Claude Mellan
The Holy Face, or: The Veil of Saint Veronica
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 USD
Price realised: 3.750 USD
Price realised: 3.750 USD
Description
engraving, 1649, on laid paper, watermark letters BC, a very good impression of the second, final state, printing with plate tone at upper left, with small to narrow margins, pale time staining and pale scattered foxmarks, a short repaired tear and a few nicks at the margins, some soft handling creases at the corners and elsewhere, some tiny abrasions at lower left
Plate 431 x 314 mm., Sheet 437 x 320 mm.
Ulrich Ochsenbein (1811-1890) and Alfred Ochsenbein (1883-1919), Switzerland; then by descent.
Plate 431 x 314 mm., Sheet 437 x 320 mm.
Ulrich Ochsenbein (1811-1890) and Alfred Ochsenbein (1883-1919), Switzerland; then by descent.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work The Holy Face, or: The Veil of Saint Veronica by Claude Mellan was sold in the Old Master Prints auction at Christies in New York in January 2019. Here, the upper estimate of USD 3,500.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 3,750.00 (€ 3,273.97). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Claude Mellan - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait D'Henri-Louis Habert De Montmor (1600-1679), which sold at auction in March 2014 for EUR 11,875.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Holy Face, or: The Veil of Saint Veronica von Claude Mellan wurde im Januar 2019 in der Auktion Old Master Prints bei Christies in New York versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 3.500,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 3.750,00 (€ 3.273,97) einen neuen Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Claude Mellan mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait D'Henri-Louis Habert De Montmor (1600-1679) beobachtet, die im März 2014 für EUR 11.875,00 versteigert wurde.
Claude Mellan - Auction history
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