3 min read · 06 Nov 2024
Les miracles du bienheureux Ignace de Loyola by Pierre Paul Rubens sold for $660,000. Image courtesy of Artcurial
A work by Pierre Paul Rubens was the headline sale at Artcurial 'Maîtres anciens & du XIXe siècle' auction on November 26 in Paris.
The star lot was: Pierre Paul Rubens, Les miracles du bienheureux Ignace de Loyola (Undated), which sold for $660,000, 21% above its $543,000 low estimate. It has not been traded before.
The outperformer sold for 490% above its low estimate. Jean Baptiste Gallet, Branchage d'aubépine, de rosier et vol de papillons dans des roseaux (Undated), sold for $19,200 ($3,258 low estimate). It has not been traded before.
Breakdown of results against auction house estimates that are disclosed
No sales had a guarantee.
70 works were bought-in, including: Cornelis van Cleve, Vierge à l’Enfant avec saint Jean-Baptiste (Undated), estimated at $162,900 (low) to $217,200 (high). It has not been traded before.
0 works were withdrawn
All results include the fees and premiums added to the price of a work of art when the auctioneer's hammer falls. Estimates, sale prices and totals are converted into US dollars. 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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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.