Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder

Still Life Of Flowers In A Berkemeijer Glass Beaker Decorated With Raspberry Prunts, Including Red And White Parrot Tulips, A White Rose With A Butterfuly And A Pink Rose, Marigolds, Lily-Of-The-Valley, Forget-Me-Not And Violets, With A Sprig Of Rosemary 

Found at Sothebys, London
to be immediately followed by the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, Lot 6
21. Jun - 21. Jun 2017
Estimate: 2.000.000 - 3.000.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.971.250 GBP
Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder
ANTWERP 1573 - 1621 THE HAGUE
STILL LIFE OF FLOWERS IN A BERKEMEIJER GLASS BEAKER DECORATED WITH RASPBERRY PRUNTS, INCLUDING RED AND WHITE PARROT TULIPS, A WHITE ROSE WITH A BUTTERFULY AND A PINK ROSE, MARIGOLDS, LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY, FORGET-ME-NOT AND VIOLETS, WITH A SPRIG OF ROSEMARY AND A FLY ON THE SHELF BENEATH
signed with the monogram AB (lower right)
oil on copper, the reverse stamped with the mark of the maker Pieter Stas
23.2 by 18cm.; 9 1/8  by 7 1/8 in.
Professor Hugh Hale Bellot, High Ham, Somerset (1890-1969) | His estate sale: Sotheby's, London, 25th June 1969, lot 19, for £30,000 | Private Collection, Switzerland (purchased at the above sale) | Johnny van Haeften, London (acquired from the above in 1995)  | Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner in 1996

Auction result well in line with expectations

In June 2017 Sothebys in London held the auction to be immediately followed by the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, which included the work Still Life Of Flowers In A Berkemeijer Glass Beaker Decorated With Raspberry Prunts, Including Red And White Parrot Tulips, A White Rose With A Butterfuly And A Pink Rose, Marigolds, Lily-Of-The-Valley, Forget-Me-Not And Violets, With A Sprig Of Rosemary  by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder. It changed hands for a price of GBP 2,971,250.00 (€ 3,383,699.39) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 2,000,000.00 – 3,000,000.00. Other works by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in September 2008 the work Blumenstrauss mit Tulpen, Schwertlilie, Gartennelke, Ringelblume, Rosmarinblätter und anderen Blüten in einem Römer mit Schmetterlingen, Spitzschnecke und Fliege. 1608. was auctioned for CHF 5,770,000.00 (€ 3,662,132.66).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Juni 2017 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion to be immediately followed by the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Still Life Of Flowers In A Berkemeijer Glass Beaker Decorated With Raspberry Prunts, Including Red And White Parrot Tulips, A White Rose With A Butterfuly And A Pink Rose, Marigolds, Lily-Of-The-Valley, Forget-Me-Not And Violets, With A Sprig Of Rosemary  von Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 2.971.250,00 (€ 3.383.699,39) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 2.000.000,00 – 3.000.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im September 2008 die Arbeit [Blumenstrauss mit Tulpen, Schwertlilie, Gartennelke, Ringelblume, Rosmarinblätter und anderen Blüten in einem Römer mit Schmetterlingen, Spitzschnecke und Fliege. 1608.|AID10728

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