Georg Pencz
Allegory of Music (The Harpist)
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master Prints, Lot 88
10.Dez - 10.Dez.2019
Old Master Prints, Lot 88
10.Dez - 10.Dez.2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
engraving, 1544, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine impression, thread margins, a vertical tear across the sheet, backed and repaired, a repaired paper split at upper left; together with Mucius Scaevola (and Porsenna), from: Roman Heroes, by the same hand, engraving, 1535, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good impression, trimmed to our just inside the platemark, the foot of the hero at the right corner slightly trimmed, a few very pale foxmarks in places, otherwise in good conditi
Sheet 56 mm., diameter (H. 81)
Plate & Sheet 115 x 78 mm. (H. 126)
(2)
K. F. F. von Nagler (1770-1846), Bavaria and Berlin (Lugt 2529); sold as part of his collection to the state in 1835. | Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin (Lugt 1606), with their de-accession stamp (similar to Lugt 2482); acquired from the above. (H. 81).
Sheet 56 mm., diameter (H. 81)
Plate & Sheet 115 x 78 mm. (H. 126)
(2)
K. F. F. von Nagler (1770-1846), Bavaria and Berlin (Lugt 2529); sold as part of his collection to the state in 1835. | Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin (Lugt 1606), with their de-accession stamp (similar to Lugt 2482); acquired from the above. (H. 81).
Auction result misses estimated price range
In December 2019 a collector was able to acquire the work Allegory of Music (The Harpist) by Georg Pencz for GBP 312.00 (€ 368.75). This price was achieved in the auction Old Master Prints at Christies in London and was even below the estimate range of GBP 500.00 – 700.00 set by the auction house. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Georg Pencz achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait of Sigismund Baldinger (1510-1558), three-quarter-length, seated, in a black satin doublet and a fur-lined black mantle, holding gloves, at a draped table in July 2010 with an auction result of GBP 5,641,250.00 (€ 6,782,967.52).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Im Dezember 2019 konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit Allegory of Music (The Harpist) von Georg Pencz für GBP 312,00 (€ 368,75) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion Old Master Prints bei Christies in London erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 500,00 – 700,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Georg Pencz erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait of Sigismund Baldinger (1510-1558), three-quarter-length, seated, in a black satin doublet and a fur-lined black mantle, holding gloves, at a draped table im Juli 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 5.641.250,00 (€ 6.782.967,52).
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