Jan Mortel
Apricots, peaches, plums, a pomegranate, a watermelon, an orange, a pear and corn in a basket, with cherries, chestnuts, snails, a bee, a squirrel and a dragonfly
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 35.850 GBP
Price realised: 35.850 GBP
Description
Jan Mortel (Leiden c. 1650-1719)
Apricots, peaches, plums, a pomegranate, a watermelon, an orange, a pear and corn in a basket, with cherries, chestnuts, snails, a bee, a squirrel and a dragonfly
with signature 'JD de Heem' (lower centre, on the basket)
oil on canvas
26¾ x 33 1/8 in. (68 x 84 cm.)
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Apricots, peaches, plums, a pomegranate, a watermelon, an orange, a pear and corn in a basket, with cherries, chestnuts, snails, a bee, a squirrel and a dragonfly
with signature 'JD de Heem' (lower centre, on the basket)
oil on canvas
26¾ x 33 1/8 in. (68 x 84 cm.)
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Auction result well in line with expectations
In December 2002 Christies in London held the auction OLD MASTER PICTURES, which included the work Apricots, peaches, plums, a pomegranate, a watermelon, an orange, a pear and corn in a basket, with cherries, chestnuts, snails, a bee, a squirrel and a dragonfly by Jan Mortel. The price achieved of GBP 35,850.00 (€ 55,031.55) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 30,000.00 – 50,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Jan Mortel - we have observed the highest auction result to date for 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, which sold at auction in December 2005 for GBP 120,000.00 (€ 174,173.28).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Dezember 2002 führte Christies in London die Auktion OLD MASTER PICTURES durch, in der auch die Arbeit Apricots, peaches, plums, a pomegranate, a watermelon, an orange, a pear and corn in a basket, with cherries, chestnuts, snails, a bee, a squirrel and a dragonfly von Jan Mortel zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 35.850,00 (€ 55.031,55) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Jan Mortel mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für 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 beobachtet, die im Dezember 2005 für GBP 120.000,00 (€ 174.173,28) versteigert wurde.
Jan Mortel - Auction history
