Pieter de Grebber
An old woman weighing gold, Cupid by her side
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & British Pictures & Old Master Drawings, Lot 40
2. DEC - 2. DEC 2008
Old Master & British Pictures & Old Master Drawings, Lot 40
2. DEC - 2. DEC 2008
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.750 GBP
Price realised: 3.750 GBP
Description
Pieter de Grebber (Haarlem c. 1600-1652/4)
An old woman weighing gold, Cupid by her side
signed 'Grebber.' (lower right), and inscribed 'BEGERI[G] TOT·HET·EYN' (lower right)
oil on panel, oval
29¼ x 22½ in. (74.4 x 57.2 cm.)
An old woman weighing gold, Cupid by her side
signed 'Grebber.' (lower right), and inscribed 'BEGERI[G] TOT·HET·EYN' (lower right)
oil on panel, oval
29¼ x 22½ in. (74.4 x 57.2 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work An old woman weighing gold, Cupid by her side by Pieter de Grebber was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2008, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 4,000.00 – 6,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 3,750.00 (€ 3,938.59). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Pieter de Grebber achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait of a young man in Persian dress in January 2005 with an auction result of USD 430,400.00 (€ 329,833.70).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit An old woman weighing gold, Cupid by her side von Pieter de Grebber im Dezember 2008 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 3.750,00 (€ 3.938,59) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Pieter de Grebber erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait of a young man in Persian dress im Januar 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 430.400,00 (€ 329.833,70).
Pieter de Grebber - Auction history
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