Jacobus Houbraken
The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain
Found at
Christies,
London
AT HOME - BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART, Lot 759
18. Mar - 18. Mar 2004
AT HOME - BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART, Lot 759
18. Mar - 18. Mar 2004
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 1.016 GBP
Price realised: 1.016 GBP
Description
Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780)
The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain
engravings
S. 15½ x 10in. (39.5 x 25.5cm.)
twenty in the lot (20)
The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain
engravings
S. 15½ x 10in. (39.5 x 25.5cm.)
twenty in the lot (20)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 69 %.
The work The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain by Jacobus Houbracken was auctioned at Christies in London in March 2004. It achieved a price of GBP 1,015.75 (€ 1,520.48), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 69%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Jacobus Houbracken - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A Large Group Of Portraits, which sold at auction in June 2011 for GBP 5,000.00 (€ 5,531.57).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 69 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain von Jacobus Houbracken kam im März 2004 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.015,75 (€ 1.520,48) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 69%. Für andere Arbeiten von Jacobus Houbracken mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A Large Group Of Portraits beobachtet, die im Juni 2011 für GBP 5.000,00 (€ 5.531,57) versteigert wurde.
Jacobus Houbracken - Auction history
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