Joseph Mendes da Costa

St. Francis of Assisi

Found at Christies, Amsterdam
Twentieth Century Art including Belgian Art, Lot 152
3. Jun - 3. Jun 2003
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 EUR
Price realised: 9.560 EUR
Joseph Mendes da Costa (1863-1939)
St. Francis of Assisi
signed with monogram and dated (on the base) and inscribed with foundry mark '/fonderie natle des bronzes/ancne firme J. Petermann/St Gilles-Bruxelles' (along the edge of the bronze base), and inscribed with title (on the side of the wooden base)
bronze
32.5 cm. high (incl. wooden base)
Conceived and cast in 1911 in an edition of circa twelve.

Auction result well in line with expectations

In June 2003 Christies in Amsterdam held the auction Twentieth Century Art including Belgian Art, which included the work St. Francis of Assisi by Joseph Mendes da Costa. The price achieved of EUR 9,560.00 was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as EUR 8,000.00 – 12,000.00. Admittedly, works by Joseph Mendes da Costa have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Woman with child in December 2001 with an auction result of EUR 52,875.00.

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Juni 2003 führte Christies in Amsterdam die Auktion Twentieth Century Art including Belgian Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit St. Francis of Assisi von Joseph Mendes da Costa zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von EUR 9.560,00 lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit EUR 8.000,00 – 12.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Joseph Mendes da Costa auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Woman with child im Dezember 2001 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 52.875,00.

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