Willem van Leen
Still Life With A Basket Of Flowers, A Bird'S Nest And A Songbird, All Arranged On A Marble Plinth, The City Of Rotterdam Beyond, With The Tower Of The Laurenskerk; Still Life With A Basket Of Fruit On A Ledge Before A Landscape, Including A Pineapple, Bu
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master Paintings Day Sale, Lot 273
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2008
Old Master Paintings Day Sale, Lot 273
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Willem van Leen
DORDRECHT 1753 - 1825 DELFSHAVEN
STILL LIFE WITH A BASKET OF FLOWERS, A BIRD'S NEST AND A SONGBIRD, ALL ARRANGED ON A MARBLE PLINTH, THE CITY OF ROTTERDAM BEYOND, WITH THE TOWER OF THE LAURENSKERK; STILL LIFE WITH A BASKET OF FRUIT ON A LEDGE BEFORE A LANDSCAPE, INCLUDING A PINEAPPLE, BUNCHES OF GRAPES AND PLUMS, WITH A MELON SLICE AND BERRIES RESTING ON THE LEDGE BENEATH
a pair, each bears signature lower right, the former: G. Van Spaendonck
the latter: G. Van Spaendonk
both oil on oak panel
DORDRECHT 1753 - 1825 DELFSHAVEN
STILL LIFE WITH A BASKET OF FLOWERS, A BIRD'S NEST AND A SONGBIRD, ALL ARRANGED ON A MARBLE PLINTH, THE CITY OF ROTTERDAM BEYOND, WITH THE TOWER OF THE LAURENSKERK; STILL LIFE WITH A BASKET OF FRUIT ON A LEDGE BEFORE A LANDSCAPE, INCLUDING A PINEAPPLE, BUNCHES OF GRAPES AND PLUMS, WITH A MELON SLICE AND BERRIES RESTING ON THE LEDGE BENEATH
a pair, each bears signature lower right, the former: G. Van Spaendonck
the latter: G. Van Spaendonk
both oil on oak panel
Auction result misses estimated price range
In December 2008 a collector was able to acquire the work Still Life With A Basket Of Flowers, A Bird'S Nest And A Songbird, All Arranged On A Marble Plinth, The City Of Rotterdam Beyond, With The Tower Of The Laurenskerk; Still Life With A Basket Of Fruit On A Ledge Before A Landscape, Including A Pineapple, Bu by Willem van Leen for GBP 34,850.00 (€ 36,602.64). This price was achieved in the auction Old Master Paintings Day Sale at Sothebys in London and was even below the estimate ran Other works by Willem van Leen have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in May 2004 by 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 at GBP 26,290.00 (€ 39,444.68).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Im Dezember 2008 konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit Still Life With A Basket Of Flowers, A Bird'S Nest And A Songbird, All Arranged On A Marble Plinth, The City Of Rotterdam Beyond, With The Tower Of The Laurenskerk; Still Life With A Basket Of Fruit On A Ledge Before A Landscape, Including A Pineapple, Bu von Willem van Leen für GBP 34.850,00 (€ 36.602,64) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion Old Master Paintings Day Sale bei Sothebys in London erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 40.000,00 – 60.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Willem van Leen wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im Mai 2004 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 mit GBP 2
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