Jacob More
The Rape Of Deianera; Rest On The Flight Into Egypt
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 40.000 GBP
Price realised: 40.000 GBP
Description
Jacob More
EDINBURGH 1740 - 1793 ROME
THE RAPE OF DEIANERA; REST ON THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT
Quantity: 2
the first signed lower right: Jacob More / Roma 1786
a pair, both oil on canvas laid on board, oval
Lady Moyra Loyd, daughter of William Brodrick, 9th Viscount Midleton and wife of General Sir Henry Loyd; | Her sale, London, Christie's, 18 November 1960, lots 101 and 102; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 18 April 1962, lot 120, where purchased by the present owner.
EDINBURGH 1740 - 1793 ROME
THE RAPE OF DEIANERA; REST ON THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT
Quantity: 2
the first signed lower right: Jacob More / Roma 1786
a pair, both oil on canvas laid on board, oval
Lady Moyra Loyd, daughter of William Brodrick, 9th Viscount Midleton and wife of General Sir Henry Loyd; | Her sale, London, Christie's, 18 November 1960, lots 101 and 102; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 18 April 1962, lot 120, where purchased by the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 100 %.
This artwork by Jacob More achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in April 2016. In the Old Masters auction, the work The Rape Of Deianera; Rest On The Flight Into Egypt sold for GBP 40,000.00 (€ 51,131.89) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 20,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Jacob More; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot A View Of The Lake Of Nemi, Anciently Called Speculum Dianae, Near Rome sold at auction in June 2008 with the realized price of GBP 63,650.00 (€ 80,455.73).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 100 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jacob More erzielte im April 2016 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Masters wurde die Arbeit The Rape Of Deianera; Rest On The Flight Into Egypt für GBP 40.000,00 (€ 51.131,89) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 20.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Jacob More; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit A View Of The Lake Of Nemi, Anciently Called Speculum Dianae, Near Rome im Juni 2008 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 63.650,00 (€ 80.455,73).
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