Jacques Callot
La Façade de l'Eglise Saint Laurent à Florence (The Facade of San Lorenzo in Florence)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master and 19th Century Prints, Lot 83
24. Jan - 24. Jan 2023
Old Master and 19th Century Prints, Lot 83
24. Jan - 24. Jan 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
JACQUES CALLOT (1592-1635)
La Façade de l'Eglise Saint Laurent à Florence (The Facade of San Lorenzo in Florence)
etching, 1612, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good, tonal impression of this rare print, printing with inky plate edges, from the Essequie della Sacra Cattolica e Real Maesta di Margherita d’Austria Regina di Spagna ('The Funeral Book of the Queen of Spain'), published by Bartolomeo Sermàtelli, Florence, 1612, with letter-press text verso, with margins, in good condition; together with The Facade of San Lorenzo in Florence by Stefano della Bella (1610-1664), etching, circa 1648, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine, tonal impression of the second, final state, published to record the funerary ceremonies and decorations for the death of Emperor Ferdinand II in 1637, with thread margins or trimmed on the platemark, in good condition
Plate 175 x 232 mm., Sheet 214 x 305 mm. (Callot)
Plate 242 x 214 mm., Sheet 244 x 215 mm. (Bella)
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La Façade de l'Eglise Saint Laurent à Florence (The Facade of San Lorenzo in Florence)
etching, 1612, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good, tonal impression of this rare print, printing with inky plate edges, from the Essequie della Sacra Cattolica e Real Maesta di Margherita d’Austria Regina di Spagna ('The Funeral Book of the Queen of Spain'), published by Bartolomeo Sermàtelli, Florence, 1612, with letter-press text verso, with margins, in good condition; together with The Facade of San Lorenzo in Florence by Stefano della Bella (1610-1664), etching, circa 1648, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine, tonal impression of the second, final state, published to record the funerary ceremonies and decorations for the death of Emperor Ferdinand II in 1637, with thread margins or trimmed on the platemark, in good condition
Plate 175 x 232 mm., Sheet 214 x 305 mm. (Callot)
Plate 242 x 214 mm., Sheet 244 x 215 mm. (Bella)
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Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work La Façade de l'Eglise Saint Laurent à Florence (The Facade of San Lorenzo in Florence) by Jacques Callot was auctioned at Christies in New York in January this year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 1,000.00 – 1,500.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 882.00 (€ 812.30). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Jacques Callot achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Fair At Gondreville, Or Mayday Celebrations At Xeuilley in July 2007 with an auction result of GBP 288,000.00 (€ 427,746.48).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit La Façade de l'Eglise Saint Laurent à Florence (The Facade of San Lorenzo in Florence) von Jacques Callot im Januar diesen Jahres bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 1.000,00 – 1.500,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 882,00 (€ 812,30) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Jacques Callot erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Fair At Gondreville, Or Mayday Celebrations At Xeuilley im Juli 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 288.000,00 (€ 427.746,48).
Jacques Callot - Auction history
