Wenceslaus Hollar
Prospects of London before and after the Great Fire
Found at
Christies,
New York
Old Master Prints, Lot 155
29. Jan - 29. Jan. 2019
Old Master Prints, Lot 155
29. Jan - 29. Jan. 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
etching, 1666, on two joined sheets of laid paper, watermark Arms of Amsterdam (Laurentius 177, dated 1665), a fine, early impression of this rare print, second state (of five), with small margins, a repaired tear at upper left, otherwise in good condition, framed
Plate 225 x 680 mm., Sheet 245 x 698 mm. (overall)
With David Bannister, Cheltenham. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1982.
Plate 225 x 680 mm., Sheet 245 x 698 mm. (overall)
With David Bannister, Cheltenham. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1982.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In January 2019 Christies in New York held the auction Old Master Prints, which included the work Prospects of London before and after the Great Fire by Wenceslaus Hollar. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 30,000.00 – 50,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 32,500.00 (€ 28,374.37) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Wenceslaus Hollar - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Old St. Paul'S Cathedral, London, Seen From The East, which sold at auction in July 2010 for GBP 75,650.00 (€ 90,960.60).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Januar 2019 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Old Master Prints durch, in der auch die Arbeit Prospects of London before and after the Great Fire von Wenceslaus Hollar zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 32.500,00 (€ 28.374,37) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Wenceslaus Hollar mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Old St. Paul'S Cathedral, London, Seen From The East beobachtet, die im Juli 2010 für GBP 75.650,00 (€ 90.960,60) versteigert wurde.
Wenceslaus Hollar - Auction history
