Pieter Brueghel the Younger

The Adoration Of The Magi

Found at Sothebys, New York
Important Old Master Paintings Including European Works of Art, Lot 23
25. Jan - 25. Jan 2008
Estimate: 1.000.000 - 1.500.000 USD
Price realised: 1.026.600 USD
Pieter Brueghel the Younger
BRUSSELS 1564 - 1637/8 ANTWERP
THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI
oil on panel
16 by 22 1/2 in.; 40.5 by 57 cm.
Lord Trevor, London; | His sale, London, Christie's, July 9, 1982, lot 89; | Linda and Gerald Guterman; | Their sale, New York, Sotheby's, January 14, 1988, lot 5, where acquired by the present owner.

Auction result well in line with expectations

In January 2008 Sothebys in New York held the auction Important Old Master Paintings Including European Works of Art, which included the work The Adoration Of The Magi by Peter Brueghel II. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 1,000,000.00 – 1,500,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 1,026,600.00 (€ 691,732.36) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Peter Brueghel II achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Battle between Carnival and Lent in December 2011 with an auction result of GBP 6,873,250.00 (€ 8,231,687.76).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Januar 2008 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Important Old Master Paintings Including European Works of Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Adoration Of The Magi von Peter Brueghel II zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 1.000.000,00 – 1.500.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 1.026.600,00 (€ 691.732,36) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Peter Brueghel II erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Battle between Carnival and Lent im Dezember 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 6.873.250,00 (€ 8.231.687,76).

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