Ambrosius Bosschaert The Elder
A still life of white and red roses, a tulip, anemones, a hyacinth, a pansy, lily-of-the-valley, and other flowers in an ornamented glass vase on a hard-stone ledge, with a shell, a bluebottle and a Red Admiral butterfly
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Master Paintings & Sculpture Part I, Lot 38
28. Jan - 28. Jan 2021
Master Paintings & Sculpture Part I, Lot 38
28. Jan - 28. Jan 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder
Antwerp 1573 - 1621 The Hague
A still life of white and red roses, a tulip, anemones, a hyacinth, a pansy, lily-of-the-valley, and other flowers in an ornamented glass vase on a hard-stone ledge, with a shell, a bluebottle and a Red Admiral butterfly
signed with monogram and dated lower right: .AB. 1621
oil on copper
13 ⅞ by 9 ⅞ in.; 35.2 by 25 cm.
By descent in a French private collection since at least the early nineteenth century; | By whom sold, Paris, Gros & Delettrez, 1 June 2012, lot 12; | There acquired by the present owner.
Antwerp 1573 - 1621 The Hague
A still life of white and red roses, a tulip, anemones, a hyacinth, a pansy, lily-of-the-valley, and other flowers in an ornamented glass vase on a hard-stone ledge, with a shell, a bluebottle and a Red Admiral butterfly
signed with monogram and dated lower right: .AB. 1621
oil on copper
13 ⅞ by 9 ⅞ in.; 35.2 by 25 cm.
By descent in a French private collection since at least the early nineteenth century; | By whom sold, Paris, Gros & Delettrez, 1 June 2012, lot 12; | There acquired by the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 55 %.
The work A still life of white and red roses, a tulip, anemones, a hyacinth, a pansy, lily-of-the-valley, and other flowers in an ornamented glass vase on a hard-stone ledge, with a shell, a bluebottle and a Red Admiral butterfly by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder was sold in the Master Paintings & Sculpture Part I auction at Sothebys in New York in January 2021. It achieved a price of USD 2,319,000.00 (€ 1,911,001.24), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 55%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Blumenstrauss mit Tulpen, Schwertlilie, Gartennelke, Ringelblume, Rosmarinblätter und anderen Blüten in einem Römer mit Schmetterlingen, Spitzschnecke und Fliege. 1608. sold at auction in September 2008 with the realized price of CHF 5,770,000.00 (€ 3,662,132.66).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 55 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A still life of white and red roses, a tulip, anemones, a hyacinth, a pansy, lily-of-the-valley, and other flowers in an ornamented glass vase on a hard-stone ledge, with a shell, a bluebottle and a Red Admiral butterfly von Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder wurde im Januar 2021 in der Auktion Master Paintings & Sculpture Part I bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 2.319.000,00 (€ 1.911.001,24) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 55%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Blumenstrauss mit Tulpen, Schwertlilie, Gartennelke, Ringelblume, Rosmarinblätter und anderen Blüten in einem Römer mit Schmetterlingen, Spitzschnecke und Fliege. 1608. im September 2008 mit dem Hammerpreis von CHF 5.770.000,00 (€ 3.662.132,66).
Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder - Auction history
