Transcript The Italian Sale London, Thursday 6th October 2016

The Italian Sale
L o n d o n , Th u r s d a y 6 t h O c t o b er 2 0 1 6, S a l e 1 2 2 4 4
[All sold prices include buyer’s premium]
45 lots sold
59 lots offered
Total: £ 18,680,250 / $23,723,917/ €21,164,724
$1.270 = £1 / €1.133 = £1
Lot
Description
Estimate (£)
118
PINO PASCALI (1935-1968), Coda di delfino (Tail
of a Dolphin). Executed in 1966.
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST
1,500,000 - 2,000,000
76% sold by lot
73% sold by value
Price
Realised
Buyer
£2,629,000
$3,338,830
Anonymous
€2,978,657
£1,925,000
128
Michelangelo Pistoletto (B. 1933), Uomo
appoggiato (Leaning Man). Executed in 1966.
1,400,000 - 1,800,000
$2,444,750
Anonymous
€2,181,025
£1,445,000
136
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale,
Attese. Executed in 1966.
500,000 - 800,000
$1,835,150
Anonymous
€1,637,185
£1,415,000
147
Enrico Castellani (b. 1930), Untitled (Superficie
bianca e rosa). Executed in 1962.
400,000 - 600,000
$1,797,050
Anonymous
€1,603,195
£1,145,000
151
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale.
Executed in 1958.
800,000 - 1,200,000
$1,454,150
Anonymous
€1,297,285
£965,000
138
Piero Manzoni (1933-1963), Achrome. Executed
in 1958-1959.
600,000 - 800,000
$1,225,550
Anonymous
€1,093,345
£905,000
153
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), Concetto spaziale,
Attesa. Executed in 1967.
600,000 - 800,000
$1,149,350
Anonymous
€1,025,365
£725,000
155
LUCIO FONTANA (1899-1968), Concetto
Spaziale. Executed in 1956.
500,000 - 700,000
$920,750
Anonymous
€821,425
106
Mario Schifano (1934-1998), Grande particolare
di paesaggio italiano a colori (Big Detail of an
Italian Landscape in Colour). Executed in 1963.
£485,000
350,000 - 500,000
$615,950
Anonymous
€549,505
£437,000
112
Enrico Castellani (b. 1930), Superficie Bianca.
Executed in 1963.
400,000 - 600,000
$554,990
Anonymous
€495,121
*Please see separate post-sale press release for comment
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Estimates do not include buyer’s premium.
Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and do not reflect costs, third-party financing fees or application
of buyer’s or seller’s credits.