Pieter Holsteyn II
Greek Valerian, also called Jacob's Ladder (Valeriana graeca)
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 118
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 118
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Estimate: 400 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 313 GBP
Price realised: 313 GBP
Description
Pieter Holsteyn II (Haarlem 1614-1673)
Greek Valerian, also called Jacob's Ladder (Valeriana graeca)
inscribed 'Valeriana graeca.'
black chalk, watercolour, traces of pen and brown ink framing lines, watermark device surmounted by crown with letters WK
11¼ x 7½ in. (28.5 x 19 cm.)
Greek Valerian, also called Jacob's Ladder (Valeriana graeca)
inscribed 'Valeriana graeca.'
black chalk, watercolour, traces of pen and brown ink framing lines, watermark device surmounted by crown with letters WK
11¼ x 7½ in. (28.5 x 19 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Greek Valerian, also called Jacob's Ladder (Valeriana graeca) by Pieter Holsteyn the Younger was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2012, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 400.00 – 800.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 312.50 (€ 385.40). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Pieter Holsteyn the Younger achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work A tulip book: a volume containing 42 drawings of tulips and one added drawing of a tulip, and another drawing of an iris in April 2002 with an auction result of GBP 124,750.00 (€ 201,842.23).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Greek Valerian, also called Jacob's Ladder (Valeriana graeca) von Pieter Holsteyn the Younger im Dezember 2012 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 400,00 – 800,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 312,50 (€ 385,40) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Pieter Holsteyn the Younger erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit A tulip book: a volume containing 42 drawings of tulips and one added drawing of a tulip, and another drawing of an iris im April 2002 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 124.750,00 (€ 201.842,23).
Pieter Holsteyn the Younger - Auction history
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