Auction 06/12/2012 , #7893

  • London, South Kensington , United Kingdom
  • Christie's | Dec 05 2012 , Dec 05 2012
  • Total lots estimates: £249,600 - £369,100
  • Sale total: £425,943
  • % Lots Sold: 100.00%
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The Triumph of Venus

Pen and black ink, brown wash
14.3 cm - 46.7 cm (5.63 in - 18.39 in)
Lot: # 125

Design for a bas-relief: Hercules and the cattle of Geryon

Chalk on paper
25.7 cm - 44.8 cm (10.12 in - 17.64 in)
Lot: # 127

Design for a chapter heading with a bust of Athena

Pencil pen and brown ink, brown wash
12.5 cm - 19.9 cm (4.92 in - 7.83 in)
Lot: # 128

La Chasse; and La Musique

Pen
13 cm - 10 cm (5.12 in - 3.94 in)
Lot: # 130

Les Amours de Psyché et de Cupidon: designs for a frontispiece and four illustrations

Chalk
22.2 cm - 17.8 cm (8.74 in - 7.01 in)
Lot: # 131

A draped allegorical figure; and Hercules

Chalk
19 cm - 12.3 cm (7.48 in - 4.84 in)
Lot: # 132

The Rape of the Sabines; and A classical hero ordering a sacrifice to Jupiter on the steps of the Temple of Minerva

Bodycolor and gum arabic, on vellum, laid down on copper
19.1 cm - 33.7 cm (7.52 in - 13.27 in)
Lot: # 141

Travellers in the ruins of a vaulted rotonda

Pen
68.6 cm - 54.6 cm (27.01 in - 21.5 in)
Lot: # 144

A fishing vessel and a ship at anchor near Petersholm

Chalk
25.7 cm - 36 cm (10.12 in - 14.17 in)
Lot: # 151

Ceres on a chariot drawn by serpents; and Persephone on a chariot drawn by putti with flaming torches

Bodycolor
35.9 cm - 51.4 cm (14.13 in - 20.24 in)
Lot: # 152

Cupid on a chariot drawn by gryphons; and The Triumph of Cupid

Bodycolor
39.3 cm - 55.9 cm (15.47 in - 22.01 in)
Lot: # 153

Apollo with two river gods and a nymph, perhaps Daphne; and The Rape of Hippodamia

Bodycolor
52.7 cm - 84.1 cm (20.75 in - 33.11 in)
Lot: # 154

An allegory of Death, with scythe and hourglass

Graphite
22.2 cm - 28.8 cm (8.74 in - 11.34 in)
Lot: # 159

Allegorical figures: A woman standing on a globe, reaching for the stars; and A woman with bound hands wearing a Phrygian cap

Pencil pen and black ink
31.1 cm - 23.8 cm (12.24 in - 9.37 in)
Lot: # 163

Allegorical figures holding a flaming tazza; design for a chapter heading

Pencil pen and black ink, grey wash
31.4 cm - 23.4 cm (12.36 in - 9.21 in)
Lot: # 164

Four designs for illustrated pages

Pencil pen and black ink, watercolour
32.4 cm - 24.8 cm (12.76 in - 9.76 in)
Lot: # 165

The Fairy Painters: study for a title page

Pencil pen and brown ink, watercolour and gum arabic on vellum
37.5 cm - 28.7 cm (14.76 in - 11.3 in)
Lot: # 166

Orpheus

Charcoal
45.8 cm - 30.3 cm (18.03 in - 11.93 in)
Lot: # 168

A male nude leaning on a pedestal

Chalk
60.4 cm - 46 cm (23.78 in - 18.11 in)
Lot: # 169