Master MZ
Aristotle And Phyllis (Bartsch 18; Lehrs Viii, 22)
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 9.375 GBP
Price realised: 9.375 GBP
Description
Master MZ active circa 1500
ACTIVE CIRCA 1500
ARISTOTLE AND PHYLLIS (BARTSCH 18; LEHRS VIII, 22)
Engraving, circa 1500, a fairly good impression of this rare work, on paper with a Crozier watermark (see Briquet 1282, 1314), with thread margins, minor foxmarks, some thin areas along left edge of sheet (mainly visible verso), otherwise in good condition
181 by 130mm; 7 1/8 by 5 1/8 in
Ex coll. Rev<sup>d</sup> John Griffith (L. 1464); a duplicate from the Art Institute of Chicago (L. 32b)
ACTIVE CIRCA 1500
ARISTOTLE AND PHYLLIS (BARTSCH 18; LEHRS VIII, 22)
Engraving, circa 1500, a fairly good impression of this rare work, on paper with a Crozier watermark (see Briquet 1282, 1314), with thread margins, minor foxmarks, some thin areas along left edge of sheet (mainly visible verso), otherwise in good condition
181 by 130mm; 7 1/8 by 5 1/8 in
Ex coll. Rev<sup>d</sup> John Griffith (L. 1464); a duplicate from the Art Institute of Chicago (L. 32b)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 34 %.
The work Aristotle And Phyllis (Bartsch 18; Lehrs Viii, 22) by Master MZ was auctioned at Sothebys in London in September 2007. It achieved a price of GBP 9,375.00 (€ 13,443.06), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 34%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Master MZ - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Ball (The Palace Of Duke Albert Iv At Munich), which sold at auction in December 2015 for GBP 21,250.00 (€ 28,856.48).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 34 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Aristotle And Phyllis (Bartsch 18; Lehrs Viii, 22) von Master MZ kam im September 2007 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 9.375,00 (€ 13.443,06) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 34%. Für andere Arbeiten von Master MZ mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Ball (The Palace Of Duke Albert Iv At Munich) beobachtet, die im Dezember 2015 für GBP 21.250,00 (€ 28.856,48) versteigert wurde.
