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Peter van der Borcht I
Procession of Mummies and Death
Found at
Bonhams,
Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts (Online Auction)
Dance of Death, Lot 31
23. Oct - 1. Nov 2023
Dance of Death, Lot 31
23. Oct - 1. Nov 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from the Collection of Richard Harris
Peter van der Borcht I (1530-1608)
Procession of Mummies and Death (New Hollstein 211-213), c. 1558
Etching on three joined sheets of laid paper, only states, trimmed to the platemark or with narrow margins, published by Hendrick Hondius, the Hague (possibly in 1619), framed.
Titles include:
Mummies of Clerics with ensigns and Kings with Flags and Swords; Mummies of Knights, Nobleman and Scholars; Mummies of Money-Makers and Death bearing a Scythe.
overall sheet 9 5/8 x 37 1/2in (24.4 x 95.3cm)
Hill-Stone Incorporated, Fine Prints & Drawings, New York
Peter van der Borcht I (1530-1608)
Procession of Mummies and Death (New Hollstein 211-213), c. 1558
Etching on three joined sheets of laid paper, only states, trimmed to the platemark or with narrow margins, published by Hendrick Hondius, the Hague (possibly in 1619), framed.
Titles include:
Mummies of Clerics with ensigns and Kings with Flags and Swords; Mummies of Knights, Nobleman and Scholars; Mummies of Money-Makers and Death bearing a Scythe.
overall sheet 9 5/8 x 37 1/2in (24.4 x 95.3cm)
Hill-Stone Incorporated, Fine Prints & Drawings, New York
A top price for Pieter van der Borcht
The work Procession of Mummies and Death by Pieter van der Borcht was worth USD 8,960.00 (€ 8,214.15) to a buyer in November this year. This price was achieved in the auction Dance of Death at Bonhams in Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 1,500.00 many times over. This high result makes Procession of Mummies and Death the most expensive artwork by Pieter van der Borcht that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Pieter van der Borcht
Die Arbeit Procession of Mummies and Death von Pieter van der Borcht war einem Käufer im November diesen Jahres USD 8.960,00 (€ 8.214,15) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Dance of Death bei Bonhams in Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.500,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Procession of Mummies and Death zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Pieter van der Borcht, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Pieter van der Borcht - Auction history
