![Jean-Gabriel Pretre - Vanga - Vanga - Xenopirostris sp. Schetbé [Vanga roux] - Rufous Schetba - Schetba rufa Gonolek - Bush Shrike - Laniarius sp. [1] Rousserolle - Sedge-warbler - Acrocephalus sp. Grive musicienne - Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos [Grive] Draine - Mistle Thru](/images/jean-gabriel-pretre_vanga-vanga-xenopirostris-sp-schetbe-vanga-roux-rufous-schetba-schetba-rufa-gonolek-bush-shrike-laniarius-sp-1-rousserolle-sedge-warbler-acrocephalus-sp-grive-musicienne-song-thrush-turdus-philomelos-grive-draine-mistle-thrush-turdus-v_AID962842.jpg?f=grey)
Jean-Gabriel Pretre
Vanga - Vanga - Xenopirostris sp. Schetbé [Vanga roux] - Rufous Schetba - Schetba rufa Gonolek - Bush Shrike - Laniarius sp. [1] Rousserolle - Sedge-warbler - Acrocephalus sp. Grive musicienne - Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos [Grive] Draine - Mistle Thru
Estimate: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.293 GBP
Price realised: 1.293 GBP
Description
Jean-Gabriel PRETRE (fl.1830-1840)
Vanga - Vanga - Xenopirostris sp. Schetbé [Vanga roux] - Rufous Schetba - Schetba rufa Gonolek - Bush Shrike - Laniarius sp. [1] Rousserolle - Sedge-warbler - Acrocephalus sp. Grive musicienne - Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos [Grive] Draine - Mistle Thrush - Turdus viscivorus [2] Bouvret - White collared Seedeater - Sporophila torqueola Bouvreuil - Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula Bec rond [Passerin à ventre rose] - Bullfinch - Passerina rositrae [3], all signed in gold "J.G Prêtre" in the margin, black chalk, brush and grey and brown wash, watercolour, heightened with white, gold framing lines.
160 x 95 mm.; 159 x 95 mm.; 158 x 92 mm.
All three on separate mounts with gold borders, 395 x 168 mm.; 395 x 165 mm.; 395 x 145 mm. (3)
Vanga - Vanga - Xenopirostris sp. Schetbé [Vanga roux] - Rufous Schetba - Schetba rufa Gonolek - Bush Shrike - Laniarius sp. [1] Rousserolle - Sedge-warbler - Acrocephalus sp. Grive musicienne - Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos [Grive] Draine - Mistle Thrush - Turdus viscivorus [2] Bouvret - White collared Seedeater - Sporophila torqueola Bouvreuil - Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula Bec rond [Passerin à ventre rose] - Bullfinch - Passerina rositrae [3], all signed in gold "J.G Prêtre" in the margin, black chalk, brush and grey and brown wash, watercolour, heightened with white, gold framing lines.
160 x 95 mm.; 159 x 95 mm.; 158 x 92 mm.
All three on separate mounts with gold borders, 395 x 168 mm.; 395 x 165 mm.; 395 x 145 mm. (3)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 29 %.
In June 2000 Christies in London held the auction The Jeanson Collection, which included the work Vanga - Vanga - Xenopirostris sp. Schetbé Vanga roux - Rufous Schetba - Schetba rufa Gonolek - Bush Shrike - Laniarius sp. 1 Rousserolle - Sedge-warbler - Acrocephalus sp. Grive musicienne - Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos Grive Draine - Mistle Thru by Jean-Gabriel Prêtre. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,292.50 (€ 2,048.77), 29% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Jean-Gabriel Prêtre have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work [Deux éléphants d'Afrique - Two African Elephants 1 Lion - Lion 2, only the first signed "JG Prêtre" in gold in the margin, the first with gold framing lines.|AID962896] in June 2000 with an auction result of GBP 7,050.00 (€ 11,175.12).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 29 % übertroffen
Im Juni 2000 führte Christies in London die Auktion The Jeanson Collection durch, in der auch die Arbeit Vanga - Vanga - Xenopirostris sp. Schetbé Vanga roux - Rufous Schetba - Schetba rufa Gonolek - Bush Shrike - Laniarius sp. 1 Rousserolle - Sedge-warbler - Acrocephalus sp. Grive musicienne - Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos Grive Draine - Mistle Thru von Jean-Gabriel Prêtre zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.292,50 (€ 2.048,77) und damit 29% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jean-Gabriel Prêtre auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit [Deux éléphants d'Afrique - Two African Elephants 1 Lion - Lion 2, only the first signed "JG Prêtre" in gold in the margin, the first with gold framing lines.|AID962896] im Juni 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 7.050,00 (€ 11.175,12).
Jean-Gabriel Prêtre - Auction history
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![Jean-Gabriel Pretre - Bouquetin - Ibex - Capra ibex Chamois - Chamoy - Rupicapra alpina Antilope - Antelope - Antilopus [1] signed in gold \](/images/jean-gabriel-pretre_bouquetin-ibex-capra-ibex-chamois-chamoy-rupicapra-alpina-antilope-antelope-antilopus-1-signed-in-gold-j-g-pretre-in-the-margin-with-gold-framing-lines-155-x-90-mm_AID962881_320x320.jpg)
![Jean-Gabriel Pretre - Nonain Grosse gorge Ramier - Three Pigeons - Columba sp. [1], signed in gold \](/images/jean-gabriel-pretre_nonain-grosse-gorge-ramier-three-pigeons-columba-sp-1-signed-in-gold-j-g-pretre-in-the-margin-black-chalk-brush-and-grey-and-brown-wash-watercolour-heightened-with-white-gold-framing-lines_AID962860_320x320.jpg)
