Bartholomeus Breenbergh

Portrait of a gentleman holding a letter, full-length, seated with a sword beside a draped table with a globe, candlestick, inkwell, books and letter

Found at Christies, New York
Remastered: Old Masters from the Collection of J.E. Safra - Selling Without Reserve, Lot 3
25. Jan - 25. Jan 2023
Estimate: 120.000 - 180.000 USD
Price realised: 126.000 USD
BARTHOLOMEUS BREENBERGH (DEVENTER 1598-1657 AMSTERDAM)
Portrait of a gentleman holding a letter, full-length, seated with a sword beside a draped table with a globe, candlestick, inkwell, books and letter
signed ‘BBreenberg. fecit.’ (‘BB’ linked, lower left) and inscribed and dated ‘Ætatis sua. 57. Ao 1641’ (upper right)
oil on panel
17 1/8 x 13 5/8 in. (43.5 x 34.5 cm.)

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Portrait of a gentleman holding a letter, full-length, seated with a sword beside a draped table with a globe, candlestick, inkwell, books and letter by Bartholomeus Breenbergh was sold in the Remastered: Old Masters from the Collection of J.E. Safra - Selling Without Reserve auction at Christies in New York in January this year. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 120,000.00 – 180,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 126,000.00 (€ 116,043.47) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Bartholomeus Breenbergh have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in July 2001 the work A Classical Landscape With Mercury And Argos was auctioned for GBP 102,750.00 (€ 167,320.96).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Portrait of a gentleman holding a letter, full-length, seated with a sword beside a draped table with a globe, candlestick, inkwell, books and letter von Bartholomeus Breenbergh wurde im Januar diesen Jahres in der Auktion Remastered: Old Masters from the Collection of J.E. Safra - Selling Without Reserve bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 120.000,00 – 180.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 126.000,00 (€ 116.043,47) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Bartholomeus Breenbergh konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juli 2001 die Arbeit A Classical Landscape With Mercury And Argos für GBP 102.750,00 (€ 167.320,96) versteigert.

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