RESULTS: THE ITALIAN SALE, London, Friday 16 October 2015, Sale 11005
THE ITALIAN SALE
London, Friday 16 October 2015, Sale 11005
[All sold prices include buyer’s premium]
53 lots sold | Total: £43,166,500/$66,778,576/€58,533,774 | 90% sold by lot | ||||
59 lots offered | $1.547 = £1 / €1.356 = £1 | 96% sold by value | ||||
Lot | Description | Estimate (£) | Price Realised | Buyer | ||
128 | Alberto Burri (1915-1995), Rosso Plastica M1, Executed in 1961 | 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 | £3,442,500 $5,325,548 €4,668,030 | Anonymous | ||
129 | Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale, Attese, Executed in 1967 | 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 | £2,770,500 $4,285,964 €3,756,798 | Anonymous | ||
116 | Luciano Fabro (1936–2007), Italia dell’emigrante (Italy of the Emigrant), Executed in 1981 WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION | 600,000 - 800,000 | £2,714,500 $4,199,332 €3,680,862 | Anonymous | ||
108 | Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale, Attese, Executed in 1964 | 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 | £2,658,500 $4,112,700 €3,604,926 | Anonymous | ||
111 | Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964), Natura morta, Painted in 1939 WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST AT AUCTION | 1,800,000 - 2,500,000 | £2,546,500 $3,939,436 €3,453,054 | Anonymous | ||
127 | Michelangelo Pistoletto (b. 1933), Donna seduta che prende il the (Seated woman drinking tea), Executed in 1971 | 800,000 - 1,200,000 | £2,210,500 $3,419,644 €2,997,438 | Anonymous | ||
147 | Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale, Attese, Executed in 1963-64 | 1,700,000 - 2,500,000 | £2,098,500 $3,246,380 €2,845,566 | Anonymous | ||
106 | Enrico Castellani (b. 1930), Superficie Bianca, Executed in 1973 | 800,000 - 1,200,000 | £1,762,500 $2,726,588 €2,389,950 | Anonymous | ||
123 | Michelangelo Pistoletto (b. 1933), Lei e lui abbracciati (Michelangelo e Maria) (Her and him hugging (Michelangelo and Maria)), Executed in 1968 | 800,000 - 1,200,000 | £1,762,500 $2,726,588 €2,389,950 | Anonymous | ||
145 | Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale, Attese, Executed in 1964 | 1,400,000 - 1,800,000 | £1,538,500 $2,380,060 €2,086,206 | Anonymous | ||
*Please see separate post-sale press release for comment |
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