In July 2021, Christies will auction off Leonardo da Vinci s drawing of a bear s head.
The auction house on Saturday say it could potentially go for $16.7 million.
This would set a new world record for the auction house and da Vinci.
A drawing of a bear’s head by Leonardo da Vinci is seen fetching up to $16.7 million, potentially setting a record, when it heads to auction in July, Christie’s said on Saturday.
Measuring 7 cm (just under 3 inches) squared, Head of a Bear is a silverpoint drawing on a pink-beige paper. The auction house says it is one of less than eight surviving drawings by Leonardo still in private hands outside of the British Royal Collection and the Devonshire Collections at Chatsworth .
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Published: 08 May 2021 02:24 PM BdST
Updated: 08 May 2021 02:24 PM BdST Royal Collection Trust staff pose beside some of Leonardo Da Vinci s anatomical studies at A Life in Drawing, the largest exhibition of Leonardo s work in more than 65 years, at The Queen s Gallery, Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, May 23, 2019. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
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Measuring 7 cm (just under 3 inches) squared, Head of a Bear is a silverpoint drawing on a pink-beige paper. The auction house says it is one of less than eight surviving drawings by Leonardo still in private hands outside of the British Royal Collection and the Devonshire Collections at Chatsworth .
Da Vinci s Head of Bear drawing seen fetching up to $16 mln
08 May 2021 - 11:10
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LONDON: A drawing of a bear s head by Leonardo da Vinci is seen fetching up to $16.7 million, potentially setting a record, when it heads to auction in July, Christie s said on Saturday.
Measuring 7 cm (just under 3 inches) squared, Head of a Bear is a silverpoint drawing on a pink-beige paper. The auction house says it is one of less than eight surviving drawings by Leonardo still in private hands outside of the British Royal Collection and the Devonshire Collections at Chatsworth .
It will lead Christie s Exceptional Sale on July 8 in London with a price estimate of 8 million to 12 million pounds
Da Vinci’s ‘Head of Bear’ Drawing Seen Fetching up to $16 Million
LONDON A drawing of a bear’s head by Leonardo da Vinci is seen fetching up to $16.7 million, potentially setting a record, when it heads to auction in July, Christie’s said on Saturday.
Measuring 7 cm (just under 3 inches) squared, “Head of a Bear” is a silverpoint drawing on a pink-beige paper. The auction house says it is “one of less than eight surviving drawings by Leonardo still in private hands outside of the British Royal Collection and the Devonshire Collections at Chatsworth.”
It will lead Christie’s “Exceptional Sale” on July 8 in London with a price estimate of 8 million to 12 million pounds ($11.14 million $16.71 million).