Willem Key

Portrait Of A Gentleman, Said To Be 'Perari Di Cremona', Half-Length, Wearing A High-Collared Black Coat With White Cuffs And Collar, Holding A Pair Of Gloves, Standing Before A Green Curtain

Found at Sothebys, London
Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, Lot 26
9. Dec - 9. Dec 2015
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 GBP
Price realised: 87.500 GBP
Willem Key
BREDA CIRCA 1515/6 - 1568 ANTWERP
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, SAID TO BE 'PERARI DI CREMONA', HALF-LENGTH, WEARING A HIGH-COLLARED BLACK COAT WITH WHITE CUFFS AND COLLAR, HOLDING A PAIR OF GLOVES, STANDING BEFORE A GREEN CURTAIN
inscribed and dated on the reverse: …RARI. D…E / EYE. PINX…A⁰ 1556
oil on oak panel
89.8 by 64 cm.; 35 3/8 by 25 1/4 in.
Possibly acquired by Edward Hyde (1609–1674), 1st Earl of Clarendon (according to Gibson, see under Literature); | Possibly Lord Hyde, by 1750, when recorded in his inventory as 'Gentleman, on panel'; | Thence by descent until sold, London, Sotheby's, 5 July, 2007, lot 125 (as Jorge de la Rúa).

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Portrait Of A Gentleman, Said To Be 'Perari Di Cremona', Half-Length, Wearing A High-Collared Black Coat With White Cuffs And Collar, Holding A Pair Of Gloves, Standing Before A Green Curtain by Willem Key was auctioned at Sothebys in London in December 2015. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 80,000.00 – 120,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 87,500.00 (€ 118,820.79) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. 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).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Portrait Of A Gentleman, Said To Be 'Perari Di Cremona', Half-Length, Wearing A High-Collared Black Coat With White Cuffs And Collar, Holding A Pair Of Gloves, Standing Before A Green Curtain von Willem Key kam im Dezember 2015 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 80.000,00 – 120.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 87.500,00 (€ 118.820,79) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. 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.

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