Jacques Le Moyne De Morgues - Two day lilies and a caterpillar

Jacques Le Moyne De Morgues

Two day lilies and a caterpillar

Found at Christies, New York
Old Master & British Drawings, Lot 26
31. Jan - 31. Jan. 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
inscribed in pen, probably by the artist, 'emerocallis/ calchedonica' (bottom center), and with inscription 'Hemerocalis Calchedonica' (below)
black chalk, watercolor, bodycolor on an old album sheet, watermark armorial
6 3/8 in. x 7 ¾ in. (16.1 x 19.6 cm)
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 21 January 2004, lot 45.

Auction result well in line with expectations

In January 2019 Christies in New York held the auction Old Master & British Drawings, which included the work Two day lilies and a caterpillar by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues. It changed hands for a price of USD 75,000.00 (€ 65,479.31) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 60,000.00 – 80,000.00. Other works by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in January 2019 the work Two narcissi and a columbine, a dragonfly and a stag beetle was auctioned for USD 137,500.00 (€ 120,045.40).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Januar 2019 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Old Master & British Drawings durch, in der auch die Arbeit Two day lilies and a caterpillar von Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 75.000,00 (€ 65.479,31) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 60.000,00 – 80.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Januar 2019 die Arbeit Two narcissi and a columbine, a dragonfly and a stag beetle für USD 137.500,00 (€ 120.045,40) versteigert.

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