Willem De Famars Testas
The Rooftops Of Brussels
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 NLG
Price realised: 7.050 NLG
Price realised: 7.050 NLG
Description
Willem de Famars Testas (Dutch, 1834-1896)
The rooftops of Brussels
signed with initials and dated 'WT april 1878.' (lower left) and dated again and inscribed 'gezicht van uit de 2de etage, achter het huis no 81. rue Traversiere te Brussel St Josse 't Noode' on the reverse
pencil and watercolour on paper
17.5 x 23cm.;
and A collection of eight drawings and watercolours of glass designs, portraits, a view of the artist's house in Brussels, the de Famars Testas coat of arms and a written family tree, all by the same hand, all unframed (10)
The rooftops of Brussels
signed with initials and dated 'WT april 1878.' (lower left) and dated again and inscribed 'gezicht van uit de 2de etage, achter het huis no 81. rue Traversiere te Brussel St Josse 't Noode' on the reverse
pencil and watercolour on paper
17.5 x 23cm.;
and A collection of eight drawings and watercolours of glass designs, portraits, a view of the artist's house in Brussels, the de Famars Testas coat of arms and a written family tree, all by the same hand, all unframed (10)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 41 %.
The work The Rooftops Of Brussels by Willem de Famars Testas was auctioned at Christies in Amsterdam in June 2001. It achieved a price of NLG 7,050.00 (€ 3,388.56), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 41%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Willem de Famars Testas - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Dutch the Well And Sycamore In Ezbekieh Square, Cairo, which sold at auction in May 2011 for GBP 11,250.00 (€ 12,864.41).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 41 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Rooftops Of Brussels von Willem de Famars Testas kam im Juni 2001 bei Christies in Amsterdam zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von NLG 7.050,00 (€ 3.388,56) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 41%. Für andere Arbeiten von Willem de Famars Testas mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Dutch the Well And Sycamore In Ezbekieh Square, Cairo beobachtet, die im Mai 2011 für GBP 11.250,00 (€ 12.864,41) versteigert wurde.
Willem de Famars Testas - Auction history
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