Artcurial Old Masters & 19th Century Auction Totals $4.06m
3 min read · 27 Mar 2026
Orpheus Charming the Animals by Jacob Savery I sold for $491,700. Image courtesy of Artcurial
A work by Jacob Savery I was the headline sale at Artcurial 'Old Masters & 19th Century' auction on March 26 in Paris.
- The sale totaled $4.06m (EUR3.5m), meeting the pre-sale estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 77 works sold totaling $4.06m.
- Estimates totaled: $2.96m (low) and $4.43m (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 63% of the original 122 lots announced.
The star lot was: Jacob Savery I, Orpheus Charming the Animals (Undated), which sold for $491,700, 111% above its $232,100 low estimate.
Garlands of Cupids Surrounding a Mirror in Trompe-l'œil by Cornelis de Man sold for $115,300 (727% above estimate). Image courtesy of Artcurial
The outperformer sold for 727% above its low estimate. Cornelis de Man, Garlands of Cupids Surrounding a Mirror in Trompe-l'œil (Undated), sold for $115,300 ($13,900 low estimate).
- 49 works, or 64%, sold above their high estimate.
- 26 works, or 34%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 2 works, or 3%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
No sales had a guarantee.
Works that did not sell
42 works were bought-in, including: Jacob Grimmer, Young Shepherds in a Hilly Landscape with a Castle in the Background Young shepherds in a hilly landscape with a castle in the background (Undated), estimated at $232,100 (low) to $348,200 (high).
Withdrawn before the sale
3 works were withdrawn before the sale, including: Francesco Lupicini, Trois enfants jouant avec des chiots (Undated), estimated at $34,800 (low) to $46,400 (high).
Terms and definitions
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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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.
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