Luca Forte

A vase with a crocus and a cyclamen, figs in a porcelain dish and crab apples on a stone ledge, with a butterfly

Found at Christies, New York
IMPORTANT OLD MASTER PAINTINGS PART I, Lot 29
26. JAN - 26. JAN 2005
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 216.000 USD
Luca Forte (Naples c. 1615 - before 1670)
A vase with a crocus and a cyclamen, figs in a porcelain dish and crab apples on a stone ledge, with a butterfly
oil on canvas
14 1/8 x 19 5/8 in. (35.9 x 49.8 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 44 %.

The work A vase with a crocus and a cyclamen, figs in a porcelain dish and crab apples on a stone ledge, with a butterfly by Luca Forte was auctioned at Christies in New York in January 2005. It achieved a price of USD 216,000.00 (€ 165,529.93), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 44%. Admittedly, works by Luca Forte have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A basket of apples, calabashes, an upturned copper vessel, figs, melons, with other fruit on rocky ledges in April 2006 with an auction result of GBP 500,800.00 (€ 722,795.94).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 44 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit A vase with a crocus and a cyclamen, figs in a porcelain dish and crab apples on a stone ledge, with a butterfly von Luca Forte kam im Januar 2005 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 216.000,00 (€ 165.529,93) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 44%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Luca Forte auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A basket of apples, calabashes, an upturned copper vessel, figs, melons, with other fruit on rocky ledges im April 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 500.800,00 (€ 722.795,94).

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