Jan Massys
An Allegory Of Charity
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Including Three Renaissance Masterworks from Chatsworth, Lot 3
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2012
Including Three Renaissance Masterworks from Chatsworth, Lot 3
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2012
Estimate: 180.000 - 220.000 GBP
Price realised: 445.250 GBP
Price realised: 445.250 GBP
Description
Jan Massys
ANTWERP CIRCA 1509 - BEFORE 8 OCTOBER 1575
AN ALLEGORY OF CHARITY
oil on panel
140.5 by 111.5 cm.; 55 1/4 by 44 in.
Anonymous sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 14-15 June 1920, lot 22 (as Flemish School of the 17th century); | Anonymous sale, Paris, Tajan, Drouot Montaigne, 28 June 1994, lot 6, where acquired by the present owner.
ANTWERP CIRCA 1509 - BEFORE 8 OCTOBER 1575
AN ALLEGORY OF CHARITY
oil on panel
140.5 by 111.5 cm.; 55 1/4 by 44 in.
Anonymous sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 14-15 June 1920, lot 22 (as Flemish School of the 17th century); | Anonymous sale, Paris, Tajan, Drouot Montaigne, 28 June 1994, lot 6, where acquired by the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Jan Massys achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in December 2012. In the Including Three Renaissance Masterworks from Chatsworth auction, the work An Allegory Of Charity sold for GBP 445,250.00 (€ 549,116.90) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 220,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Jan Massys; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Susanna And The Elders sold at auction in April 2016 with the realized price of USD 1,205,000.00 (€ 1,053,229.61).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jan Massys erzielte im Dezember 2012 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Including Three Renaissance Masterworks from Chatsworth wurde die Arbeit An Allegory Of Charity für GBP 445.250,00 (€ 549.116,90) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 220.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Jan Massys; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Susanna And The Elders im April 2016 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 1.205.000,00 (€ 1.053.229,61).
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