Wednesday 29 March 2023
Carlo Maratta, Italian 1625-1713- The Holy Family, with Saint Joseph embracing the Christ...
View MoreLot 29
Description
Carlo Maratta,
Italian 1625-1713-
The Holy Family, with Saint Joseph embracing the Christ Child;
red chalk on laid paper, bears initials 'C.M.' (lower right), 24 x 14.4 cm., (unframed).
Provenance:
with Hill-Stone, USA.
Private Collection.
Note:
We are grateful to Dario Beccarini who has kindly confirmed the attribution on the basis of a digital image.
The present work appears to relate to a painting by Maratta which sold at Sotheby's, London, 8 December 2016, lot 162. The striking figures of Saint Joseph and the Christ Child embracing also appear in isolation in a tondo traditionally attributed to Maratta, held at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, New Zealand [no.2-1948], and documented by the 17th-century art historian Gian Pietro Bellori as being painted in 1687 as a gift for Giuseppe Ghezzi, painter and secretary of the Accademia di San Luca, Rome (G.P. Bellori, 'The Lives of the Modern Painters, Sculptors and Architects', A. and H. Wohl and T. Montanari (trans. and ed.), New York, 2005, p.425).
Fees & VAT
Buyer's Premium
The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.
VAT
VAT is not charged on the hammer price unless it is stated that there is 'VAT applicable on the hammer price at the end of the description. Buyer's premium is subject to VAT.(ARR) - ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT
Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.
It applies to lots with hammer value over £1,000 as follows:
0 to £50,000 - 4%
£50,000.01 to £200,000 - 3%
£200,000.01 to £350,000 - 1%
£350,000.01 to £500,000 - 0.5%
Exceeding £500,000 - 0.25%
ARR is capped at £12,500
Please note ARR is calculated in euros. Auctioneers will apply current exchange rates.
Export of goods
Buyers intending to export goods should ascertain whether an export licence is required before bidding. Export licences are issued by Arts Council England and application forms can be obtained from its Export Licensing Unit. Details can be found on the ACE website www.artscouncil.org.uk or by phoning ACE on 020 7973 5188. The need for import licences varies from country to country and you should acquaint yourself with all relevant local requirements and provisions before bidding. The refusal of any such licences shall not permit the cancelling of any sale nor allow any delay in making full payment for the lot.
Own a similar item?
Request a ValuationReceive alerts about similar lots
Get StartedContinue Browsing
LOT 30
Giovanni Battista Gaulli, called il Baciccio, Italian 1639-1709- Two female allegorical...
Estimate: £2500 - £3500
LOT 31
Follower of Luca Giordano, Italian 1634-1705- Saint Francis in meditation; red chalk, pen and...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 32
Circle of Charles Parrocel, French 1688-1752- Study of figures and horse riders; pen and...
Estimate: £150 - £200
LOT 33
Pieter Molyn, Dutch 1595-1661- A Village street with two figures; black chalk and watercolour...
Estimate: £3000 - £5000
LOT 34
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Dutch 1606-1669- Self-portrait in a flat cap and embroidered...
Estimate: £3000 - £4000
LOT 35
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Dutch 1606-1669- The Baptism of the Eunuch; etching with...
Estimate: £800 - £1200
LOT 36
Circle of Jan van den Hoecke, Flemish 1611-1651- Woman embraced by a man; pen and brown ink...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 37
Attributed to Abraham Genoels, Flemish 1640-1723- An Italian landscape with a woman...
Estimate: £500 - £700
LOT 38
Basilius Besler, German 1561-1629- Botanical Studies from 'Hortus...
Estimate: £300 - £400
LOT 39
Attributed to Anthony Claesz. the Younger, Dutch 1616-1652- Study of a tulip; watercolour on...
Estimate: £800 - £1200
LOT 40
Dutch School, 17th century- Landscape with a fortified city; and Coastal view with ships and a...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 41
Pietro Antonio Novelli, Italian 1729-1804- Diana the Huntress; pen, black ink and grey wash on...
Estimate: £800 - £1200
LOT 42
Giovanni Paolo Panini, Italian 1691-1765- View of Piazza Colonna with the Column of Marcus...
Estimate: £5000 - £7000
LOT 43
Giuseppe Zais, Italian 1709-1784- Gathering of village people outside a building; bodycolour...
Estimate: £500 - £700
LOT 44
Peter Anton von Verschaffelt, Flemish 1710-1793- Davids Promise to Bathsheba; pencil, pen and...
Estimate: £250 - £350
LOT 45
Gaetano Gandolfi, Italian 1734-1802- The Gamblers' Quarrel; black and red chalk, pen and brown...
Estimate: £3000 - £4000
Newsletter Signup
Keyword Alerts
Would you like to receive personalised keyword alerts when new catalogues go live. If so, please indicate these below
Set a password to save your keyword alerts
Passwords are a minimum of 7 characters and must include an upper case letter, a lower case letter, a number and a special character (e.g., !@#$%^&*).