Jean Petitot, The Elder
Portrait Of A Gentleman, Circa 1660
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III, Lot 229
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III, Lot 229
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.750 GBP
Price realised: 8.750 GBP
Description
JEAN PETITOT, THE ELDER
Geneva 1607 - 1691 Vevey
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, CIRCA 1660
Enamel on gold, silver-gilt frame, ribbon tie surmount, engraved on the reverse: 22
31 by 27 mm.
Ernst Holzscheiter, (d. 1962) Meilen ; | sale, London, Sotheby's, 28 March 1977, lot 51; | sale, London, Christie's, 6 July 2005, lot 86
Geneva 1607 - 1691 Vevey
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, CIRCA 1660
Enamel on gold, silver-gilt frame, ribbon tie surmount, engraved on the reverse: 22
31 by 27 mm.
Ernst Holzscheiter, (d. 1962) Meilen ; | sale, London, Sotheby's, 28 March 1977, lot 51; | sale, London, Christie's, 6 July 2005, lot 86
Upper estimate price exceeded by 75%
This artwork by Jean Petitot the Elder achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in December 2019. In the The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III auction, the work Portrait Of A Gentleman, Circa 1660 sold for GBP 8,750 (€ 10,341) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Jean Petitot the Elder - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work , which sold at auction in July 2018 for GBP 20,000 (€ 22,424).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 75% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jean Petitot the Elder erzielte im Dezember 2019 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Pohl-Ströher Collection of Portrait Miniatures, Part III wurde die Arbeit Portrait Of A Gentleman, Circa 1660 für GBP 8.750 (€ 10.341) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000. Für andere Arbeiten von Jean Petitot the Elder mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit beobachtet, die im Juli 2018 für GBP 20.000 (€ 22.424) versteigert wurde.
Jean Petitot the Elder - Auction history
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