Bartholomeus Molenaer
Barn interior with peasants preparing a pig carcass
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection, Lot 97
24. Mar - 24. Mar 2021
Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection, Lot 97
24. Mar - 24. Mar 2021
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.032 GBP
Price realised: 4.032 GBP
Description
Bartholomeus Molenaer
Haarlem circa 1618 - 1650
Barn interior with peasants preparing a pig carcass
traces of signature on the table lower centre
oil on oak panel
unframed: 48.3 x 64.6 cm.; 19 x 25 3/8 in.
framed: 60.5 x 82 cm.; 23 7/8 x 32 1/4 in.
With J. Leger & Son, London and Brussels, by 1932 (as Isaac van Ostade); | Anonymous sale, Amsterdam, Art & Antiques Group (AAG), 9 November 1998, lot 49 (erroneously as on canvas), where acquired for the Wieg collection.
Haarlem circa 1618 - 1650
Barn interior with peasants preparing a pig carcass
traces of signature on the table lower centre
oil on oak panel
unframed: 48.3 x 64.6 cm.; 19 x 25 3/8 in.
framed: 60.5 x 82 cm.; 23 7/8 x 32 1/4 in.
With J. Leger & Son, London and Brussels, by 1932 (as Isaac van Ostade); | Anonymous sale, Amsterdam, Art & Antiques Group (AAG), 9 November 1998, lot 49 (erroneously as on canvas), where acquired for the Wieg collection.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 34 %.
The work Barn interior with peasants preparing a pig carcass by Bartholomeus Molenaer was sold in the Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection auction at Sothebys in London in March 2021. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 4,032.00 (€ 4,736.56), 34% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Bartholomeus Molenaer - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A Classroom Interior, which sold at auction in May 2009 for EUR 11,250.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 34 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Barn interior with peasants preparing a pig carcass von Bartholomeus Molenaer wurde im März 2021 in der Auktion Quality in Detail. The Juli and Andrew Wieg Collection bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 4.032,00 (€ 4.736,56) und damit 34% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Bartholomeus Molenaer mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A Classroom Interior beobachtet, die im Mai 2009 für EUR 11.250,00 versteigert wurde.
Bartholomeus Molenaer - Auction history
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