Jan Van Der Straet
The Enlargement Of The City Of Florence
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master and British Works on Paper Including drawings from the Oppé Collection, Lot 207
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2016
Old Master and British Works on Paper Including drawings from the Oppé Collection, Lot 207
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2016
Estimate: 120.000 - 150.000 GBP
Price realised: 173.000 GBP
Price realised: 173.000 GBP
Description
Jan van der Straet, known as Giovanni Stradano, or Stradanus
BRUGES 1523 - 1605 FLORENCE
THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE CITY OF FLORENCE
Pen and brown ink and wash, over traces of black chalk;
bears attribution on the old mount in pen and brown ink: Mantuano
345 by 342 mm
Sale, London, Pall Mall, Foster's Auction Rooms, 7 July 1937, (pencil inscription on the old backing: bought at Foster's Auction Rooms,/Pall Mall/ 7July 1937/as by Mantovano/H.D. Gronau); | Hans Dietrich Gronau (1904-1951) (bears his mark, not in Lugt, on the front and the back of the old mount), | Mrs. H.D. Gronau (see exhib. label on the verso from the Manchester City Art Gallery)
BRUGES 1523 - 1605 FLORENCE
THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE CITY OF FLORENCE
Pen and brown ink and wash, over traces of black chalk;
bears attribution on the old mount in pen and brown ink: Mantuano
345 by 342 mm
Sale, London, Pall Mall, Foster's Auction Rooms, 7 July 1937, (pencil inscription on the old backing: bought at Foster's Auction Rooms,/Pall Mall/ 7July 1937/as by Mantovano/H.D. Gronau); | Hans Dietrich Gronau (1904-1951) (bears his mark, not in Lugt, on the front and the back of the old mount), | Mrs. H.D. Gronau (see exhib. label on the verso from the Manchester City Art Gallery)
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work The Enlargement Of The City Of Florence by Jan van der Straet was sold in the Old Master and British Works on Paper Including drawings from the Oppé Collection auction at Sothebys in London in July 2016. It achieved a price of GBP 173,000.00 (€ 205,561.43), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 15%. Other works by Jan van der Straet have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 241,250.00 (€ 297,528.25) in December 2012 for the work "Caccia All'Elefante"; An Extensive Landscape With An Elephant Hunt.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Enlargement Of The City Of Florence von Jan van der Straet wurde im Juli 2016 in der Auktion Old Master and British Works on Paper Including drawings from the Oppé Collection bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 173.000,00 (€ 205.561,43) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 15%. Andere Arbeiten von Jan van der Straet haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 241.250,00 (€ 297.528,25) im Dezember 2012 für die Arbeit "Caccia All'Elefante"; An Extensive Landscape With An Elephant Hunt beobachtet.
Jan van der Straet - Auction history
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