Joseph Nollekens
Mercury In Repose
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 68.750 USD
Price realised: 68.750 USD
Description
Joseph Nollekens (1737-1823)English, late 18th century
MERCURY IN REPOSE
bearing three inscriptions, partly overlapping: Mercury Modelled by Mr. Nollekens, Mercury Modelled by Nollekins and This Modell gained him the Gold Medal
terracotta
height 21 in., 53.3 cm.
said to have been purchased in Rome | Christies London, April 9, 1987, lot 87
MERCURY IN REPOSE
bearing three inscriptions, partly overlapping: Mercury Modelled by Mr. Nollekens, Mercury Modelled by Nollekins and This Modell gained him the Gold Medal
terracotta
height 21 in., 53.3 cm.
said to have been purchased in Rome | Christies London, April 9, 1987, lot 87
A top price for Joseph Nollekens - as previously expected
The work Mercury In Repose by Joseph Nollekens was sold in the Old Master Paintings auction at Sothebys in New York in January 2014. The price achieved of USD 68,750.00 (€ 50,925.93) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 60,000.00 – 80,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Mercury In Repose is the most expensive artwork by Joseph Nollekens that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Mercury In Repose von Joseph Nollekens wurde im Januar 2014 in der Auktion Old Master Paintings bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 68.750,00 (€ 50.925,93) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 60.000,00 – 80.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Mercury In Repose das teuerste Kunstwerk von Joseph Nollekens, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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