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Philippe Mercier - Two Lovers By Candlelight

Philippe Mercier

Two Lovers By Candlelight

Found at Sothebys, London
Old Masters Day Sale, Lot 184
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Property from a Private Collection
PHILIPPE MERCIER
Berlin 1689 - 1760 London
Two lovers by candlelight
oil on canvas
76.5 x 64 cm.; 30⅛ x 23¼ in.
In the collection of the family of the present owner for over 70 years.

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work Two Lovers By Candlelight by Philippe Mercier was auctioned at Sothebys in London in December 2019, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 12,000.00 – 18,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 11,875.00 (€ 14,034.86). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Philippe Mercier achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached 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 verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit Two Lovers By Candlelight von Philippe Mercier im Dezember 2019 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 12.000,00 – 18.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 11.875,00 (€ 14.034,86) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Philippe Mercier erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Allegories Of The Five Senses: Hearing, Smell, Sight, Taste And Touch im Januar 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 386.500,00 (€ 278.658,98).

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