Emile Louis Picault
The Priest; The Scribe
Found at
Christies,
New York
Orientalist Art, 19th Century European Art, Lot 104
25. Oct - 25. Oct 2006
Orientalist Art, 19th Century European Art, Lot 104
25. Oct - 25. Oct 2006
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 72.000 USD
Price realised: 72.000 USD
Description
Emile Louis Picault (French, 1833-1915)
The Priest; The Scribe
both signed 'E. Picault' (on the base)
bronze with dark brown patina, gilt and griotte rouge
height of each: 37¾ in. (95.8 cm.)
height of black marble base: 2¼ in. (5.7 cm.)
The Priest; The Scribe
both signed 'E. Picault' (on the base)
bronze with dark brown patina, gilt and griotte rouge
height of each: 37¾ in. (95.8 cm.)
height of black marble base: 2¼ in. (5.7 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Priest; The Scribe by Émile-Louis Picault was auctioned at Christies in New York in October 2006. The price achieved of USD 72,000.00 (€ 56,368.90) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 60,000.00 – 80,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Émile-Louis Picault - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Priest And The Scribe, which sold at auction in April 2020 for GBP 125,000.00 (€ 143,792.79).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Priest; The Scribe von Émile-Louis Picault kam im Oktober 2006 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 72.000,00 (€ 56.368,90) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 60.000,00 – 80.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Émile-Louis Picault mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Priest And The Scribe beobachtet, die im April 2020 für GBP 125.000,00 (€ 143.792,79) versteigert wurde.
Émile-Louis Picault - Auction history
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