Cornelis Biltius
A Pair Of Trompe L'Œil Game Larder Still Lifes: With A Hare, Partridge, Snipe, Turkey, Pike, Eel And Fish, With A Parrot; And With Pigeons, A Hare, Calf'S Head, Asparagus, Lobster And Trout, With A Hawk And A Plover
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Masters Day Sale, Lot 151
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
Old Masters Day Sale, Lot 151
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
The Property of a Gentleman
CORNELIS BILTIUS
The Hague 1653 - after 1685
A pair of trompe l'œil game larder still lifes: with a hare, partridge, snipe, turkey, pike, eel and fish, with a parrot; and with pigeons, a hare, calf's head, asparagus, lobster and trout, with a hawk and a plover
the former signed lower left: C. Bilcius fecit
the latter signed lower right: Cornelis Bilcius
a pair, both oil on canvas
the former: 124.5 x 221.3 cm.; 49 x 87⅛ in.
the latter: 126 x 216 cm.; 49⅝ x 85 in.
The Margraves of Baden, Kloster Salem, Lake Constance (inv. nos 5 and 6); | Thence by descent until sold ('Die Sammlung der Markgrafen und Grossherzöge von Baden'), Baden-Baden, Sotheby's, 13 October 1995, lot 2306; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 6 July 2006, lot 201, for £110,000, where acquired.
CORNELIS BILTIUS
The Hague 1653 - after 1685
A pair of trompe l'œil game larder still lifes: with a hare, partridge, snipe, turkey, pike, eel and fish, with a parrot; and with pigeons, a hare, calf's head, asparagus, lobster and trout, with a hawk and a plover
the former signed lower left: C. Bilcius fecit
the latter signed lower right: Cornelis Bilcius
a pair, both oil on canvas
the former: 124.5 x 221.3 cm.; 49 x 87⅛ in.
the latter: 126 x 216 cm.; 49⅝ x 85 in.
The Margraves of Baden, Kloster Salem, Lake Constance (inv. nos 5 and 6); | Thence by descent until sold ('Die Sammlung der Markgrafen und Grossherzöge von Baden'), Baden-Baden, Sotheby's, 13 October 1995, lot 2306; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 6 July 2006, lot 201, for £110,000, where acquired.
A top price for Cornelis Biltius - as previously expected
In December 2019 Sothebys in London held the auction Old Masters Day Sale, which included the work A Pair Of Trompe L'Œil Game Larder Still Lifes: With A Hare, Partridge, Snipe, Turkey, Pike, Eel And Fish, With A Parrot; And With Pigeons, A Hare, Calf'S Head, Asparagus, Lobster And Trout, With A Hawk And A Plover by Cornelis Biltius. The result of GBP 60,000.00 (€ 70,912.98) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 60,000.00 – 80,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, A Pair Of Trompe L'Œil Game Larder Still Lifes: With A Hare, Partridge, Snipe, Turkey, Pike, Eel And Fish, With A Parrot; And With Pigeons, A Hare, Calf'S Head, Asparagus, Lobster And Trout, With A Hawk And A Plover is the most expensive artwork by Cornelis Biltius that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Im Dezember 2019 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Old Masters Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit A Pair Of Trompe L'Œil Game Larder Still Lifes: With A Hare, Partridge, Snipe, Turkey, Pike, Eel And Fish, With A Parrot; And With Pigeons, A Hare, Calf'S Head, Asparagus, Lobster And Trout, With A Hawk And A Plover von Cornelis Biltius zur Versteigerung kam. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von GBP 60.000,00 (€ 70.912,98) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 60.000,00 – 80.000,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist A Pair Of Trompe L'Œil Game Larder Still Lifes: With A Hare, Partridge, Snipe, Turkey, Pike, Eel And Fish, With A Parrot; And With Pigeons, A Hare, Calf'S Head, Asparagus, Lobster And Trout, With A Hawk And A Plover das teuerste Kunstwerk von Cornelis Biltius, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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