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Willem Van De Velde The Younger - A battle of the Third Anglo Dutch War, probably the London at the Battle of the Texel, August 1673

Willem Van De Velde The Younger

A battle of the Third Anglo Dutch War, probably the London at the Battle of the Texel, August 1673

Found at Bonhams, London
Old Master Paintings, Lot 65
17. Dec - 17. Dec 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Willem van de Velde the Younger (Leiden 1633-1707 Greenwich)
A battle of the Third Anglo Dutch War, probably the London at the Battle of the Texel, August 1673
indistinctly signed with initials 'WVV*' (on spar, lower centre, W and V in ligature)
oil on canvas
110.7 x 137.6cm (43 9/16 x 54 3/16in).
Believed to have been bought by James Christie (1730-1803) and by descent through the family until offered | Sale, Christie's, London, 14 November 1997, lot 64, where purchased by the late owner

Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price

When the work A battle of the Third Anglo Dutch War, probably the London at the Battle of the Texel, August 1673 by Willem van de Velde II was auctioned at Bonhams in London in December 2020, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 80,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 275,250.00 (€ 307,478.78). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Willem van de Velde II achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Dutch men-o'-war and other shipping in a calm in December 2011 with an auction result of GBP 5,921,250.00 (€ 7,091,533.28).

Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Als die Arbeit A battle of the Third Anglo Dutch War, probably the London at the Battle of the Texel, August 1673 von Willem van de Velde II im Dezember 2020 bei Bonhams in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 80.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 275.250,00 (€ 307.478,78) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Willem van de Velde II erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Dutch men-o'-war and other shipping in a calm im Dezember 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 5.921.250,00 (€ 7.091.533,28).

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