Jean-Guillaume Moitte
Design for a wine cooler with a frieze of acanthus scrolls and putti driving chimerical serpent-tailed rams, with bacchantae head handles
Found at
Christies,
London
West ~ East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection, Lot 115
22. May - 22. May 2008
West ~ East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection, Lot 115
22. May - 22. May 2008
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.375 GBP
Price realised: 4.375 GBP
Description
Jean-Guillaume Moitte (Paris 1746-1810)
Design for a wine cooler with a frieze of acanthus scrolls and putti driving chimerical serpent-tailed rams, with bacchantae head handles
black lead, pen and grey ink, grey wash
14¾ x 12¼ in. (37.4 x 30.9 cm.)
Design for a wine cooler with a frieze of acanthus scrolls and putti driving chimerical serpent-tailed rams, with bacchantae head handles
black lead, pen and grey ink, grey wash
14¾ x 12¼ in. (37.4 x 30.9 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 46 %.
The work Design for a wine cooler with a frieze of acanthus scrolls and putti driving chimerical serpent-tailed rams, with bacchantae head handles by Jean-Guillaume Moitte was auctioned at Christies in London in May 2008. It achieved a price of GBP 4,375.00 (€ 5,565.19), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 46%. Admittedly, works by Jean-Guillaume Moitte have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Cornelie, Mere Des Gracques in April 2008 with an auction result of EUR 37,176.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 46 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Design for a wine cooler with a frieze of acanthus scrolls and putti driving chimerical serpent-tailed rams, with bacchantae head handles von Jean-Guillaume Moitte kam im Mai 2008 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 4.375,00 (€ 5.565,19) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 46%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jean-Guillaume Moitte auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Cornelie, Mere Des Gracques im April 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 37.176,00.
Jean-Guillaume Moitte - Auction history
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