500 /

4,234,550 (est. 400,000 - 600,000), setting a record for the artist. The painting hasa notably early provenance, having been listed in the inventory of a Spanish diplomatin 1631.

Travellers Halted at a Country Inn, most likely a unique example ofa collaborativework by the Ostade brothers, Adriaen and Isack, sold for 2,169,250 / $3,401,601 /

2,700,712 (est. 1.8-2.5 million).

Portrait of Edward VI from the Circle of William Scrots sparked animatedcompetition and sold for 1,777,250 / $2,786,906 / 2,212,673, more than twice its

estimate of 500,000700,000.

A 15th century French-school portrait ofLouis XI, the only surviving lifetime portraitin oil of the king, eclipsed its estimate to sell for 735,650 / $1,153,573 / 915,883.


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Auction records were also set this evening for:

LOT 4LEONARDO DI BERNARDINO DEL SIGNORACCIO, CALLED LEONARDO DI

BERNARDINO DA PISTOIAThe Annunciation

oil on panel, gold groundESTIMATE 200,000-300,000 GBPSold for 229,250Previous record 13,500

LOT 25GIOVANNI FRANCESCO MAINERIThe Resurrected Christ With An Angel

tempera on panelESTIMATE 200,000-300,000 GBPSold for 193,250Previous record $154,000 / 91,460

LOT 28GIUSEPPE CESARI, CALLED CAVALIERE D'ARPINOThe Madonna And Child With The Infant Saint John The Baptist

oil on panelESTIMATE 60,000-80,000 GBPSold for 163,250

Previous record 1,240

LOT 29GIOVANNI BILIVERTVenus, Cupid And Panoil on copperESTIMATE 200,000-300,000 GBPSold for 541,250Previous record 1,300,000 FF / 139,313

LOT 40

CHARLES-JOSEPH NATOIRE'La Source'; The Triumph Of Bacchus

a pair, both oil on canvasESTIMATE 300,000-500,000 GBPSold for 657,250Previous record 517,000

NEW BENCHMARKS

LOT 5MAESTRO PAROTO

A Polyptych: The Madonna And Child With Saints Sirus, John The Baptist,


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JOHN THE EVANGELIST, MICHAEL, STEPHEN, LOUIS OF TOULOUSE, APOLLONIA

AND

Agatha, With A Donor In The Central Panel

tempera and gold on panelESTIMATE 200,000-300,000 GBP

Sold for 217,250

LOT 17HENDRIK VAN STEENWIJCK THE YOUNGERSaint Jerome In His Study

oil on oak panelESTIMATE 100,000-150,000 GBPSold for 337,250

LOT 21ADRIAEN JANSZ. VAN OSTADE AND ISACK VAN OSTADE

Travellers Halted At A Country Innoil on oak panel, single plankESTIMATE 1,800,000-2,500,000 GBPSold for 2,169,250


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Sale Results London, Bond St

Sale L12040 Old Master & British DrawingsSale L12040 Old Master & British DrawingsSale L12040 Old Master & British DrawingsSale L12040 Old Master & British Drawings 04 JUL 1204 JUL 1204 JUL 1204 JUL 12Grand TotalGrand TotalGrand TotalGrand Total 6,900,500 GBP (10,820,674 USD) Exch Rate:Exch Rate:Exch Rate:Exch Rate: 1.57Sold by Lot:Sold by Lot:Sold by Lot:Sold by Lot: 52.5% Lots Offered:Lots Offered:Lots Offered:Lots Offered: 198SoldSoldSoldSold by Value:by Value:by Value:by Value: 87.1% Lots Sold/Unsold:Lots Sold/Unsold:Lots Sold/Unsold:Lots Sold/Unsold: 104 / 94

LotLotLotLot Price (GBP)Price (GBP)Price (GBP)Price (GBP) Estimate (GBP)Estimate (GBP)Estimate (GBP)Estimate (GBP) BuyerBuyerBuyerBuyer

51 1,945,250 ($3,050,347) 300,000 - 500,000 European PrivateGiovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto, Campo San Giacomo di Rialto, Venice, pen and brown ink and grey wash, over ruled black

chalk lines in the architecture, within brown ink framing lines***RECORD FOR A WORK ON PAPER BY THE ARTIST******RECORD FOR A WORK ON PAPER BY THE ARTIST******RECORD FOR A WORK ON PAPER BY THE ARTIST******RECORD FOR A WORK ON PAPER BY THE ARTIST***183 1,049,250 ($1,645,329) 600,000 - 800,000 PrivateJoseph Mallord William Turner, Lausanne from the West, watercolour over pencil with scratching out, pen with red and blue ink, gumarabic and touches of black chalk184 601,250 ($942,820) 300,000 - 500,000 PrivateJoseph Mallord William Turner, The Domleschg Valley, Looking North to the Gorge at Rothenbrnnen, watercolour over pencil withscratching out, some gum Arabic and heightened with dry brush point198 529,250 ($829,917) 80,000 - 120,000 PrivateJoseph Mallord William Turner, Sunset over Water, watercolour

163 361,250 ($566,476) 15,000 - 20,000 TradeWilliam Hoare of Bath R.A., Portrait of Henry Hoare, 'The Magnificent' of Stourhead(1705-1785), pastel

182 175,250 ($274,810) 50,000 - 70,000 PrivateRichard Parkes Bonington, The Piazzetta, Venice, watercolour over pencil heightened with bodycolour

93 157,250 ($246,584) 40,000 - 60,000 US PrivateJacob Isaacksz. van Ruisdael,A Shepherd and his Flock approaching Farm Buildings among Trees, black chalk and grey wash

91 151,250 ($237,175) 20,000 - 30,000 European TradePhilips Wouwerman,A Horse being schooled, black chalk and grey wash

50 145,250 ($227,767) 30,000 - 40,000 European TradeGiovanni Battista Tiepolo, Recto: A Head of a Bearded Oriental wearing a Turban, turned to the left; Verso: A Sheet of Figure Studies,

ossibly for a Piet, pen and brown ink (recto and verso) and brown wash (recto)35 133,250 ($208,949) 30,000 - 40,000 European TradeSebastiano Conca, Venus in the Forge of Vulcan, pen and brown and black ink and brown wash, heightened with white, over black chalk

177 133,250 ($208,949) 40,000 - 60,000 PrivateJohann Heinrich Fuseli, King Priam begging Achilles for the Body of Hector, pen and brown ink with brown and grey wash

Specialists in Charge: Gregory Rubinstein, EmmelineHallmark

Press Office Contact: Mitzi Mina

Please note all prices include buyer's premium. Sale session totals are net aggregate figures plus premiums. Sotheby's buyer's premium is 25% of the hammer price on the first25000, 20% of the hammer price up to and including 500000, and 12% thereafter on each lot. **Estimates do not include buyer's premium**

SOTHEBY'S: REGISTERED AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS NO. 874867


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Sale Results London, Bond St

Sale L12033 Old Master & British Paintings Evening SaleSale L12033 Old Master & British Paintings Evening SaleSale L12033 Old Master & British Paintings Evening SaleSale L12033 Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale 04 JUL 1204 JUL 1204 JUL 1204 JUL 12Grand TotalGrand TotalGrand TotalGrand Total 32,268,650 GBP (50,600,470 USD) (40,174,408 EUR) Exch Rate:Exch Rate:Exch Rate:Exch Rate: 1.57Sold by Lot:Sold by Lot:Sold by Lot:Sold by Lot: 67.4% Lots Offered:Lots Offered:Lots Offered:Lots Offered: 43Sold by Value:Sold by Value:Sold by Value:Sold by Value: 80.0% Lots Sold/Unsold:Lots Sold/Unsold:Lots Sold/Unsold:Lots Sold/Unsold: 29 / 14

LotLotLotLot Price (GBP)Price (GBP)Price (GBP)Price (GBP) EstimateEstimateEstimateEstimate (GBP)(GBP)(GBP)(GBP) BuyerBuyerBuyerBuyer

24 5,305,250 ($8,319,163)(6,605,026) 1,500,000 - 2,500,000 Private Dutch CollectorWillem van de Velde the Younger, The surrender of the Royal Prince during The Four Days Battle, 1

t-4

thJune 1666, oil on canvas

11 4,521,250 ($7,089,772)(5,628,948) 4,000,000 - 6,000,000 US PrivatePieter Brueghel the Younger, The Battle between Carnival and Lent, oil on oak panel

7 4,297,250 ($6,738,518)(5,350,068) 4,000,000 - 6,000,000 Private CollectorLucas Cranach the Elder, The Feilitzsch Altarpiece, oil on panel

30 3,401,250 ($5,333,500)(4,234,550) 400,000 - 600,000 European PrivateOrazio Borgianni, Christ amongst the doctors, oil on canvas

***RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION******RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION******RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION******RECORD FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION***21 2,169,250 ($3,401,601)(2,700,712) 1,800,000 - 2,500,000 Private CollectorAdriaen Jansz. van Ostade and Isack van Ostade, Travellers halted at a country inn, oil on oak panel, single plank

6 2,113,250 ($3,313,787)(2,630,992) 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 AnonymousHans Baldung, called Grien, The Virgin as Queen of Heaven suckling the Infant Christ, oil on limewood panel

10 1,777,250 ($2,786,906)(2,212,673) 500,000 - 700,000 AnonymousCircle of William Scrots, Portrait of Edward VI (1537-1553), oil on panel

44 1,385,250 ($2,172,211)(1,724,634) 1,200,000 - 1,800,000 Private CollectorFrancesco Guardi, Venice, a view of the Entrance to the Grand Canal with the church of Santa Maria della Salute and the Punta della Dogana; Venice, a view of thechurch of San Giorgio Maggiore with the end of the Giudecca , a pair, oil on canvas15 1,161,250 ($1,820,956)(1,445,754) 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 AnonymousPieter Brueghel the Younger,Saint John the Baptist preaching to the masses in the wilderness, oil on oak panel

9 735,650 ($1,153,573)(915,883) 400,000 - 600,000 TradeFrench School, circa 1470, Portrait of Louis XI, King of France (1423-1483), wearing the collar of Order of Saint-Michel, oil on oak panel

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Specialists in Charge: Alex Bell, George Gordon, Andrew Fletcher Press Office Contact: Mitzi Mina, Leyla DaybelgePlease note all prices include buyer's premium. Sale session totals are net aggregate figures plus premiums. Sotheby's buyer's premium is 25% of the hammer price on the first 25000, 20% of the hammer price up to andincluding 500000, and 12% thereafter on each lot. **Estimates do not include buyer's premium**



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For Immediate ReleasePress Release

London | +44 20 7293 6000 | Matthew Weigman | [email protected] Mina | [email protected] | Leyla Daybelge | [email protected] |

Jamie Penaloza | [email protected]

Global Buyers Battle for Treasures at Sothebys LondonEstimates Defied as Collectors Pursue Exceptional Works

in Treasures, Princely Taste Sale

Svres Vases soar above expectations to more than 1.7 million Shah of Persias Elephant Automaton Clock sells to Asian Buyer for 1.6 million

WEDNESDAY, 4th July 2012 This evenings sale of Treasures, Princely Taste at Sothebys

London saw collectors from across the globe compete vigorously for exceptional works of art and

furniture. Many of the works in the sale were pursued to prices well in excess of pre-sale estimates,

chief among which was a pair of gilt-bronze-mounted Svres porcelain vases (c. 1788-1790);

realising 1,777,250, they tripled their pre-sale estimate of600,000.* Close behind the vases was the

Shah of Persias musical elephant automaton clock (c. 1780), which sold to an Asian collector for

an impressive 1.6 million, at the high end of its 1-2 million pre-sale estimate. Together, the 39 lotsoffered this evening realised 9,507,800 / $14,909,181 /11,837,193, with 72% sold by lot and 84%
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sold by value. 44% of the works sold in this evenings sale realis ed prices in excess of their pre-sale

high estimates.

Mario Tavella, Sothebys Deputy Chairman, Europe, commented: The superb results this evening

confirm the continuing demand for the rarest and highest-quality furniture and decorative arts. Buyersfrom Europe, Asia, and the Middle East competed for beautiful works with noble heritage. In

particular, a pair of Svres porcelain vases saw spirited bidding, realising a phenomenal 1.7 million.

Having concluded our third year of Treasures sales, I am delighted with the results which are

testamentto the enduring strength of this market.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SALE:

The Svres vases, referenced above: the vases rare sky-blue colour was developed by Svresspecifically for Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette for the decoration of the royal Rambouillet

estate. The gilt-bronze mounts can be almost certainly attributed to Pierre-Philippe Thomire,

who made pieces for Louis XVIs bedchamber at Compigne and for Marie-Antoinettes

apartments at Versailles.

The Elephant Clock, referenced above: the magnificent automaton clock of a rare andimpressive scale was most probably acquired by Naser al-Din Shah of Persia (183196) in

London in the 1890s, and typifies the intriguing and inventive objects produced in London in

the late 18th century for the Chinese market.

Five exceptionally rare masterpieces of 16th and 17th century silver from a Europeanprincely family, which originally formed part of the collection of Fernando II, King of

Portugal, realised a combined total of1,053,850. The top lot of the group was a magnificent

silver gilt flagon from the first half of the 16 th century, which realised 565,250seven times

its pre-sale estimate of 80,000.

A pair of Chinese celadon Vases aux Tritons circa 1770 sold for a remarkable 577,250,nearly quadrupling its pre-sale low estimate of 150,000. The elegant pair of celadon vases with

exquisite gilt-bronze mounts is extremely rare and highly desirable amongst collectors, and was

acquired by the Rothschild family in the second half of the 19th century.


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A Swiss parcel-gilt silver drinking cup in the form of a lark, Nicholas Matthey, Neuchtel,late 17th century, achieved 433,250, soaring above its estimates of 200,000-250,000. This

ancestral drinking cup of the von Lerber family is in the form of a skylark, a charge of the

family coat-of-arms and intended to be drunk from at guild festivities.

A gilt-bronze and patinated-bronze ink stand by Juste-Aurle Meissonnier, Louis XV,circa 1735, realised 361,250 against estimates of 200,000-300,000. This superb encrier is a

perfect early example of the 18th century Rococo vogue, of which Meissonnier was a pioneering

and influential figure.

A chessboard with pagoda figurines and chess pieces in mother-of-pearl and aventurineglass circa 1720-30, realised 445,250, well in excess of its estimates of 200,000-300,000.

The chessboard comes by repute from Frederick Augustus III (1750-1827), Elector of Saxony,

who according to family tradition presented it as a gift to Comte Louis Gabriel du Buat-Nanay

in 1772. The king and queen figures, in the form of seated Chinese men and made of white

Meissen porcelain, reflect the enthusiasm for Chinoiseries and the exoticism of the East.

Images available via e-mail.

* Estimates do not include the buyers premium.

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Sale Results London, Bond StSale L12307 Treasures, Princely Taste 04 JUL 12Grand Total: 9,507,800 ($14,909,181) Exch Rate: 1.57Sold by Lot: 71.8% Lots Offered: 39Sold by Value: 84.0% Lots Sold/Unsold: 28 / 11Lot Price Estimate Buyer29 1,777,250 ($2,786,906) 600,000 - 1,000,000A pair of gilt-bronze-mounted Svres soft-paste porcelain Vases Medicis, Louis XVI c. 1788-179021 1,609,250 ($2,523,465) 1,000,000 - 2,000,000A George III ormolu musical automaton clock by Peter Torckler, c. 178026 577,250 ($905,186) 150,000 - 300,000A pair of gilt-bronze mounted Chinese celadon Vases aux Tritons, the mounts c. 1770, the porcelain Qianlong3 565,250 ($886,369) 80,000 - 120,000A Silver-gilt flagon, Hispanic or Italian, first half of the 16th century25 457,250 ($717,014) 200,000 - 300,000A set of twelve George III amaranth, ebonised and polychrome-painted dining chairs, c. 177515 445,250 ($698,197) 200,000 - 300,000A chessboard with pagoda figurines as kings and queens, and chess pieces in mother-of-pearl and aventurine glass,c. 1720-30

10 433,250 ($679,379) 200,000 - 250,000A parcel-gilt silver drinking cup in the form of a lark, Nicolas Matthey, Neuchatel, c.170018 361,250 ($566,476) 200,000 - 300,000A gilt-bronze and patinated-bronze inkstand by Juste-Aurle Meissonnier, c. 173513 325,250 ($510,025) 300,000 - 500,000A Flemish Renaissance Tapestry from the story of David, Brussels, c. 1515-1525, approx 408 x 406cm38 313,250 ($491,207) 200,000 - 300,000A set of four bronze and gilt-bronze seven light candelabra, attributed to Claude Galle, c. 1810

Specialist in Charge: Mario Tavella Press Office Contact: Leyla DaybelgePlease note all prices include buyer's premium. Sale session totals are net aggregate figures plus premiums. Sotheby's buyer's premium is 25% of thehammer price on the first 25000, 20% of the hammer price up to and including 500000, and 12% thereafter on each lot. **Estimates do not include buyer'spremium**


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