Godfried Maes
Mercury at the Temple of Minerva; Juno in Hades; Athamas tearing apart his Children; Aleithoe's Sisters transformed into Bats; Ceres transforming the Old Woman's Son into a Lizard; and Pluto carrying off Persephone
Found at
Christies,
London
The Dr Anton C.R.Dreesmann Collection Old Master Pictures, Lot 670
11. Apr - 11. Apr 2002
The Dr Anton C.R.Dreesmann Collection Old Master Pictures, Lot 670
11. Apr - 11. Apr 2002
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.575 GBP
Price realised: 10.575 GBP
Description
Godfried Maes (Antwerp 1649-1700 ?)
Mercury at the Temple of Minerva; Juno in Hades; Athamas tearing apart his Children; Aleithoe's Sisters transformed into Bats; Ceres transforming the Old Woman's Son into a Lizard; and Pluto carrying off Persephone
black chalk, pen and black ink, grey wash, brown and black ink framing lines, countermark EL (2) and watermarks Strasburg Lily (1, 4, 5 and 6) and cross (3)
175 x 234 mm. and smaller (6)
Mercury at the Temple of Minerva; Juno in Hades; Athamas tearing apart his Children; Aleithoe's Sisters transformed into Bats; Ceres transforming the Old Woman's Son into a Lizard; and Pluto carrying off Persephone
black chalk, pen and black ink, grey wash, brown and black ink framing lines, countermark EL (2) and watermarks Strasburg Lily (1, 4, 5 and 6) and cross (3)
175 x 234 mm. and smaller (6)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 51 %.
The work Mercury at the Temple of Minerva; Juno in Hades; Athamas tearing apart his Children; Aleithoe's Sisters transformed into Bats; Ceres transforming the Old Woman's Son into a Lizard; and Pluto carrying off Persephone by Godfried Maes was auctioned at Christies in London in April 2002. It achieved a price of GBP 10,575.00 (€ 17,110.07), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 51%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Godfried Maes - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Four Continents: America, Africa, Europe And Asia, which sold at auction in April 2015 for GBP 40,000.00 (€ 54,929.22).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 51 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Mercury at the Temple of Minerva; Juno in Hades; Athamas tearing apart his Children; Aleithoe's Sisters transformed into Bats; Ceres transforming the Old Woman's Son into a Lizard; and Pluto carrying off Persephone von Godfried Maes kam im April 2002 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 10.575,00 (€ 17.110,07) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 51%. Für andere Arbeiten von Godfried Maes mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Four Continents: America, Africa, Europe And Asia beobachtet, die im April 2015 für GBP 40.000,00 (€ 54.929,22) versteigert wurde.
Godfried Maes - Auction history
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