Sir Anthony Van Dyck
Portrait of John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen (1583-1638), three-quarter-length
Estimate: 800.000 - 1.200.000 USD
Price realised: 1.950.000 USD
Price realised: 1.950.000 USD
Description
oil on canvas
44 ½ x 32 1/8 in. (113 x 81.5 cm.)
The sitter, Palais Nassau, Brussels and Castle Renaix (Ronce), Hainault, and by inheritance to his wife | Ernestine Yolande, Countess of Nassau-Siegen and Princess of Ligne (1594-1663), and by descent in the family to | Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne (1735-1814), Brussels, until at least 1781. | Brousse collection, Brussels; Fievez, Brussels, 25-27 June 1924, lot 29, where acquired for 15,000 BF by | Yvan Maquinay, Brussels (1890-1945), and by descent in the family to the present owners.
44 ½ x 32 1/8 in. (113 x 81.5 cm.)
The sitter, Palais Nassau, Brussels and Castle Renaix (Ronce), Hainault, and by inheritance to his wife | Ernestine Yolande, Countess of Nassau-Siegen and Princess of Ligne (1594-1663), and by descent in the family to | Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne (1735-1814), Brussels, until at least 1781. | Brousse collection, Brussels; Fievez, Brussels, 25-27 June 1924, lot 29, where acquired for 15,000 BF by | Yvan Maquinay, Brussels (1890-1945), and by descent in the family to the present owners.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 63 %.
The work Portrait of John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen (1583-1638), three-quarter-length by Anthony van Dyck was auctioned at Christies in New York in October 2020. It achieved a price of USD 1,950,000.00 (€ 1,674,250.88), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 63%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Anthony van Dyck - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait of Princess Mary (1631–1660), daughter of King Charles I of England, full-length, in a pink dress decorated with silver embroidery and ribbons, which sold at auction in December 2018 for GBP 5,858,750.00 (€ 6,527,167.10).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 63 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Portrait of John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen (1583-1638), three-quarter-length von Anthony van Dyck kam im Oktober 2020 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 1.950.000,00 (€ 1.674.250,88) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 63%. Für andere Arbeiten von Anthony van Dyck mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait of Princess Mary (1631–1660), daughter of King Charles I of England, full-length, in a pink dress decorated with silver embroidery and ribbons beobachtet, die im Dezember 2018 für GBP 5.858.750,00 (€ 6.527.167,10) versteigert wurde.
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