Jean-Antoine Watteau
Head of a child in a feathered hat, looking to the right
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 GBP
Price realised: 62.500 GBP
Price realised: 62.500 GBP
Description
red, black and white chalk, on grey paper
5 x 4 1/8 in. (12.9 x 10.5 cm.)
John, Lord Northwick, and by descent; Sotheby's, London, 5-6 July 1921, lot 48, ill. (£205 to Agnew). | Henry George Charles Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood, and by descent to the present owner.
5 x 4 1/8 in. (12.9 x 10.5 cm.)
John, Lord Northwick, and by descent; Sotheby's, London, 5-6 July 1921, lot 48, ill. (£205 to Agnew). | Henry George Charles Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood, and by descent to the present owner.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Head of a child in a feathered hat, looking to the right by Jean-Antoine Watteau was sold in the Old Master & British Drawings auction at Christies in London in July 2016. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 60,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 62,500.00 (€ 74,263.52). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Jean-Antoine Watteau achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work La Surprise: A couple embracing while a figure dressed as Mezzetin tunes a guitar in July 2008 with an auction result of GBP 12,361,250.00 (€ 15,705,107.29).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Head of a child in a feathered hat, looking to the right von Jean-Antoine Watteau wurde im Juli 2016 in der Auktion Old Master & British Drawings bei Christies in London versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 60.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 62.500,00 (€ 74.263,52) einen neuen Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Jean-Antoine Watteau erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit La Surprise: A couple embracing while a figure dressed as Mezzetin tunes a guitar im Juli 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 12.361.250,00 (€ 15.705.107,29).
Jean-Antoine Watteau - Auction history
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