Juan De Valdés Leal

Portrait of the Cordoban intellectual and writer Don Enrique Vaca de Alfaro (1635-1685), bust-length, in a brown coat

Found at Christies, London
From Ancient To Modern: A Distinguished Private Collection, Lot 42
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2016
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 25.000 GBP
oil on canvas
23 1/8 x 18 ½ in. (58.5 x 47 cm.)
Private collection, Córdoba, until 1880. | Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 28 June 1974, lot 52, when acquired by the family of the current owner.

Auction result well in line with expectations

In December 2016 Christies in London held the auction From Ancient To Modern: A Distinguished Private Collection, which included the work Portrait of the Cordoban intellectual and writer Don Enrique Vaca de Alfaro (1635-1685), bust-length, in a brown coat by Juan de Valdés Leal. The price achieved of GBP 25,000.00 (€ 29,229.06) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 20,000.00 – 30,000.00. Admittedly, works by Juan de Valdés Leal have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Visitation in January 2009 with an auction result of USD 182,500.00 (€ 142,533.58).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Dezember 2016 führte Christies in London die Auktion From Ancient To Modern: A Distinguished Private Collection durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait of the Cordoban intellectual and writer Don Enrique Vaca de Alfaro (1635-1685), bust-length, in a brown coat von Juan de Valdés Leal zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 25.000,00 (€ 29.229,06) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Juan de Valdés Leal auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Visitation im Januar 2009 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 182.500,00 (€ 142.533,58).

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