Peter Wtewael
Soldiers playing cards by candlelight
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 77.675 GBP
Price realised: 77.675 GBP
Description
Peter Wtewael (Utrecht 1596-1660)
Soldiers playing cards by candlelight
with monogram 'GH' (lower right, on the table edge)
oil on canvas
32 x 40¾ in. (81.3 x 103.5 cm.)
Soldiers playing cards by candlelight
with monogram 'GH' (lower right, on the table edge)
oil on canvas
32 x 40¾ in. (81.3 x 103.5 cm.)
A top price for Peter Wtewael
The work Soldiers playing cards by candlelight by Peter Wtewael was sold in the Old Master Pictures auction at Christies in London in December 2004. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 77,675.00 (€ 109,931.53), 55% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Soldiers playing cards by candlelight the most expensive artwork by Peter Wtewael that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Peter Wtewael
Die Arbeit Soldiers playing cards by candlelight von Peter Wtewael wurde im Dezember 2004 in der Auktion Old Master Pictures bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 77.675,00 (€ 109.931,53) und damit 55% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Soldiers playing cards by candlelight zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Peter Wtewael, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Peter Wtewael - Auction history
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