Jacques Bellange
The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 17.500 GBP
Price realised: 17.500 GBP
Description
JACQUES BELLANGE (1575-1616)
The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy
etching and engraving, circa 1613-16, on laid paper, unidentified Circle watermark, a very early, brilliant impression, printing with great clarity and strong contrasts, with much plate tone towards the sheet edges, trimmed to or just outside the subject
Sheet 453 x 350 mm.
The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy
etching and engraving, circa 1613-16, on laid paper, unidentified Circle watermark, a very early, brilliant impression, printing with great clarity and strong contrasts, with much plate tone towards the sheet edges, trimmed to or just outside the subject
Sheet 453 x 350 mm.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Jacques Bellange achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2021. In the Old Master Prints auction, the work The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy sold for GBP 17,500.00 (€ 20,873.83) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 7,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Jacques Bellange; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Martyrdom Of Saint Andrew sold at auction in July 2014 with the realized price of GBP 27,500.00 (€ 34,686.15).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jacques Bellange erzielte im Dezember 2021 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master Prints wurde die Arbeit The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy für GBP 17.500,00 (€ 20.873,83) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 7.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Jacques Bellange; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Martyrdom Of Saint Andrew im Juli 2014 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 27.500,00 (€ 34.686,15).
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