3 min read · 12 Apr 2024
Portrait of Philip the Good, half-length, wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece by After Rogier van der Weyden sold for $258,200. Image courtesy of Bonhams New Bond Street
A work After Rogier van der Weyden was the headline sale at Bonhams New Bond Street 'Old Master Paintings' auction on April 10 in London.
The star lot, and the auction's outperformer, was a work: After Rogier van der Weyden, Portrait of Philip the Good, half-length, wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece (Undated), which sold for $258,200, 5000% above its $5,060 low estimate. The painting is a version of a lost original by Roger van der Weyden. It has not been traded before.
Breakdown of results against auction house estimates that are disclosed
No sales had a guarantee.
67 works were bought-in, including: Pietro Antoniani, A view of Paesteum with Grand Tourists in the foreground (Undated), estimated at $12,700 (low) to $19,000 (high). It has been traded once in the past.
3 works were withdrawn before the sale, including: Isaak Luttichuys, Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, in black costume, holding his gloves (1758) estimated at $15,200 (low) to $22,800 (high).
All results include the fees and premiums added to the price of a work of art when the auctioneer's hammer falls. Sale prices are compared to the auction house’s low estimate, which do not include premiums.
Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.
Bought-in: If there are no bids for a work, or if bidding falls short of the reserve price, the lot is unsold or “bought-in”.
Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.
Premiums: Typically a sliding-scale of charges paid in addition to the hammer price by the buyer, plus any other fees.