Léonard Defrance
Brigands dividing booty
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 60.000 USD
Price realised: 60.000 USD
Description
Léonard Defrance (Liège 1735-1805)
Brigands dividing booty
signed 'L Defrance. de Liege.' (lower center, on the chest)
oil on panel, unframed
18 7/8 x 29 1/8 in. (47.9 x 74 cm.)
Brigands dividing booty
signed 'L Defrance. de Liege.' (lower center, on the chest)
oil on panel, unframed
18 7/8 x 29 1/8 in. (47.9 x 74 cm.)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Brigands dividing booty by Léonard Defrance was worth USD 60,000.00 (€ 48,586.93) to a buyer in May 2005. This price was achieved in the auction Old Master Paintings at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 18,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Léonard Defrance have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Interior of an Inn with elegant figures eating and artisans playing cards in the background; and Interior of an Inn with mixed company taking tea in July 2007 with an auction result of GBP 132,000.00 (€ 196,050.47).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Brigands dividing booty von Léonard Defrance war einem Käufer im Mai 2005 USD 60.000,00 (€ 48.586,93) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Old Master Paintings bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 18.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Léonard Defrance auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Interior of an Inn with elegant figures eating and artisans playing cards in the background; and Interior of an Inn with mixed company taking tea im Juli 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 132.000,00 (€ 196.050,47).
Léonard Defrance - Auction history
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