Isidore Bonheur
A group of the racehorse Jongleur and his jockey Edgar Rolfe
Found at
Christies,
London
The Collection of the late Lord and Lady Swaythling, Lot 1121
27. May - 27. May 2022
The Collection of the late Lord and Lady Swaythling, Lot 1121
27. May - 27. May 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
ISIDORE BONHEUR (1827-1901)
A group of the racehorse Jongleur and his jockey Edgar Rolfe
signed 'I. BONHEUR' and stamped PEYROL (to the base) and with plaque 'DERBY, 1877/ JONGLEUR/ MONTÉ PAR ROLFE', on oblong base
bronze, dark-brown patina
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high, overall
Cast circa 1880
A group of the racehorse Jongleur and his jockey Edgar Rolfe
signed 'I. BONHEUR' and stamped PEYROL (to the base) and with plaque 'DERBY, 1877/ JONGLEUR/ MONTÉ PAR ROLFE', on oblong base
bronze, dark-brown patina
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high, overall
Cast circa 1880
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work A group of the racehorse Jongleur and his jockey Edgar Rolfe by Isidore-Jules Bonheur was auctioned at Christies in London in May last year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 2,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 6,930.00 (€ 8,152.49). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Isidore-Jules Bonheur achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Steeplechase in December 2005 with an auction result of USD 168,000.00 (€ 141,867.93).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit A group of the racehorse Jongleur and his jockey Edgar Rolfe von Isidore-Jules Bonheur im Mai letzten Jahres bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 2.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 6.930,00 (€ 8.152,49) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Isidore-Jules Bonheur erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Steeplechase im Dezember 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 168.000,00 (€ 141.867,93).
Isidore-Jules Bonheur - Auction history
