Willem Carel Nakken

Grooming the horses

Found at Christies, Amsterdam
Pictures,Watercolours and Drawings, Lot 135
26. Feb - 26. Feb 2008
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 EUR
Price realised: 3.750 EUR
Willem Carel Nakken (Dutch, 1835-1926)
Grooming the horses
signed and dated 'W.C. Nakken:99' (lower right)
watercolour and gouache on paper
36.5 x 54 cm.

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Grooming the horses by Willem Carel Nakken was auctioned at Christies in Amsterdam in February 2008. The price achieved of EUR 3,750.00 was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as EUR 3,000.00 – 5,000.00. Admittedly, works by Willem Carel Nakken have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Late summer: loading the hay-cart in April 2005 with an auction result of EUR 20,400.00.

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Grooming the horses von Willem Carel Nakken kam im Februar 2008 bei Christies in Amsterdam zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von EUR 3.750,00 lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit EUR 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Willem Carel Nakken auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Late summer: loading the hay-cart im April 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 20.400,00.

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