Hans Sebald Beham
Melencolia
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Prints and Multiples, Lot 6
16. Dec - 16. Dec 2021
Prints and Multiples, Lot 6
16. Dec - 16. Dec 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Melencolia (Bartsch 121,141,144,145; Hollstein 123,144,145,146)
Engraving, 1539, on laid paper, a good impression, trimmed to the borderline, the lower left and right corners made-up with pen and ink additions; together with Misfortune, 1541, The Impossible, 1549, good to fair impressions, Grammatica, a later impression, generally in good condition
Sheet 79 x 52mm. (3 1/8 x 2 1/8in.)(and smaller) (4)
G.A.Cardew, London, 1865-1941 (Lugt 1134) (B.144,145)
Engraving, 1539, on laid paper, a good impression, trimmed to the borderline, the lower left and right corners made-up with pen and ink additions; together with Misfortune, 1541, The Impossible, 1549, good to fair impressions, Grammatica, a later impression, generally in good condition
Sheet 79 x 52mm. (3 1/8 x 2 1/8in.)(and smaller) (4)
G.A.Cardew, London, 1865-1941 (Lugt 1134) (B.144,145)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 59 %.
The work Melencolia by Hans Sebald Beham was sold in the Prints and Multiples auction at Bonhams in London in December 2021. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,912.50 (€ 2,281.21), 59% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Hans Sebald Beham achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Recto: A Putto Standing Beside A Flaming Urn Verso: Four Studies Of Men'S Heads in July 2007 with an auction result of GBP 48,000.00 (€ 71,291.08).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 59 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Melencolia von Hans Sebald Beham wurde im Dezember 2021 in der Auktion Prints and Multiples bei Bonhams in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.912,50 (€ 2.281,21) und damit 59% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Hans Sebald Beham erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Recto: A Putto Standing Beside A Flaming Urn Verso: Four Studies Of Men'S Heads im Juli 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 48.000,00 (€ 71.291,08).
Hans Sebald Beham - Auction history
