Louis Vallée
A family portrait of a an elderly woman with her son and grandson, three-quarter length, seated, on a palatial balcony
Found at
Christies,
London
The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House, Lot 26
4. Nov - 4. Nov 2010
The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House, Lot 26
4. Nov - 4. Nov 2010
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 18.750 GBP
Price realised: 18.750 GBP
Description
Louis Vallée (?-1653 Amsterdam)
A family portrait of a an elderly woman with her son and grandson, three-quarter length, seated, on a palatial balcony
signed and dated 'Louis Vallee 1649.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
49½ x 59 7/8 in. (125.7 x 152.3 cm.)
A family portrait of a an elderly woman with her son and grandson, three-quarter length, seated, on a palatial balcony
signed and dated 'Louis Vallee 1649.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
49½ x 59 7/8 in. (125.7 x 152.3 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work A family portrait of a an elderly woman with her son and grandson, three-quarter length, seated, on a palatial balcony by Louis Vallée was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2010, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 20,000.00 – 30,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 18,750.00 (€ 22,406.22). Admittedly, works by Louis Vallée have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait of a gentleman before a draped table, three-quarter-length, a landscape beyond in January this year with an auction result of USD 126,000.00 (€ 116,043.47).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit A family portrait of a an elderly woman with her son and grandson, three-quarter length, seated, on a palatial balcony von Louis Vallée im November 2010 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 18.750,00 (€ 22.406,22) den Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Louis Vallée auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait of a gentleman before a draped table, three-quarter-length, a landscape beyond im Januar diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 126.000,00 (€ 116.043,47).
Louis Vallée - Auction history
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