Jan Mortel
A sliced herring, strawberries, a peeled lemon, bread, an onion and a wineglass, with a butterfly, a moth, a fly and a dragonfly on a stone ledge in an arcade, a forest landscape beyond
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 37.250 GBP
Price realised: 37.250 GBP
Description
Jan Mortel (Leiden c. 1650-1719)
A sliced herring, strawberries, a peeled lemon, bread, an onion and a wineglass, with a butterfly, a moth, a fly and a dragonfly on a stone ledge in an arcade, a forest landscape beyond
signed and dated 'JMortel. fecit, 1699.' ('JM' linked, lower left)
oil on panel
13 7/8 x 11¼ in. (35.4 x 28.7 cm.)
A sliced herring, strawberries, a peeled lemon, bread, an onion and a wineglass, with a butterfly, a moth, a fly and a dragonfly on a stone ledge in an arcade, a forest landscape beyond
signed and dated 'JMortel. fecit, 1699.' ('JM' linked, lower left)
oil on panel
13 7/8 x 11¼ in. (35.4 x 28.7 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In December 2008 Christies in London held the auction Old Master & British Pictures (Day Sale), which included the work A sliced herring, strawberries, a peeled lemon, bread, an onion and a wineglass, with a butterfly, a moth, a fly and a dragonfly on a stone ledge in an arcade, a forest landscape beyond by Jan Mortel. The price achieved of GBP 37,250.00 (€ 39,123.34) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 30,000.00 – 50,000.00. Admittedly, works by Jan Mortel have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Peaches, plums, apricots, grapes, pears, blackberries, sheafs of corn, chestnuts, walnuts, medlars, cherries and a pomegranate with a snail, a butterfly, a grasshopper and a caterpillar by a plinth in December 2005 with an auction result of GBP 120,000.00 (€ 174,173.28).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Dezember 2008 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master & British Pictures (Day Sale) durch, in der auch die Arbeit A sliced herring, strawberries, a peeled lemon, bread, an onion and a wineglass, with a butterfly, a moth, a fly and a dragonfly on a stone ledge in an arcade, a forest landscape beyond von Jan Mortel zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 37.250,00 (€ 39.123,34) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jan Mortel auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Peaches, plums, apricots, grapes, pears, blackberries, sheafs of corn, chestnuts, walnuts, medlars, cherries and a pomegranate with a snail, a butterfly, a grasshopper and a caterpillar by a plinth im Dezember 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 120.
Jan Mortel - Auction history
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