The Master of The Egmont Albums
An assembly of figures by a statue, the tower of Babel seen beyond
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 11.400 USD
Price realised: 11.400 USD
Description
The Master of the Egmont Albums (active second half of the 16th Century)
An assembly of figures by a statue, the tower of Babel seen beyond
with inscription 'H. Goltius'
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, on a French 18th Century mount
11 5/8 x 16 in. (296 x 407 mm.)
An assembly of figures by a statue, the tower of Babel seen beyond
with inscription 'H. Goltius'
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, on a French 18th Century mount
11 5/8 x 16 in. (296 x 407 mm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 43 %.
The work An assembly of figures by a statue, the tower of Babel seen beyond by The Master of The Egmont Albums was sold in the Old Master Drawings auction at Christies in New York in January 2007. The »bidding war« ended at USD 11,400.00 (€ 8,770.58), 43% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by The Master of The Egmont Albums have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work La Crucifixion in March 2014 with an auction result of EUR 44,700.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 43 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit An assembly of figures by a statue, the tower of Babel seen beyond von The Master of The Egmont Albums wurde im Januar 2007 in der Auktion Old Master Drawings bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 11.400,00 (€ 8.770,58) und damit 43% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von The Master of The Egmont Albums auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit La Crucifixion im März 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 44.700,00.
The Master of The Egmont Albums - Auction history
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