Ottmar Elliger I
Tulips, irises, poppies, carnations and other flowers in a glass vase with two butterflies on a stone ledge
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 40.000 USD
Price realised: 40.000 USD
Description
signed and dated 'Ottmar. Elliger. Fecit. / Ano. 1667.—' (lower right, on the base of the ledge)
oil on panel
20 x 13 ¾ in. (50.8 x 35 cm.)
with Julius Singer, Prague, by 1938. | with Victor D. Spark, New York. | Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner circa 1955.
oil on panel
20 x 13 ¾ in. (50.8 x 35 cm.)
with Julius Singer, Prague, by 1938. | with Victor D. Spark, New York. | Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner circa 1955.
Sold at the lower estimate price
The work Tulips, irises, poppies, carnations and other flowers in a glass vase with two butterflies on a stone ledge by Ottmar Elliger the Elder was auctioned at Christies in New York in October 2018. The result of USD 40,000.00 (€ 35,298.27) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of USD 40,000.00 – 60,000.00. Admittedly, works by Ottmar Elliger the Elder 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 Lobster On A White Porcelain Platter With Grapes And A Partly-Peeled Lemon, A Nautilus Cup, A Roemer And Façon-De-Venise Wineglasses, On A Stone Ledge, With A Snail And A Butterfly in December 2015 with an auction result of GBP 158,500.00 (€ 215,235.38).
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit Tulips, irises, poppies, carnations and other flowers in a glass vase with two butterflies on a stone ledge von Ottmar Elliger the Elder kam im Oktober 2018 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von USD 40.000,00 (€ 35.298,27) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 40.000,00 – 60.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ottmar Elliger the Elder auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Lobster On A White Porcelain Platter With Grapes And A Partly-Peeled Lemon, A Nautilus Cup, A Roemer And Façon-De-Venise Wineglasses, On A Stone Ledge, With A Snail And A Butterfly im Dezember 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 158.500,00 (€ 215.235,38).
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