Frans van Mieris II
A man and a woman in a grocer's shop, with fish in a woven basket and scales on a stone ledge sculpted with putti, with a basket of walnuts, a sack of peas, a barrel of dates
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 51.650 GBP
Price realised: 51.650 GBP
Description
Frans van Mieris II (Leiden 1689-1763)
A man and a woman in a grocer's shop, with fish in a woven basket and scales on a stone ledge sculpted with putti, with a basket of walnuts, a sack of peas, a barrel of dates
oil on panel
16 x 13 3/8 in. (40.7 x 33.9 cm.)
A man and a woman in a grocer's shop, with fish in a woven basket and scales on a stone ledge sculpted with putti, with a basket of walnuts, a sack of peas, a barrel of dates
oil on panel
16 x 13 3/8 in. (40.7 x 33.9 cm.)
A top price for Frans van Mieris the Younger
In December 2012 Christies in London held the auction Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale, which included the work A man and a woman in a grocer's shop, with fish in a woven basket and scales on a stone ledge sculpted with putti, with a basket of walnuts, a sack of peas, a barrel of dates by Frans van Mieris the Younger. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 51,650.00 (€ 63,698.79), 72% above the upper estimate. This high result makes A man and a woman in a grocer's shop, with fish in a woven basket and scales on a stone ledge sculpted with putti, with a basket of walnuts, a sack of peas, a barrel of dates the most expensive artwork by Frans van Mieris the Younger that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Frans van Mieris the Younger
Im Dezember 2012 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit A man and a woman in a grocer's shop, with fish in a woven basket and scales on a stone ledge sculpted with putti, with a basket of walnuts, a sack of peas, a barrel of dates von Frans van Mieris the Younger zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 51.650,00 (€ 63.698,79) und damit 72% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A man and a woman in a grocer's shop, with fish in a woven basket and scales on a stone ledge sculpted with putti, with a basket of walnuts, a sack of peas, a barrel of dates zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Frans van Mieris the Younger, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Frans van Mieris the Younger - Auction history
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