Jacques Barraband
Femelle du petit oiseau de paradis émeraude -- Lesser Bird-of-Paradise -- Paradisaea minor subadult male (not a female as described in the plate).
Found at
Christies,
London
Natural History, Lot 124
8. Nov - 8. Nov 2000
Natural History, Lot 124
8. Nov - 8. Nov 2000
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jacques Barraband (1767/8-1809)
Femelle du petit oiseau de paradis émeraude -- Lesser Bird-of-Paradise -- Paradisaea minor subadult male (not a female as described in the plate).
signed "Barraband", numbered "n°5", black chalk, pen and watercolour, bodycolour and watercolour, heightend with gum arabic on light cream paper, fragmentary watermark "1794 [J.Whatman]".
522 x 379 mm.
ENGRAVED -- Levaillant, Paradis, plate 5.
Femelle du petit oiseau de paradis émeraude -- Lesser Bird-of-Paradise -- Paradisaea minor subadult male (not a female as described in the plate).
signed "Barraband", numbered "n°5", black chalk, pen and watercolour, bodycolour and watercolour, heightend with gum arabic on light cream paper, fragmentary watermark "1794 [J.Whatman]".
522 x 379 mm.
ENGRAVED -- Levaillant, Paradis, plate 5.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Femelle du petit oiseau de paradis émeraude -- Lesser Bird-of-Paradise -- Paradisaea minor subadult male (not a female as described in the plate). by Jacques Barraband was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2000. The price achieved of GBP 23,500.00 (€ 38,409.82) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 20,000.00 – 30,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Jacques Barraband - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Troisième variété du perroquet cendré - The Grey Parrot - Psittacus erithacus., which sold at auction in June 2000 for GBP 91,750.00 (€ 145,435.04).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Femelle du petit oiseau de paradis émeraude -- Lesser Bird-of-Paradise -- Paradisaea minor subadult male (not a female as described in the plate). von Jacques Barraband kam im November 2000 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 23.500,00 (€ 38.409,82) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Jacques Barraband mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Troisième variété du perroquet cendré - The Grey Parrot - Psittacus erithacus. beobachtet, die im Juni 2000 für GBP 91.750,00 (€ 145.435,04) versteigert wurde.
Jacques Barraband - Auction history
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