Willem Claesz. Heda

A blackberry pie on a pewter platter, a silver-gilded cup and cover, an upturned tazza, a partly-peeled lemon, a bread roll, hazelnuts, a façon-de-Venise glass, a silver decanter, a roemer, and a knife on a pewter platter, on a partly draped table

Found at Christies, London
Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, Lot 31
8. Jul - 8. Jul 2014
Estimate: 1.500.000 - 2.500.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.842.500 GBP
Willem Claesz. Heda (Haarlem 1594-1680)
A blackberry pie on a pewter platter, a silver-gilded cup and cover, an upturned tazza, a partly-peeled lemon, a bread roll, hazelnuts, a façon-de-Venise glass, a silver decanter, a roemer, and a knife on a pewter platter, on a partly draped table
signed and dated 'HEDA •1644•' (lower centre, on the edge of the tablecloth)
oil on panel
31 7/8 x 39 7/8 in. (80.6 x 101.5 cm.)
with a red wax seal with monogram on the reverse

A top price for Willem Claesz. Heda

This artwork by Willem Claesz. Heda achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in July 2014. In the Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale auction, the work A blackberry pie on a pewter platter, a silver-gilded cup and cover, an upturned tazza, a partly-peeled lemon, a bread roll, hazelnuts, a façon-de-Venise glass, a silver decanter, a roemer, and a knife on a pewter platter, on a partly draped table sold for GBP 4,842,500.00 (€ 6,107,915.05) - well above the upper This high result makes A blackberry pie on a pewter platter, a silver-gilded cup and cover, an upturned tazza, a partly-peeled lemon, a bread roll, hazelnuts, a façon-de-Venise glass, a silver decanter, a roemer, and a knife on a pewter platter, on a partly draped table the most expensive artwork by Willem Claesz. Heda that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Willem Claesz. Heda

Dieses Kunstwerk von Willem Claesz. Heda erzielte im Juli 2014 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit A blackberry pie on a pewter platter, a silver-gilded cup and cover, an upturned tazza, a partly-peeled lemon, a bread roll, hazelnuts, a façon-de-Venise glass, a silver decanter, a roemer, and a knife on a pewter platter, on a partly draped table für GBP 4.842.500,00 (€ 6.107.915,05) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.500.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A blackberry pie on a pewter platter, a silver-gilded cup and cover, an upturned tazza, a partly-peeled lemon, a bread roll, hazelnuts, a façon-de-Venise glass, a silver decanter, a roemer, and a knife on a pewter platter, on a partly draped table zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Willem Claesz. Heda, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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