Jan van Kessel the Elder
1626–1679
Jan van Kessel the Elder or Jan van Kessel (I) (baptized 5 April 1626 – 17 April 1679) was a Flemish painter active in Antwerp in the mid-17th century. A versatile artist, he… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Signature of van Kessel, formed from animalsim Kinsky · €128,000≈ $140,710≈ £106,972Sign up to see
Allegory of NightLempertz · €105,400≈ $116,298≈ £90,287Sign up to see
Birds fightingLempertz · €75,640≈ $103,597≈ £61,632Sign up to see
Jan van Kessel the Elder’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
12
of 17 offered · 2005–2023
Sell-through
71%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 16 | 11 | 69% | $51.9kSign up | $27.3kSign up | $141kSign up |
| Oil | 16 | 11 | 69% | $51.9kSign up | $27.3kSign up | $141kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $16.2kSign up | $16.2kSign up | $16.2kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.