Carl Herpfer

The Love Letter

Found at Christies, London
19th Century European Art Including Ottomans & Orientalists, Lot 156
15. JUN - 15. JUN 2005
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 26.400 GBP
Carl Herpfer (German, 1836-1897)
The love letter
signed and inscribed 'Carl Herpfer/Munchen' (lower right)
oil on canvas
25 x 17¾ in. (63.5 x 45 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 76 %.

This artwork by Carl Herpfer achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in June 2005. In the 19th Century European Art Including Ottomans & Orientalists auction, the work The Love Letter sold for GBP 26,400.00 (€ 39,126.47) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 15,000.00. Admittedly, works by Carl Herpfer have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work An Evening's Entertainment in May 2000 with an auction result of USD 160,000.00 (€ 171,526.59).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 76 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Carl Herpfer erzielte im Juni 2005 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 19th Century European Art Including Ottomans & Orientalists wurde die Arbeit The Love Letter für GBP 26.400,00 (€ 39.126,47) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 15.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Carl Herpfer auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit An Evening's Entertainment im Mai 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 160.000,00 (€ 171.526,59).

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