W. Mertens
Silver platters with grapes, pears, plums, melons and bread rolls, a silver tazza and ewer, a basket with fruits, a gilt cup and cover, a lobster, and a roemer on a partially draped table with a curtain in the background
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master Paintings and Sculpture: Part II, Lot 142
31. Jan - 31. Jan 2024
Old Master Paintings and Sculpture: Part II, Lot 142
31. Jan - 31. Jan 2024
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 88.200 USD
Price realised: 88.200 USD
Description
W. MERTENS (ACTIVE ANTWERP, CIRCA 1650-75)
Silver platters with grapes, pears, plums, melons and bread rolls, a silver tazza and ewer, a basket with fruits, a gilt cup and cover, a lobster, and a roemer on a partially draped table with a curtain in the background
signed 'W. Mertens' (lower left, on the edge of the table)
oil on canvas
48 ¼ x 72 ¼ in. (122.5 x 183.5 cm.)
Silver platters with grapes, pears, plums, melons and bread rolls, a silver tazza and ewer, a basket with fruits, a gilt cup and cover, a lobster, and a roemer on a partially draped table with a curtain in the background
signed 'W. Mertens' (lower left, on the edge of the table)
oil on canvas
48 ¼ x 72 ¼ in. (122.5 x 183.5 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Silver platters with grapes, pears, plums, melons and bread rolls, a silver tazza and ewer, a basket with fruits, a gilt cup and cover, a lobster, and a roemer on a partially draped table with a curtain in the background by Wouter Mertens was auctioned at Christies in New York in January 2024. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 80,000.00 – 120,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 88,200.00 (€ 77,084.43) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Wouter Mertens - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Grapes, pears, quinces, peaches, prawns, oysters and a pastry on pewter plates with lemons, an orange, an upturned silver tazza, a roemer in a gilt stand, a silver-gilt cup and cover, a silver jug, a saltcellar, grapes, a melon and peaches in a drape, which sold at auction in December 2001
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Silver platters with grapes, pears, plums, melons and bread rolls, a silver tazza and ewer, a basket with fruits, a gilt cup and cover, a lobster, and a roemer on a partially draped table with a curtain in the background von Wouter Mertens kam im Januar 2024 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 80.000,00 – 120.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 88.200,00 (€ 77.084,43) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Wouter Mertens mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit [Grapes, pears, quinces, peaches, prawns, oysters and a pastry on pewter plates with lemons, an orange, an upturned silver tazza, a roemer in a gilt stand, a silver-gilt cup and cover, a silver jug, a saltcellar, grapes, a melon and peaches in a
Wouter Mertens - Auction history
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