Jacobus Biltius

A Trompe L'Œil With A Willow Ptarmigan Hanging From A Nail

Found at Sothebys, London
The Rafael Valls Sale, Lot 21
8. Apr - 8. Apr 2020
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.250 GBP
JACOBUS BILTIUS
The Hague 1633 - 1681 Bergen-op-zoom
A TROMPE L'ŒIL WITH A WILLOW PTARMIGAN HANGING FROM A NAIL
signed and dated lower right: J. Biltius fecit / 1(6)65
oil on canvas
unframed: 55.2 x 46.1 cm.; x 21¾ x 18¼ in.
framed: 63.2 x 54.5 cm.; 23⅞ x 21½ in.
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Arthur Block (according to an inscription on the stretcher); | Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's, 30 January 2015, lot 448.

Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price

When the work A Trompe L'Œil With A Willow Ptarmigan Hanging From A Nail by Jacobus Biltius was auctioned at Sothebys in London in April 2020, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 3,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 11,250.00 (€ 12,941.35). Admittedly, works by Jacobus Biltius have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A Trompe L'Oeil Still Life With Two Quails, A Kingfisher, A Bird Net And A Whistle in December 2010 with an auction result of GBP 61,250.00 (€ 71,049.82).

Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Als die Arbeit A Trompe L'Œil With A Willow Ptarmigan Hanging From A Nail von Jacobus Biltius im April 2020 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 3.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 11.250,00 (€ 12.941,35) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jacobus Biltius auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Trompe L'Oeil Still Life With Two Quails, A Kingfisher, A Bird Net And A Whistle im Dezember 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 61.250,00 (€ 71.049,82).

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