Anton Raphael Mengs
The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth, the infant Saint John the Baptist and two angels, in a landscape
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Masters Day Sale, Lot 184
2. Jul - 8. Jul 2021
Old Masters Day Sale, Lot 184
2. Jul - 8. Jul 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from a Private Collection
Anton Raphael Mengs
Ústi nad Labem, Bohemia (Czech Republic) 1728 - 1779 Rome
The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth, the infant Saint John the Baptist and two angels, in a landscape
oil on canvas
unframed: 186.7 x 143.2 cm.; 73½ x 56⅜ in.
framed: 211.1 x 167 cm.; 83⅛ x 65¾ in.
Thomas Jenkins (1722-98), Rome, 1761-65; | Sir William Weddell (1736-92), Newby Hall, Yorkshire, 1765-92; | Probably Count Frederik Anton Wedel Jarlsberg (1748-1811); | Probably by whom sold, London, Christie's, 27 May 1802, for £20-17s. to Mr Bentley; | William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington (1788-1857), Wanstead House, Essex; | His sale, on the premises, Robins, 20 June 1822 (= 9th day), lot 182, for £50-8s. to Warrender; | Sir George Warrender, 4th Bt. (1782-1849), Loc
Anton Raphael Mengs
Ústi nad Labem, Bohemia (Czech Republic) 1728 - 1779 Rome
The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth, the infant Saint John the Baptist and two angels, in a landscape
oil on canvas
unframed: 186.7 x 143.2 cm.; 73½ x 56⅜ in.
framed: 211.1 x 167 cm.; 83⅛ x 65¾ in.
Thomas Jenkins (1722-98), Rome, 1761-65; | Sir William Weddell (1736-92), Newby Hall, Yorkshire, 1765-92; | Probably Count Frederik Anton Wedel Jarlsberg (1748-1811); | Probably by whom sold, London, Christie's, 27 May 1802, for £20-17s. to Mr Bentley; | William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington (1788-1857), Wanstead House, Essex; | His sale, on the premises, Robins, 20 June 1822 (= 9th day), lot 182, for £50-8s. to Warrender; | Sir George Warrender, 4th Bt. (1782-1849), Loc
Upper estimate price exceeded by 44 %.
The work The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth, the infant Saint John the Baptist and two angels, in a landscape by Anton Raphael Mengs was sold in the Old Masters Day Sale auction at Sothebys in London in July 2021. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 100,800.00 (€ 118,208.90), 44% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Anton Raphael Mengs have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait of Friedrich Christian, Prince of Saxony (1722-1763), three-quarter-length, in armour, with an ermine lined mantle and the sash and star of the Order of the White Eagle in July last year with an auction result of GBP 475,000.00 (€ 567,234.37).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 44 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth, the infant Saint John the Baptist and two angels, in a landscape von Anton Raphael Mengs wurde im Juli 2021 in der Auktion Old Masters Day Sale bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 100.800,00 (€ 118.208,90) und damit 44% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Anton Raphael Mengs auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait of Friedrich Christian, Prince of Saxony (1722-1763), three-quarter-length, in armour, with an ermine lined mantle and the sash and star of the Order of the White Eagle im Juli letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 475.000,00 (€ 567.234,37).
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