Francesco Primaticcio
Polymestor killing Polydorus (or King Priam and Sinon)?
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 187.500 USD
Price realised: 187.500 USD
Description
inscribed 'Bologne' (upper right)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white on light brown paper, squared in red chalk
10 x 6 ½ in. (25.3 x 16.4 cm)
French 17th century collector (inscription 'Bologne', upper right). | By descent to the present owner.
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white on light brown paper, squared in red chalk
10 x 6 ½ in. (25.3 x 16.4 cm)
French 17th century collector (inscription 'Bologne', upper right). | By descent to the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work Polymestor killing Polydorus (or King Priam and Sinon)? by Francesco Primaticcio was auctioned at Christies in New York in January 2019. It achieved a price of USD 187,500.00 (€ 163,698.27), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Francesco Primaticcio - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work An Allegorical Figure Of Prudence, which sold at auction in July 2011 for GBP 349,250.00 (€ 400,816.62).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Polymestor killing Polydorus (or King Priam and Sinon)? von Francesco Primaticcio kam im Januar 2019 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 187.500,00 (€ 163.698,27) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Für andere Arbeiten von Francesco Primaticcio mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit An Allegorical Figure Of Prudence beobachtet, die im Juli 2011 für GBP 349.250,00 (€ 400.816,62) versteigert wurde.
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