Marco Dente

Laocoön

Found at Christies, London (Online Auction)
Old Master Prints, Lot 5
28. Jan - 28. Jan 2021
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 25.000 GBP
engraving, circa 1520, on laid paper, indistinct watermark Siren in a Circle (similar to Briquet 13888, circa 1523), a fine impression of this large, rare and important print
Sheet 470 x 321 mm.
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Earl Spencer (18th century), Althorp (Lugt 2341a), with a probably associated number 244 stamped in black ink verso. | With Artemis Fine Arts, London. | Eric G. Stanley (1923-2018), Oxford; acquired from the above on 19 June 1984.

A top price for Marco Dente

When the work Laocoön by Marco Dente was auctioned at Christies in London in January 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 7,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 25,000.00 (€ 28,271.53). This high result makes Laocoön the most expensive artwork by Marco Dente that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Marco Dente

Als die Arbeit Laocoön von Marco Dente im Januar 2021 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 7.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 25.000,00 (€ 28.271,53) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Laocoön zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Marco Dente, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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