Willem Van Leen

Flowers, fruit and dead game on a stone ledge with a sculpture of Mercury beyond

Found at Christies, New York
Old Master Paintings, Lot 104
30. Sep - 30. Sep 2005
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 14.400 USD
Willem van Leen (Dordrecht 1753-1825 Delft)
Flowers, fruit and dead game on a stone ledge with a sculpture of Mercury beyond
signed 'Van Leen.fe' (lower left on the ledge)
oil on canvas
32 x 23½ in. (81.3 x 59.7 cm.)

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Flowers, fruit and dead game on a stone ledge with a sculpture of Mercury beyond by Willem van Leen was auctioned at Christies in New York in September 2005. It changed hands for a price of USD 14,400.00 (€ 11,942.28) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 10,000.00 – 15,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Willem van Leen - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A fine still life of flowers in a stone vase sculpted with amorini on a stone ledge including a peony, anemonies, old roses, auriculae, chrysanthemums, daisies, larkspur and acanthus leaves, two goldfinches in a bird's nest, which sold at auction in May 2004 for GBP 26,290.00 (€ 39,444.68).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Flowers, fruit and dead game on a stone ledge with a sculpture of Mercury beyond von Willem van Leen kam im September 2005 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 14.400,00 (€ 11.942,28) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 10.000,00 – 15.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Willem van Leen mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A fine still life of flowers in a stone vase sculpted with amorini on a stone ledge including a peony, anemonies, old roses, auriculae, chrysanthemums, daisies, larkspur and acanthus leaves, two goldfinches in a bird's nest beobachtet, die im Mai 2004 für GBP 26.290,00 (€ 39.444,68) versteigert wurde.

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