John Closterman

Portrait of David Papillon (1691-1762), full-length, with a bow and arrows and his dog, in a landscape

Found at Christies, London
Old Masters Day Sale, Lot 158
9. Dec - 9. Dec 2016
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 12.500 GBP
oil on canvas
49 5/8 x 39 in. (126.3 x 99.2 cm.)
By descent through the sitter's family, Acrise Place, Folkestone, Kent. | with M. Bernard, London; Christie’s, London, 12 March 1943, lot 127, as 'Kneller' (16 gns. to Bagnell). | Mrs A. H. Papillon, Acrise Place, Kent. | Anonymous sale; John German Auctioneers, 11 December 1985, lot 524. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 21 March 2001, lot 26, as 'John Baptist Closterman' (£11,500). | Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 9 December 2009, lot 5, as 'John Baptist Closterman' (£9,840).

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Portrait of David Papillon (1691-1762), full-length, with a bow and arrows and his dog, in a landscape by John Closterman was sold in the Old Masters Day Sale auction at Christies in London in December 2016. The price achieved of GBP 12,500.00 (€ 14,614.53) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 10,000.00 – 15,000.00. Other works by John Closterman have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in June 2008 the work Portrait Of Isabella Willis (D. 1727) was auctioned for GBP 17,500.00 (€ 22,120.59).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Portrait of David Papillon (1691-1762), full-length, with a bow and arrows and his dog, in a landscape von John Closterman wurde im Dezember 2016 in der Auktion Old Masters Day Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 12.500,00 (€ 14.614,53) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 10.000,00 – 15.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von John Closterman konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juni 2008 die Arbeit Portrait Of Isabella Willis (D. 1727) für GBP 17.500,00 (€ 22.120,59) versteigert.

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