Jacob Van Der Merck
Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a back coat; and Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a black dress holding a fan
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.463 GBP
Price realised: 6.463 GBP
Description
Jacob van der Merck ('s-Gravendeel 1610-1664 Leiden)
Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a back coat; and Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a black dress holding a fan
both signed and dated 'J.v merck.f./1660' (upper right)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 64.3 cm.)
Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a back coat; and Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a black dress holding a fan
both signed and dated 'J.v merck.f./1660' (upper right)
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 64.3 cm.)
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a back coat; and Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a black dress holding a fan by Jacob van der Merck was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2003. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 6,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 6,462.50 (€ 9,439.07). Admittedly, works by Jacob van der Merck have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work An African Grey And An Orange Winged Amazon Parrot On A Perch With Citrus Fruit in January 2014 with an auction result of USD 112,500.00 (€ 83,333.33).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a back coat; and Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a black dress holding a fan von Jacob van der Merck kam im Oktober 2003 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 6.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 6.462,50 (€ 9.439,07) einen neuen Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jacob van der Merck auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit An African Grey And An Orange Winged Amazon Parrot On A Perch With Citrus Fruit im Januar 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 112.500,00 (€ 83.333,33).
Jacob van der Merck - Auction history
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