Willem van de Velde the Younger
The English Royal Yacht Mary About To Fire A Salute
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Masters Evening Sale, Lot 16
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2017
Old Masters Evening Sale, Lot 16
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Willem van de Velde the Younger
LEIDEN 1633 - 1707 LONDON
THE ENGLISH ROYAL YACHT MARY ABOUT TO FIRE A SALUTE
signed and dated on the ensign of the ship to the right: V v velde 1660
oil on canvas
126.5 x 178 cm.; 49 3/4 x 70 in.
Possibly acquired by William Henry Smith, MP (1825–1891), or more likely his son William Frederick Danvers, 2nd Viscount Hambleden (1868–1928); | Presumably by descent to William Smith, 4th Viscount Hambleden (1930–2012), Hambleden, Buckinghamshire and from 1988 or shortly after in the USA; | From whom acquired by the previous owner.
LEIDEN 1633 - 1707 LONDON
THE ENGLISH ROYAL YACHT MARY ABOUT TO FIRE A SALUTE
signed and dated on the ensign of the ship to the right: V v velde 1660
oil on canvas
126.5 x 178 cm.; 49 3/4 x 70 in.
Possibly acquired by William Henry Smith, MP (1825–1891), or more likely his son William Frederick Danvers, 2nd Viscount Hambleden (1868–1928); | Presumably by descent to William Smith, 4th Viscount Hambleden (1930–2012), Hambleden, Buckinghamshire and from 1988 or shortly after in the USA; | From whom acquired by the previous owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 35 %.
In July 2017 Sothebys in London held the auction Old Masters Evening Sale, which included the work The English Royal Yacht Mary About To Fire A Salute by Willem van de Velde II. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 812,750.00 (€ 906,904.19), 35% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Willem van de Velde II have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved 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).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 35 % übertroffen
Im Juli 2017 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Old Masters Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit The English Royal Yacht Mary About To Fire A Salute von Willem van de Velde II zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 812.750,00 (€ 906.904,19) und damit 35% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Willem van de Velde II auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen 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).
Willem van de Velde II - Auction history
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