Bluelisted: the top 13 blue lots of 2015

What in blue blazes are your plans for the winter holidays? To sing Christmas carols ’til you’re blue in the face? Leap into the new year like a bolt from the blue? Talk a blue streak at the company Christmas party? These thirteen “true blue” top lots from Dorotheum’s 2015 auctions will tickle you pink … or perhaps make you go green with envy. Read on and discover for yourself just how many shades of blue Dorotheum’s signature red contains!

1963 Shelby Cobra 289 Mk. I

1963 Shelby Cobra 289 Mk. I CSX2104, erste Cobra in „Guardsman Blue“, erzielter Preis € 1.012.000
1963 Shelby Cobra 289 Mk. I CSX2104, first Cobra in “Guardsman Blue,” sold for €1,012,000

Enrico Castellani, “Superficie,” 1960

Enrico Castellani (Castelmassa, Rovigo 1930 geb.)             "Superficie", 1960, reliefierte Leinwand, 100 x 120 cm, erzielter Preis € 965.000
Enrico Castellani (born Castelmassa, Rovigo in 1930) “Superficie,” 1960, canvas in relief, 100 cm x 120 cm, sold for €965,000

 

A brilliant ring with untreated Kashmir sapphire

Brillantring mit unbehandeltem Kaschmirsaphir Weißgold, Brillant, 2 Diamanten, erzielter Preis € 515.400
A brilliant ring with untreated Kashmir sapphire, white gold, €515,400, sold for €515,400

 

Alfons Walde, Alpine pastures in the snow

Alfons Walde (Oberndorf 1891-1958 Kitzbühel) Almen im Schnee, Öltempera auf Karton, 57 x 46 cm, erzielter Preis € 393.400
Alfons Walde (Oberndorf 1891–1958 Kitzbühel), Alpine pastures in the snow, circa 1935, oil tempera on cardboard, 57 cm x 46 cm, sold for €393,400

 

Jacopo Tintoretto and Workshop, Madonna and Child

Jacopo Tintoretto (Venedig 1519-1594) und Werkstatt Madonna mit Kind, Öl auf Leinwand, 92 x 72,5 cm, erzielter Preis € 184.994
Jacopo Tintoretto and Workshop (Venice 1519–1594), Madonna and Child; oil on canvas, 92 cm x 72.5 cm,sold for €184,994

 

Ivan Konstantinowich Aivazovsky, Sinking Ship, 1889

Ivan Konstantinowich Aivazovsky (Feodosia 1817-1900) Sinkendes Schiff, 1889, Öl auf Mahagoniplatte,  26,9 x 20,6 cm, erzielter Preis € 106.250
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Feodosia 1817–1900), Sinking Ship, 1889, oil on mahogany, 26.9 cm x 20.6 cm, sold for €106,250

 

Czar Alexander I. – A pair of ornamental columns

Zar Alexander I. - Paar Dekorationssäulen, Lapislazuli, Höhe 90 cm, erzielter Preis € 62.500
Czar Alexander I. – A pair of ornamental columns, lapis lazuli, height: 90 cm, sold for €62,500

 

An ensemble consisting of an extension table, six chairs and a side table, designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich

Ensemble aus einem Ausziehtisch, 6 Stühlen und Beistelltisch,  Entwurf  Joseph Maria Olbrich, um 1900, Ausführung Josef Niedermoser, Wien um 1907, erzielter Preis € 27.500
An ensemble comprising an extension table, six chairs and a side table, designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich, circa 1900, manufactured by Josef Niedermoser, Vienna, circa 1907, sold for €27,500

 

Ulysse Nardin Sonata No. 80, wristwatch

Ulysse Nardin Sonata Nr. 80 Armbanduhr mit zweiter Zeitzone und Alarm, Weißgold, 109 Steine, Durchmesser ca. 40 mm, erzielter Preis € 16.250
Ulysse Nardin Sonata No. 80, wristwatch with second timezone and alarm, white gold, 109 stones, Ø ca. 40 mm, sold for €16,250

 

CINELLI / Laser, 1985, Italy

CINELLI / Laser, 1985, Italien, CAMPAGNOLO C RECORD CONDITION: 1 - 2, erzielter Preis € 16.250
CINELLI/Laser, 1985, Italy, CAMPAGNOLO C RECORD CONDITION: 1 – 2, sold for €16,250

 

Otto Prutscher, bottle of liquor, No 61

Otto Prutscher (1880 Wien 1949), Likörflasche Nr. 61, Entwurf 1910, Ausführung Meyr's Neffe, Adolf für die Wiener Werkstätte, Höhe 19,5 cm, erzielter Preis € 15.000
Otto Prutscher (Vienna 1880 -1949), bottle of liquor No. 61, Wiener Werkstätte, height 19.5 cm, sold for €15,000

 

Military medal of honor

Militär -Verdienstorden, Offizierskreuz mit Schwertern, Gold-emailliert, erzielter Preis € 6.769
Military medal of honor, officer’s cross with swords, gold-lacquered, sold for €6,769

 

Austria No. 3 test print in blue

Österreich Nr. 3 PROBEDRUCK IN BLAU Type Ib, erzielter Preis € 5.856
Austria No. 3 test print in blue type Ib, sold for €5,856
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