Herman Saftleven

A river port in a mountainous Rhenish landscape with figures unloading boats

Found at Sothebys, London
Old Masters Day Sale, Lot 156
2. Jul - 8. Jul 2021
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 12.600 GBP
Property from a Dutch Private Collection
Herman Saftleven
Rotterdam 1609 - 1685 Utrecht
A river port in a mountainous Rhenish landscape with figures unloading boats
signed with monogram on the boat centre left: HSL
oil on oak panel
unframed: 17.7 x 23.5 cm.; 7 x 9¼ in.
framed: 28.1 x 33.6 cm.; 11 x 13¼ in.
Van Pallandt family, The Netherlands (their red wax seal on the reverse of the frame); | Private collection of a Dutch noblewoman, by whom gifted to the present owner.

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work A river port in a mountainous Rhenish landscape with figures unloading boats by Herman Saftleven was sold in the Old Masters Day Sale auction at Sothebys in London in July 2021. The price achieved of GBP 12,600.00 (€ 14,776.11) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 10,000.00 – 15,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Herman Saftleven achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Landscape With Travelers in January 2008 with an auction result of USD 265,000.00 (€ 178,559.40).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit A river port in a mountainous Rhenish landscape with figures unloading boats von Herman Saftleven wurde im Juli 2021 in der Auktion Old Masters Day Sale bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 12.600,00 (€ 14.776,11) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 10.000,00 – 15.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Herman Saftleven erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Landscape With Travelers im Januar 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 265.000,00 (€ 178.559,40).

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