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- Wenceslaus Hollar
- A Group Of Muffs (Pennington 1951)
Wenceslaus Hollar
A Group Of Muffs (Pennington 1951)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Prints & Multiples – Old Master, Modern & Contemporary, Lot 8
17. Sep - 17. Sep 2013
Prints & Multiples – Old Master, Modern & Contemporary, Lot 8
17. Sep - 17. Sep 2013
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.875 GBP
Price realised: 11.875 GBP
Description
Wenceslaus Hollar
1607 - 1677
A GROUP OF MUFFS (PENNINGTON 1951)
Etching, 1647, a fine impression of this very rare subject, only state
Plate: 109 by 202mm; 4¼ by 8in
Sheet: 118 by 212mm; 4 5/8 by 8 3/8 in
1607 - 1677
A GROUP OF MUFFS (PENNINGTON 1951)
Etching, 1647, a fine impression of this very rare subject, only state
Plate: 109 by 202mm; 4¼ by 8in
Sheet: 118 by 212mm; 4 5/8 by 8 3/8 in
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Wenceslaus Hollar achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in September 2013. In the Prints & Multiples – Old Master, Modern & Contemporary auction, the work A Group Of Muffs (Pennington 1951) sold for GBP 11,875.00 (€ 14,194.73) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00. Admittedly, works by Wenceslaus Hollar have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Old St. Paul'S Cathedral, London, Seen From The East in July 2010 with an auction result of GBP 75,650.00 (€ 90,960.60).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Wenceslaus Hollar erzielte im September 2013 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Prints & Multiples – Old Master, Modern & Contemporary wurde die Arbeit A Group Of Muffs (Pennington 1951) für GBP 11.875,00 (€ 14.194,73) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Wenceslaus Hollar auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Old St. Paul'S Cathedral, London, Seen From The East im Juli 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 75.650,00 (€ 90.960,60).