Albertus Seba
Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri: Four Plates
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 USD
Price realised: 2.880 USD
Price realised: 2.880 USD
Description
ALBERTUS SEBA (1665-1736)
Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri: Four Plates
four engravings with hand-coloring, 1734-1758, on laid papers, published in Amsterdam, all with margins, pale light-staining, minor surface soiling, central folds, occasional foxing, otherwise all apparently in good condition, not examined out of the frames
all P. 17 x 22 in. (432 x 559 mm.)
all overall 24 x 34 in. (610 x 864 mm.) (4)
Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri: Four Plates
four engravings with hand-coloring, 1734-1758, on laid papers, published in Amsterdam, all with margins, pale light-staining, minor surface soiling, central folds, occasional foxing, otherwise all apparently in good condition, not examined out of the frames
all P. 17 x 22 in. (432 x 559 mm.)
all overall 24 x 34 in. (610 x 864 mm.) (4)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 44 %.
The work Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri: Four Plates by Albertus Seba was sold in the THE HOUSE SALE auction at Christies in New York in November 2005. The »bidding war« ended at USD 2,880.00 (€ 2,442.75), 44% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Albertus Seba - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A group of five Studies of Reptiles and Botanicals, which sold at auction in February 2002 for USD 4,935.00 (€ 5,699.93).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 44 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri: Four Plates von Albertus Seba wurde im November 2005 in der Auktion THE HOUSE SALE bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 2.880,00 (€ 2.442,75) und damit 44% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Albertus Seba mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A group of five Studies of Reptiles and Botanicals beobachtet, die im Februar 2002 für USD 4.935,00 (€ 5.699,93) versteigert wurde.
Albertus Seba - Auction history
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