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Lot 89: Giuseppe Valeriani (Rome 1708-1762 Saint Petersburg)

Est: £1,000 GBP - £1,500 GBP
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJune 17, 2015

Item Overview

Description

Giuseppe Valeriani (Rome 1708-1762 Saint Petersburg) A design for a ceiling decoration point of the brush and grey ink, grey wash, graphite framing lines 9 3/8 x 9 in. (24 x 22.5 cm.)

Dimensions

24 x 22.5 cm.

Artist or Maker

Exhibited

Saint Petersburg, Lomonosoff et l'époque d'Elisabeth, 1912 (the whole album of which this drawing was a part).

Literature

A. Benois, 'Review of St. Petersburg exhibition', Stary Gody, May 1912, pp. 3-28 (article on the whole album).

Provenance

The Duke of Leuchtenberg. E. Fatio (L. 3472); Nicolas Rauch, Geneva, 3-4 June 1959, part of lot 241 (an album of 143 drawings of various sizes by Valeriani and his Studio.)

Auction Details

Glebe House, Mont Pellier and Woodbury House: Three Country House Collections

by
Christie's
June 17, 2015, 10:00 AM UTC

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK