Willem Key
A Portrait Of Margret Halseber Of Basel, 'The Lady With The Two Beards', Head And Shoulders, Wearing A White Headdress
Found at
Sothebys,
Amsterdam
Old Master Paintings, Lot 7
7. MAY - 7. MAY 2008
Old Master Paintings, Lot 7
7. MAY - 7. MAY 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Willem Key
BREDA CIRCA 1515/6 - 1568 ANTWERP
A PORTRAIT OF MARGRET HALSEBER OF BASEL, 'THE LADY WITH THE TWO BEARDS', HEAD AND SHOULDERS, WEARING A WHITE HEADDRESS
oil on panel
31.1 by 26.1 cm.
Possibly Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (1517-1586), Besançon; | Probably Chevalier Francois Xavier de Burtin, Brussels; | Probably his sale, Brussels, 21 July 1819, lot 73 (as by Holbein the Younger); | Probably Van Huerne, Ghent, by 1844; | Probably his sale, Ghent, Dullaert/ Vandervin, 21 October 1844, lot 22 (as by Holbein), for 210 francs; | Private collection, England (as by Hans Holbein the Younger); | With Colnaghi & Co, London (as by Ant
BREDA CIRCA 1515/6 - 1568 ANTWERP
A PORTRAIT OF MARGRET HALSEBER OF BASEL, 'THE LADY WITH THE TWO BEARDS', HEAD AND SHOULDERS, WEARING A WHITE HEADDRESS
oil on panel
31.1 by 26.1 cm.
Possibly Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (1517-1586), Besançon; | Probably Chevalier Francois Xavier de Burtin, Brussels; | Probably his sale, Brussels, 21 July 1819, lot 73 (as by Holbein the Younger); | Probably Van Huerne, Ghent, by 1844; | Probably his sale, Ghent, Dullaert/ Vandervin, 21 October 1844, lot 22 (as by Holbein), for 210 francs; | Private collection, England (as by Hans Holbein the Younger); | With Colnaghi & Co, London (as by Ant
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Willem Key achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Amsterdam in May 2008. In the Old Master Paintings auction, the work A Portrait Of Margret Halseber Of Basel, 'The Lady With The Two Beards', Head And Shoulders, Wearing A White Headdress sold for EUR 102,250.00 - well above the upper estimate of EUR 50,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Willem Key - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Saint Jerome, which sold at auction in May 2005 for USD 385,600.00 (€ 312,252.00).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Willem Key erzielte im Mai 2008 bei Sothebys in Amsterdam einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Paintings wurde die Arbeit A Portrait Of Margret Halseber Of Basel, 'The Lady With The Two Beards', Head And Shoulders, Wearing A White Headdress für EUR 102.250,00 versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von EUR 50.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Willem Key mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Saint Jerome beobachtet, die im Mai 2005 für USD 385.600,00 (€ 312.252,00) versteigert wurde.
Willem Key - Auction history
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