Louis-Léopold Boilly
A trompe l'oeil of an ivory and wood crucifix
Estimate: 500.000 - 800.000 USD
Price realised: 823.500 USD
Price realised: 823.500 USD
Description
signed and inscribed 'L. Boilly. pinx: / rue Meslée. n°. 12, / A Paris.' (center left, on the cartellino)
oil on canvas
25 ½ x 19 1/8 in. (65 x 48.5 cm.)
George Rushout, 3rd Baron Northwick (1811-1887), Northwick Park, Gloucestershire, and by descent through his widow to | Captain E.G. Spencer-Churchill (1876-1964); (†), Christie's, London, 29 October 1965, lot 65, where acquired by Leggatt for | The Dulverton Trust, Oxford; Christie's, London, 5 July 2011, lot 20 (£481,250). | with Jean-Luc Baroni, London, where acquired by the present owner.
oil on canvas
25 ½ x 19 1/8 in. (65 x 48.5 cm.)
George Rushout, 3rd Baron Northwick (1811-1887), Northwick Park, Gloucestershire, and by descent through his widow to | Captain E.G. Spencer-Churchill (1876-1964); (†), Christie's, London, 29 October 1965, lot 65, where acquired by Leggatt for | The Dulverton Trust, Oxford; Christie's, London, 5 July 2011, lot 20 (£481,250). | with Jean-Luc Baroni, London, where acquired by the present owner.
A top price for Louis-Léopold Boilly
The work A trompe l'oeil of an ivory and wood crucifix by Louis-Léopold Boilly was sold in the Old Masters auction at Christies in New York in April 2017. Here, the upper estimate of USD 800,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 823,500.00 (€ 755,851.31). With this result, A trompe l'oeil of an ivory and wood crucifix is even the most expensive work of art by Louis-Léopold Boilly that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Louis-Léopold Boilly
Die Arbeit A trompe l'oeil of an ivory and wood crucifix von Louis-Léopold Boilly wurde im April 2017 in der Auktion Old Masters bei Christies in New York versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 800.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 823.500,00 (€ 755.851,31) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist A trompe l'oeil of an ivory and wood crucifix sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Louis-Léopold Boilly, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Louis-Léopold Boilly - Auction history
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