Johann Heiss - Hercules spinning thread in Omphale\'s palace

Johann Heiss

Hercules spinning thread in Omphale's palace

Found at Christies, London
Important Old Master & British PicturesDay Sale Including Property From The Collection Of The Princely House Of Liechtenstein, Lot 195
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2008
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 18.750 GBP
Description
Johann Heiss (Memmingen 1640-1704 Augsburg)
Hercules spinning thread in Omphale's palace
oil on canvas
61½ x 78 in. (156.3 x 198.2 cm.)
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Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Hercules spinning thread in Omphale's palace by Johann Heiss was sold in the Important Old Master & British PicturesDay Sale Including Property From The Collection Of The Princely House Of Liechtenstein auction at Christies in London in July 2008. It changed hands for a price of GBP 18,750.00 (€ 23,822.09) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 15,000.00 – 20,000.00. Admittedly, works by Johann Heiss have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Vulcan Surprising Venus And Mars In Bed Before An Assembly Of The Gods in February 2013 with an auction result of USD 206,500.00 (€ 157,886.69).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Hercules spinning thread in Omphale's palace von Johann Heiss wurde im Juli 2008 in der Auktion Important Old Master & British PicturesDay Sale Including Property From The Collection Of The Princely House Of Liechtenstein bei Christies in London versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 18.750,00 (€ 23.822,09) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 15.000,00 – 20.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Johann Heiss auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Vulcan Surprising Venus And Mars In Bed Before An Assembly Of The Gods im Februar 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 206.500,00 (€ 157.886,69).

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