Jan Steen
A Tavern Interior With People Drinking And Music-Making
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Masters Day Sale, Lot 138
7. Jul - 7. Jul 2016
Old Masters Day Sale, Lot 138
7. Jul - 7. Jul 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jan Steen
LEIDEN 1626 - 1679
A TAVERN INTERIOR WITH PEOPLE DRINKING AND MUSIC-MAKING
signed lower left on the bench: JSteen (JS in ligature)
oil on oak panel, the reverse with the black wax collector's seal of the Sykes family of Basildon Park
39.8 x 48.8 cm.; 15 5/8 x 19 1/4 in.
Jan Danser Nijman (c. 1735 – 1797) Amsterdam; | His posthumous sale, Amsterdam, Philippus van der Schley, 16 August 1797, lot 236 to Gildemeester for 180 guilders, (where erroneously catalogued as on canvas); | Jan Gildemeester Jansz. (1744–1799), Amsterdam; | His posthumous sale, Amsterdam, v.d. Schley, 11 June 1800, lot 207, to 'Spruyt van Gendt' for 205 guilders (where erroneously catalogued as on canvas); | Sir Francis Sykes, 3rd Bt.
LEIDEN 1626 - 1679
A TAVERN INTERIOR WITH PEOPLE DRINKING AND MUSIC-MAKING
signed lower left on the bench: JSteen (JS in ligature)
oil on oak panel, the reverse with the black wax collector's seal of the Sykes family of Basildon Park
39.8 x 48.8 cm.; 15 5/8 x 19 1/4 in.
Jan Danser Nijman (c. 1735 – 1797) Amsterdam; | His posthumous sale, Amsterdam, Philippus van der Schley, 16 August 1797, lot 236 to Gildemeester for 180 guilders, (where erroneously catalogued as on canvas); | Jan Gildemeester Jansz. (1744–1799), Amsterdam; | His posthumous sale, Amsterdam, v.d. Schley, 11 June 1800, lot 207, to 'Spruyt van Gendt' for 205 guilders (where erroneously catalogued as on canvas); | Sir Francis Sykes, 3rd Bt.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In July 2016 Sothebys in London held the auction Old Masters Day Sale, which included the work A Tavern Interior With People Drinking And Music-Making by Jan Steen. The price achieved of GBP 42,500.00 (€ 50,499.19) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 30,000.00 – 50,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Jan Steen achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Prayer Before The Meal in December 2012 with an auction result of GBP 5,641,250.00 (€ 6,957,227.93).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juli 2016 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Old Masters Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit A Tavern Interior With People Drinking And Music-Making von Jan Steen zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 42.500,00 (€ 50.499,19) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Jan Steen erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Prayer Before The Meal im Dezember 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 5.641.250,00 (€ 6.957.227,93).
