Luis Meléndez
An earthenware pitcher and copper pail, with a bread roll, figs, quinces and cherries on a stone ledge
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master and British Paintings Evening Sale, Lot 27
7. Jul - 7. Jul 2016
Old Master and British Paintings Evening Sale, Lot 27
7. Jul - 7. Jul 2016
Estimate: 600.000 - 800.000 GBP
Price realised: 698.500 GBP
Price realised: 698.500 GBP
Description
signed with monogram ‘L.M’ (centre right, on the copper pail) and indistinctly ‘L M.Z’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
15 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (40.3 x 35.3 cm.)
Private collection, Spain.
oil on canvas
15 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (40.3 x 35.3 cm.)
Private collection, Spain.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In July 2016 Christies in London held the auction Old Master and British Paintings Evening Sale, which included the work An earthenware pitcher and copper pail, with a bread roll, figs, quinces and cherries on a stone ledge by Luis Meléndez. The price achieved of GBP 698,500.00 (€ 829,969.11) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 600,000.00 – 800,000.00. Admittedly, works by Luis Meléndez have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Oranges, nuts, spices, boxes of sweetmeats, a jug and a cask on a table in February 2012 with an auction result of GBP 3,513,250.00 (€ 4,194,913.60).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juli 2016 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master and British Paintings Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit An earthenware pitcher and copper pail, with a bread roll, figs, quinces and cherries on a stone ledge von Luis Meléndez zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 698.500,00 (€ 829.969,11) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 600.000,00 – 800.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Luis Meléndez auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Oranges, nuts, spices, boxes of sweetmeats, a jug and a cask on a table im Februar 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 3.513.250,00 (€ 4.194.913,60).
Luis Meléndez - Auction history
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