Quentin Metsys
Portrait Of Gentleman, Bust-Length, In A Fur-Lined Coat, Telling A Rosary, Set In An Architectural Surround
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Old Master & British Pictures Including works from the Collection of Anton Philips, Lot 29
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2007
Important Old Master & British Pictures Including works from the Collection of Anton Philips, Lot 29
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2007
Estimate: 700.000 - 1.000.000 GBP
Price realised: 748.500 GBP
Price realised: 748.500 GBP
Description
Quentin Metsys (Leuven 1466-1530 Kiel, near Antwerp)
Portrait of gentleman, bust-length, in a fur-lined coat, telling a rosary, set in an architectural surround
oil on panel
19 x 16½ in. (48.2 x 41.9 cm.)
Portrait of gentleman, bust-length, in a fur-lined coat, telling a rosary, set in an architectural surround
oil on panel
19 x 16½ in. (48.2 x 41.9 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Portrait Of Gentleman, Bust-Length, In A Fur-Lined Coat, Telling A Rosary, Set In An Architectural Surround by Quentin Massys was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2007. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 700,000.00 – 1,000,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 748,500.00 (€ 1,017,084.54) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Quentin Massys have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in January 2015 the work The Madonna Of The Cherries was auctioned for USD 1,445,000.00 (€ 1,279,893.71).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Portrait Of Gentleman, Bust-Length, In A Fur-Lined Coat, Telling A Rosary, Set In An Architectural Surround von Quentin Massys kam im Dezember 2007 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 700.000,00 – 1.000.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 748.500,00 (€ 1.017.084,54) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Quentin Massys konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Januar 2015 die Arbeit The Madonna Of The Cherries für USD 1.445.000,00 (€ 1.279.893,71) versteigert.
Quentin Massys - Auction history
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