Philip Mercier
Portrait of Ralph Crathorne (d. 1755), of Ness Hall, North Riding, Yorkshire, full-length, seated at a table with grapes, peaches, a riding hat, a hammer and a pruning knife, in a landscape, gesturing to a vinery wall, in a landscape
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale, Lot 173
10.Jul - 10.Jul.2015
Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale, Lot 173
10.Jul - 10.Jul.2015
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed and dated 'Ph. Mercier / pinxit. Ano. 1740' (lower right)
oil on canvas
78 ¾ x 55 3/8 in. (200 x 141.4 cm.)
Richard Arthur Jackson, Yorkshire; Christie’s, London, 24 July 1914, lot 58. | Richard Smith, York; Christie’s, London, 19 December 1938, lot 129 (2 gns. to Field).
oil on canvas
78 ¾ x 55 3/8 in. (200 x 141.4 cm.)
Richard Arthur Jackson, Yorkshire; Christie’s, London, 24 July 1914, lot 58. | Richard Smith, York; Christie’s, London, 19 December 1938, lot 129 (2 gns. to Field).
Auction result well in line with expectations
In July 2015 Christies in London held the auction Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale, which included the work Portrait of Ralph Crathorne (d. 1755), of Ness Hall, North Riding, Yorkshire, full-length, seated at a table with grapes, peaches, a riding hat, a hammer and a pruning knife, in a landscape, gesturing to a vinery wall, in a landscape by Philippe Mercier. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 40,000.00 – 60,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 43,750.00 (€ 62,022.81) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Admittedly, works by Philippe Mercier have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Allegories Of The Five Senses: Hearing, Smell, Sight, Taste And Touch in January 2010 with an auction result of USD 386,500.00 (€ 278,658.98).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juli 2015 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Portrait of Ralph Crathorne (d. 1755), of Ness Hall, North Riding, Yorkshire, full-length, seated at a table with grapes, peaches, a riding hat, a hammer and a pruning knife, in a landscape, gesturing to a vinery wall, in a landscape von Philippe Mercier zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 40.000,00 – 60.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 43.750,00 (€ 62.022,81) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Philippe Mercier auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Allegories Of The Five Senses: Hearing, Smell, Sight, Taste And Touch im Januar 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 386.500,00 (€ 278.658
Philippe Mercier - Auction history
