Jean-Baptiste Hilaire - A desert landscape with travellers passing through the Valley of the Tombs, Palmyra

Jean-Baptiste Hilaire

A desert landscape with travellers passing through the Valley of the Tombs, Palmyra

Found at Christies, London
Old Masters Day Sale, Lot 243
07.Dez - 07.Dez.2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
signed 'JB. Hilair' (lower left)
oil on canvas
31 3/8 x 59 5/8 in. (79.8 x 151.5 cm.)
Gifted by the wife of Baron Lejeune, future Duchess of Carafa and Noia, to Étienne Paul Barat, in 1896, and by descent to, | Anonymous sale [Monsieur M.K.]; Tajan, Paris, 16-17 November 1999, lot 188. | with Galerie Didier Aaron & Cie, Paris, by 2000, where acquired by the present owner.

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work A desert landscape with travellers passing through the Valley of the Tombs, Palmyra by Jean-Baptiste Hilaire was sold in the Old Masters Day Sale auction at Christies in London in December 2018. The price achieved of GBP 93,750.00 (€ 104,445.81) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 80,000.00 – 120,000.00. Other works by Jean-Baptiste Hilaire have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in January 2008 the work Portrait of Sultan Abd-ul Hamid I standing in front of a golden throne, a domed palace in the distance was auctioned for USD 157,000.00 (€ 105,788.02).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit A desert landscape with travellers passing through the Valley of the Tombs, Palmyra von Jean-Baptiste Hilaire wurde im Dezember 2018 in der Auktion Old Masters Day Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 93.750,00 (€ 104.445,81) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 80.000,00 – 120.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Jean-Baptiste Hilaire konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Januar 2008 die Arbeit Portrait of Sultan Abd-ul Hamid I standing in front of a golden throne, a domed palace in the distance für USD 157.000,00 (€ 105.788,02) versteigert.

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