Alexandre-François Desportes
A Pointer Poised In Front Of A Pheasant And A Partridge, Set In An Extensive River Landscape; A Pointer Beside A Peasant And Foliage, Set In A Landscape
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Master Paintings & Sculpture Evening Sale, Lot 50
25. Jan - 25. Jan 2017
Master Paintings & Sculpture Evening Sale, Lot 50
25. Jan - 25. Jan 2017
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 225.000 USD
Price realised: 225.000 USD
Description
Alexandre-François Desportes
CHAMPIGNEULLE, ARDENNES 1661 - 1743 PARIS
A POINTER POISED IN FRONT OF A PHEASANT AND A PARTRIDGE, SET IN AN EXTENSIVE RIVER LANDSCAPE; A POINTER BESIDE A PEASANT AND FOLIAGE, SET IN A LANDSCAPE
a pair, both oil on canvas
each 42 3/4 by 56 3/4 in.; 108.8 by 144.2 cm.
Anonymous sale (The Property of a Gentleman), London, Christie's, 29 June 1973, lot 42; | With Partridge Fine Arts, London; | Their sale, New York, Christie's 17 May 2006, lot 168; | There acquired by the present collector.
CHAMPIGNEULLE, ARDENNES 1661 - 1743 PARIS
A POINTER POISED IN FRONT OF A PHEASANT AND A PARTRIDGE, SET IN AN EXTENSIVE RIVER LANDSCAPE; A POINTER BESIDE A PEASANT AND FOLIAGE, SET IN A LANDSCAPE
a pair, both oil on canvas
each 42 3/4 by 56 3/4 in.; 108.8 by 144.2 cm.
Anonymous sale (The Property of a Gentleman), London, Christie's, 29 June 1973, lot 42; | With Partridge Fine Arts, London; | Their sale, New York, Christie's 17 May 2006, lot 168; | There acquired by the present collector.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A Pointer Poised In Front Of A Pheasant And A Partridge, Set In An Extensive River Landscape; A Pointer Beside A Peasant And Foliage, Set In A Landscape by Alexandre-François Desportes was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in January 2017. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 200,000.00 – 300,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 225,000.00 (€ 208,449.14) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Alexandre-François Desportes have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in March 2015 the work Chien Devant Un Trophée De Chasse was auctioned for EUR 339,000.00.
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A Pointer Poised In Front Of A Pheasant And A Partridge, Set In An Extensive River Landscape; A Pointer Beside A Peasant And Foliage, Set In A Landscape von Alexandre-François Desportes kam im Januar 2017 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 200.000,00 – 300.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 225.000,00 (€ 208.449,14) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Alexandre-François Desportes konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im März 2015 die Arbeit Chien Devant Un Trophée De Chasse für EUR 339.000,00 versteigert.
Alexandre-François Desportes - Auction history
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