Willem Schellinks
The Grotto of Virgil at Posillipo near Naples
Found at
Christies,
London
The I.Q. van Regteren Altena Collection. Part I, Lot 65
10. Jul - 10. Jul 2014
The I.Q. van Regteren Altena Collection. Part I, Lot 65
10. Jul - 10. Jul 2014
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Willem Schellinks (Amsterdam 1627-1678)
The Grotto of Virgil at Posillipo near Naples
with inscription 'W: Schellinx Fecit.' and with an extensive description of the subject signed 'W. Schellinx' (attached to the mount)
black chalk, graphite, pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash, watermark Strasburg lily with WR, brown ink framing lines
18 ¼ x 13 in. (46.3 x 33 cm.)
The Grotto of Virgil at Posillipo near Naples
with inscription 'W: Schellinx Fecit.' and with an extensive description of the subject signed 'W. Schellinx' (attached to the mount)
black chalk, graphite, pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash, watermark Strasburg lily with WR, brown ink framing lines
18 ¼ x 13 in. (46.3 x 33 cm.)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work The Grotto of Virgil at Posillipo near Naples by Willem Schellinks was worth GBP 134,500.00 (€ 169,646.79) to a buyer in July 2014. This price was achieved in the auction The I.Q. van Regteren Altena Collection. Part I at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 35,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Willem Schellinks; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Winter Landscape With The Tiber And The Ponte Molle, Rome sold at auction in January 2009 with the realized price of USD 266,500.00 (€ 208,138.08).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit The Grotto of Virgil at Posillipo near Naples von Willem Schellinks war einem Käufer im Juli 2014 GBP 134.500,00 (€ 169.646,79) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The I.Q. van Regteren Altena Collection. Part I bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 35.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Willem Schellinks; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Winter Landscape With The Tiber And The Ponte Molle, Rome im Januar 2009 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 266.500,00 (€ 208.138,08).
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