Jacques Etienne Victor Arago
Marine Life: 4 studies. Ile de Pisang. Mollusques; Mollusques (Brésil); Lyroide (Carolines); (Crab), a fragment
Found at
Christies,
London
THE FREYCINET COLLECTION, Lot 77
26. Sep - 26. Sep 2002
THE FREYCINET COLLECTION, Lot 77
26. Sep - 26. Sep 2002
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jacques Etienne Victor Arago (1790-1855)
Marine Life: 4 studies. Ile de Pisang. Mollusques; Mollusques (Brésil); Lyroide (Carolines); (Crab), a fragment
three signed and dated 'Js Arago (fecit) (1817-1819)'
pencil, pen and ink and watercolour on paper
14½ x 11 9/16in. (36.8 x 29.2cm.)
and a brown wash engraver's drawing by A.Prevost of the volute Ethiopienne, drawn from a specimen brought back from Shark Bay, Western Australia (5)
Marine Life: 4 studies. Ile de Pisang. Mollusques; Mollusques (Brésil); Lyroide (Carolines); (Crab), a fragment
three signed and dated 'Js Arago (fecit) (1817-1819)'
pencil, pen and ink and watercolour on paper
14½ x 11 9/16in. (36.8 x 29.2cm.)
and a brown wash engraver's drawing by A.Prevost of the volute Ethiopienne, drawn from a specimen brought back from Shark Bay, Western Australia (5)
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
The work Marine Life: 4 studies. Ile de Pisang. Mollusques; Mollusques (Brésil); Lyroide (Carolines); (Crab), a fragment by Jacques Etienne Victor Arago was worth GBP 7,170.00 (€ 11,394.78) to a buyer in September 2002. This price was achieved in the auction THE FREYCINET COLLECTION at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Jacques Etienne Victor Arago have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Nid d'Autour trouvé à L'Ile d'Irk=hatighs, 7bre 1818. in September 2002 with an auction result of GBP 41,825.00 (€ 66,469.53).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Marine Life: 4 studies. Ile de Pisang. Mollusques; Mollusques (Brésil); Lyroide (Carolines); (Crab), a fragment von Jacques Etienne Victor Arago war einem Käufer im September 2002 GBP 7.170,00 (€ 11.394,78) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion THE FREYCINET COLLECTION bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jacques Etienne Victor Arago auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Nid d'Autour trouvé à L'Ile d'Irk=hatighs, 7bre 1818. im September 2002 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 41.825,00 (€ 66.469,53).
Jacques Etienne Victor Arago - Auction history
