Emilie Volka
The Milan headquarters of Cambi Auction House celebrated its first year at Palazzo Serbelloni by inviting collectors and professionals in the field for the usual appointment of autumn auctions of Jewels and Silvers, Sculptures of the Neapolitan and Genoese Crib, Fine Art Selection and Modern and Contemporary Art. The Napoleonic rooms hosted the exhibition of nearly five hundred works of art, including ancient and modern art, being the perfect setting for a magnificent and amazing cocktail that welcomed over eight hundred guests.The whole Cambi family, Marcello, Matteo, Sebastian and Giulio welcomed new and old “friends” who, during the year, saw the growth of the Milan office.The five auctions were held on 18 November, with a rich sequence of events for the collectors who took part in the sale.Jewels opened the day with amazing awards, like the golden, silver and diamonds tiara by Musy - Turin, estimated 40,000-50,000 euros and sold for 105,000 Euros.In the early afternoon Silvers were presented, including a 18th-century Venetian service of 53 pieces, hammered down for 17,000 euros, and a Milanese coffee maker from the last quarter of the 18th century with Buccellati punch, sold for 15,000 euros.The day continued with the auction of two collections of cribs, Neapolitan and Genoese, that aroused great interest, as already happened to the other catalogues dedicated to this art, making an overall 110,000 euros in sales.The Fine Art Selection catalogue included sculptures and ancient paintings; within the first, it is worth mentioning a Renaissance suggestive Madonna in trono con Bambino in polychrome wood, sold for 38,000 euros, a gilt bonze horse by Gianbologna influence, sold for 18,000 euros, and the beautiful Razza, a 1951 bronze casting by Silvio Tofanari, which reached 13,500 euros, tripling its initial estimate. Collectors and national and international galleries showed great interest for a fresco by Nicolò dell’Abate, sold for 50,000 euros, and the Autoritratto ascribed to Giovanni Carnovali known as il Piccio, estimated 12,000-15,000 euros and sold for 38,000 euros.The day ended with the evening session of Modern and Contemporary Art, an event that always fascinates the Milanese clients, where works from private collections were presented, including those coming from the collection of the art critic Lea Vergine; top lot was a plate by Lucio Fontana, sold for 80,000 euros.The overall result of the sales of these autumn events reached nearly 2 million euros, driving the Auction House to increase the number of events scheduled for the upcoming season.
The Milan headquarters of Cambi Auction House celebrated its first year at Palazzo Serbelloni by inviting collectors and professionals in the field for the usual appointment of autumn auctions of Jewels and Silvers, Sculptures of the Neapolitan and Genoese Crib, Fine Art Selection and Modern and Contemporary Art. The Napoleonic rooms hosted the exhibition of nearly five hundred works of art, including ancient and modern art, being the perfect setting for a magnificent and amazing cocktail that welcomed over eight hundred guests.The whole Cambi family, Marcello, Matteo, Sebastian and Giulio welcomed new and old “friends” who, during the year, saw the growth of the Milan office.The five auctions were held on 18 November, with a rich sequence of events for the collectors who took part in the sale.Jewels opened the day with amazing awards, like the golden, silver and diamonds tiara by Musy - Turin, estimated 40,000-50,000 euros and sold for 105,000 Euros.In the early afternoon Silvers were presented, including a 18th-century Venetian service of 53 pieces, hammered down for 17,000 euros, and a Milanese coffee maker from the last quarter of the 18th century with Buccellati punch, sold for 15,000 euros.The day continued with the auction of two collections of cribs, Neapolitan and Genoese, that aroused great interest, as already happened to the other catalogues dedicated to this art, making an overall 110,000 euros in sales.The Fine Art Selection catalogue included sculptures and ancient paintings; within the first, it is worth mentioning a Renaissance suggestive Madonna in trono con Bambino in polychrome wood, sold for 38,000 euros, a gilt bonze horse by Gianbologna influence, sold for 18,000 euros, and the beautiful Razza, a 1951 bronze casting by Silvio Tofanari, which reached 13,500 euros, tripling its initial estimate. Collectors and national and international galleries showed great interest for a fresco by Nicolò dell’Abate, sold for 50,000 euros, and the Autoritratto ascribed to Giovanni Carnovali known as il Piccio, estimated 12,000-15,000 euros and sold for 38,000 euros.The day ended with the evening session of Modern and Contemporary Art, an event that always fascinates the Milanese clients, where works from private collections were presented, including those coming from the collection of the art critic Lea Vergine; top lot was a plate by Lucio Fontana, sold for 80,000 euros.The overall result of the sales of these autumn events reached nearly 2 million euros, driving the Auction House to increase the number of events scheduled for the upcoming season.