Master MZ
Saint Christopher (Bartsch 7; Lehrs 3)
Estimate: 3.500 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 7.500 GBP
Price realised: 7.500 GBP
Description
Master MZ
ACTIVE CIRCA 1500
SAINT CHRISTOPHER (BARTSCH 7; LEHRS 3)
Engraving, circa 1500, a good impression of this very rare work, on paper with an Arms of Cleve watermark (Lehrs 42)
Sheet: 186 by 130mm; 7 3/8 by 5 1/8 in
ACTIVE CIRCA 1500
SAINT CHRISTOPHER (BARTSCH 7; LEHRS 3)
Engraving, circa 1500, a good impression of this very rare work, on paper with an Arms of Cleve watermark (Lehrs 42)
Sheet: 186 by 130mm; 7 3/8 by 5 1/8 in
Upper estimate price exceeded by 50 %.
The work Saint Christopher (Bartsch 7; Lehrs 3) by Master MZ was sold in the Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints auction at Sothebys in London in September 2012. It achieved a price of GBP 7,500.00 (€ 9,411.17), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 50%. 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 50 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Saint Christopher (Bartsch 7; Lehrs 3) von Master MZ wurde im September 2012 in der Auktion Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 7.500,00 (€ 9.411,17) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 50%. 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.