Legeay, Jean Laurent
Ruines
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods, Lot 587
20. Jun - 20. Jun 2013
The Collection of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow Part Three: The Baroque and Rococo Periods, Lot 587
20. Jun - 20. Jun 2013
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 USD
Price realised: 1.250 USD
Price realised: 1.250 USD
Description
LEGEAY, Jean Laurent (1710-1786).
Ruines
the set of nine etchings including title, published in Rome, 1768, with margins, generally in good condition, in period blue paper wrappers.
Sheets: 8 x 7 in. (200 x 180 mm.) (overall)
Provenance:
With an indistinct blindstamp in the lower margins, possibly Robert-Dumesnil (according to an inscription on the cover).
Acquired from Marlborough Rare Books, 1981
Ruines
the set of nine etchings including title, published in Rome, 1768, with margins, generally in good condition, in period blue paper wrappers.
Sheets: 8 x 7 in. (200 x 180 mm.) (overall)
Provenance:
With an indistinct blindstamp in the lower margins, possibly Robert-Dumesnil (according to an inscription on the cover).
Acquired from Marlborough Rare Books, 1981
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Ruines by Jean-Laurent Legeay was auctioned at Christies in New York in June 2013, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 1,500.00 – 2,500.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 1,250.00 (€ 960.80). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Jean-Laurent Legeay achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Un Paysage Avec Une Ville En Ruine Sur Un Rocher, Un Pont Sur la Droite, Des Arbres Poussant Sur Des Rochers Au Premier Plan; Et Un Temple Avec Un Obélisque Tronqué Et Un Aqueduc Vu D'Une Caverne, Des Branches Au Premier Plan in March 2005 with an auction result of EUR 30,000.00.
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Ruines von Jean-Laurent Legeay im Juni 2013 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 1.500,00 – 2.500,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 1.250,00 (€ 960,80) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Jean-Laurent Legeay erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Un Paysage Avec Une Ville En Ruine Sur Un Rocher, Un Pont Sur la Droite, Des Arbres Poussant Sur Des Rochers Au Premier Plan; Et Un Temple Avec Un Obélisque Tronqué Et Un Aqueduc Vu D'Une Caverne, Des Branches Au Premier Plan im März 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 30.000,00.
Jean-Laurent Legeay - Auction history
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