Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, O.M., R.A.
British fortune'S Favourite
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
European Art, Lot 47
22. Nov - 22. Nov 2016
European Art, Lot 47
22. Nov - 22. Nov 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, O.M., R.A.
1836-1912
BRITISHFORTUNE'S FAVOURITE
signed L. Alma-Tadema and inscribed Op. CCCXXIX (lower left)
oil on panel
21 1/8 by 14 1/2 in.
53.7 by 36.8 cm
Robert Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Berlin (acquired directly from the artist, 1895, and until at least 1913) | Sale: Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctionhaus, Berlin, September 19, 1917, lot 49, illustrated (incorrectly catalogued as on canvas) | William D. Hoxie, Brooklyn, New York and Westerly, Rhode Island | Thence by descent
1836-1912
BRITISHFORTUNE'S FAVOURITE
signed L. Alma-Tadema and inscribed Op. CCCXXIX (lower left)
oil on panel
21 1/8 by 14 1/2 in.
53.7 by 36.8 cm
Robert Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Berlin (acquired directly from the artist, 1895, and until at least 1913) | Sale: Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctionhaus, Berlin, September 19, 1917, lot 49, illustrated (incorrectly catalogued as on canvas) | William D. Hoxie, Brooklyn, New York and Westerly, Rhode Island | Thence by descent
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Lawrence Alma-Tadema achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in November 2016. In the European Art auction, the work British fortune'S Favourite sold for USD 564,500.00 (€ 533,654.76) - well above the upper estimate of USD 200,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Lawrence Alma-Tadema achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work British the Finding Of Moses in November 2010 with an auction result of USD 35,922,500.00 (€ 27,556,382.33).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Lawrence Alma-Tadema erzielte im November 2016 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion European Art wurde die Arbeit British fortune'S Favourite für USD 564.500,00 (€ 533.654,76) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 200.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Lawrence Alma-Tadema erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit British the Finding Of Moses im November 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 35.922.500,00 (€ 27.556.382,33).
Lawrence Alma-Tadema - Auction history
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