Balthasar Beschey
An elegant company, traditionally identified as the wedding of Jacob Johannes Cremers, all seated and making music on a terrace; and A portrait of Jacques-Jean Cremers (1736- after 1803) and his wife, dancing, on a garden terrace surrounded by other membe
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
Old Master Paintings & Sculpture Online, Lot 186
17. Dec - 17. Dec 2020
Old Master Paintings & Sculpture Online, Lot 186
17. Dec - 17. Dec 2020
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 68.750 GBP
Price realised: 68.750 GBP
Description
the first signed and dated 'B: Bescheij 1768' (lower left); the second signed 'Bescheij' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 x 42 in. (76.2 x 106.7 cm.)
a pair
Commissioned by a member of the Cremers family, and by descent to the following, | Anonymous sale; Christie's, Amsterdam, 12 December 2012, lot 357.
oil on canvas
30 x 42 in. (76.2 x 106.7 cm.)
a pair
Commissioned by a member of the Cremers family, and by descent to the following, | Anonymous sale; Christie's, Amsterdam, 12 December 2012, lot 357.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work An elegant company, traditionally identified as the wedding of Jacob Johannes Cremers, all seated and making music on a terrace; and A portrait of Jacques-Jean Cremers (1736- after 1803) and his wife, dancing, on a garden terrace surrounded by other membe by Balthasar Beschey was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2020, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 18,000.00 but the actual price ac However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Balthasar Beschey - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A River Landscape With Wagons And Townsfolk On A Path And Boats; And An Extensive Landscape With A Windmill And Figures, A Canal Beyond, which sold at auction in July 2005 for GBP 131,200.00 (€ 190,304.36).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit An elegant company, traditionally identified as the wedding of Jacob Johannes Cremers, all seated and making music on a terrace; and A portrait of Jacques-Jean Cremers (1736- after 1803) and his wife, dancing, on a garden terrace surrounded by other membe von Balthasar Beschey im Dezember 2020 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 18.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 68.750,00 (€ 76.799,88) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Balthasar Beschey mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A River Landscape With Wagons And Townsfolk On A Path And Boats; And An Extensive Landscape With A Windmill And Figures, A Canal Beyond beobachtet, die im Juli 2005 für G
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