Anthonie Beerstraaten

The Herring Packer's Tower, Amsterdam, with figures on the quay

Found at Christies, New York
Old Master Paintings, Lot 16
17. Oct - 17. Oct 2006
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 50.400 USD
Anthonie Beerstraaten (Amsterdam 1639-1665)
The Herring Packer's Tower, Amsterdam, with figures on the quay
signed with initials 'AB' (lower left)
oil on canvas
22¼ x 29½ in. (56.5 x 75 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Anthonie Beerstraaten achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in October 2006. In the Old Master Paintings auction, the work The Herring Packer's Tower, Amsterdam, with figures on the quay sold for USD 50,400.00 (€ 39,458.23) - well above the upper estimate of USD 20,000.00. Admittedly, works by Anthonie Beerstraaten have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Winter Landscape With Skaters On A Frozen Lake in January 2014 with an auction result of USD 305,000.00 (€ 225,925.93).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Anthonie Beerstraaten erzielte im Oktober 2006 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Paintings wurde die Arbeit The Herring Packer's Tower, Amsterdam, with figures on the quay für USD 50.400,00 (€ 39.458,23) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 20.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Anthonie Beerstraaten auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Winter Landscape With Skaters On A Frozen Lake im Januar 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 305.000,00 (€ 225.925,93).

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