Albrecht Dürer
The Apocalypse (B. 60-75; M., Holl. 163-78)
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master PrintsAn Important Private Collection, Lot 26
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2006
Old Master PrintsAn Important Private Collection, Lot 26
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2006
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 GBP
Price realised: 96.000 GBP
Price realised: 96.000 GBP
Description
Albrecht Dürer
The Apocalypse (B. 60-75; M., Holl. 163-78)
the complete set of sixteen woodcuts, 1496-1511, with the title, the Latin Edition from 1511, fine to good impressions, B. 62 and 74 watermark Flower and Triangle (M. 127), B. 60, 64, 66 and 73 Crowned Tower (M. 259), with wide margins above and below and narrow margins to the sides, occasional pale brown stains in the upper subjects, soft creasing in the right margins, B. 60 with a repaired tear extending from the left edge to the subject and some made up areas at the left edge, B. 68 and 75 with a short tear in the right margin, generally in very good condition, each sheet hinged at the left edge verso, bound by Riviere & Son in 19 th century crushed morocco, wide blind and gilt fillet border with 'AD' at corners, spine similarly tooled and lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, gilt edges, very light wear at extremities (a detailed condition report is available from the department) (Album)
505 x 410 mm. (overall)
The Apocalypse (B. 60-75; M., Holl. 163-78)
the complete set of sixteen woodcuts, 1496-1511, with the title, the Latin Edition from 1511, fine to good impressions, B. 62 and 74 watermark Flower and Triangle (M. 127), B. 60, 64, 66 and 73 Crowned Tower (M. 259), with wide margins above and below and narrow margins to the sides, occasional pale brown stains in the upper subjects, soft creasing in the right margins, B. 60 with a repaired tear extending from the left edge to the subject and some made up areas at the left edge, B. 68 and 75 with a short tear in the right margin, generally in very good condition, each sheet hinged at the left edge verso, bound by Riviere & Son in 19 th century crushed morocco, wide blind and gilt fillet border with 'AD' at corners, spine similarly tooled and lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, gilt edges, very light wear at extremities (a detailed condition report is available from the department) (Album)
505 x 410 mm. (overall)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In December 2006 Christies in London held the auction Old Master PrintsAn Important Private Collection, which included the work The Apocalypse (B. 60-75; M., Holl. 163-78) by Albrecht Dürer. The price achieved of GBP 96,000.00 (€ 142,476.02) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 80,000.00 – 120,000.00. Admittedly, works by Albrecht Dürer have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Christ Being Nailed To The Cross in January 2016 with an auction result of USD 874,000.00 (€ 806,868.54).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Dezember 2006 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master PrintsAn Important Private Collection durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Apocalypse (B. 60-75; M., Holl. 163-78) von Albrecht Dürer zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 96.000,00 (€ 142.476,02) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 80.000,00 – 120.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Albrecht Dürer auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Christ Being Nailed To The Cross im Januar 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 874.000,00 (€ 806.868,54).
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