Franz Joseph Noortwyck

Portrait of a lady

Found at Sothebys, London
Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, Lot 135
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.394 GBP
Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
Franz Joseph Noortwyck
Anholt, Westphalia 1767 - 1788 Duerkheim
Portrait of a lady
Watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, gilt-metal and enamel frame;
signed and dated centre right: Noortwyck f: 1787
55 by 43 mm.
Sale, Geneva, Christie's, 10 May 1988, lot 263; | where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 60 %.

The work Portrait of a lady by Franz Joseph Noortwyck was sold in the Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection auction at Sothebys in London in December 2020. It achieved a price of GBP 2,394.00 (€ 2,674.31), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 60%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Franz Joseph Noortwyck; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Portrait Of Maria Amalia Of Saxony, Duchess Of The Palatine-Zweibrücken (1757-1831) sold at auction in December 2019 with the realized price of GBP 3,500.00 (€ 4,136.59).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 60 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Portrait of a lady von Franz Joseph Noortwyck wurde im Dezember 2020 in der Auktion Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 2.394,00 (€ 2.674,31) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 60%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Franz Joseph Noortwyck; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Portrait Of Maria Amalia Of Saxony, Duchess Of The Palatine-Zweibrücken (1757-1831) im Dezember 2019 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 3.500,00 (€ 4.136,59).

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