Willem Bartsius
An old woman weighing gold, or Allegory of Avarice
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 81.250 GBP
Price realised: 81.250 GBP
Description
signed 'W[...] BAHR[?] f.' (lower left, on the chair) and with signature 'G DOU' (centre right, on the money box)
oil on canvas
21 ¾ x 18 5/8 in. (55.4 x 47.5 cm.)
Friedrich Wilhelm (1682-1719), 1st Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg- Beck, and by descent to, | Maria Anna Leopoldina (1717-1789), Princess of Schleswig-Holstein- Sonderburg-Beck, and by descent to, | Alexandre de Sousa e Holstein (1751-1803), Count of Sanfré, Turin, and by descent to, | Pedro de Sousa Holstein (1781-1850), 1st Duke of Palmela, Turin and Lisbon, and by descent to the present owner.
oil on canvas
21 ¾ x 18 5/8 in. (55.4 x 47.5 cm.)
Friedrich Wilhelm (1682-1719), 1st Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg- Beck, and by descent to, | Maria Anna Leopoldina (1717-1789), Princess of Schleswig-Holstein- Sonderburg-Beck, and by descent to, | Alexandre de Sousa e Holstein (1751-1803), Count of Sanfré, Turin, and by descent to, | Pedro de Sousa Holstein (1781-1850), 1st Duke of Palmela, Turin and Lisbon, and by descent to the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 63 %.
In July 2018 Christies in London held the auction Old Masters Day Sale, which included the work An old woman weighing gold, or Allegory of Avarice by Willem Bartsius. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 81,250.00 (€ 91,099.12), 63% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Willem Bartsius have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Joueur De Luth in April 2014 with an auction result of EUR 505,500.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 63 % übertroffen
Im Juli 2018 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Masters Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit An old woman weighing gold, or Allegory of Avarice von Willem Bartsius zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 81.250,00 (€ 91.099,12) und damit 63% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Willem Bartsius auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Joueur De Luth im April 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 505.500,00.
Willem Bartsius - Auction history
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