Melchior de Hondecoeter
Dutch · 1636–1695
Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Dutch animalier painter, was born in Utrecht and died in Amsterdam. After the start of his career, he painted virtually exclusively bird subjects,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
STUDY FOR CHICKSLempertz · €189,100≈ $254,529≈ £157,945Sign up to see
Ducks in a Wooded LandscapeLempertz · €187,500≈ $227,138≈ £170,896Sign up to see
Auktion 479, Los 18Van Ham · €3,432≈ $3,870≈ £2,864Sign up to see
Melchior de Hondecoeter’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).
Price trend
9 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
3 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 4 | 3 | 75% | $162kSign up | $227kSign up | $255kSign up |
| Oil | 4 | 3 | 75% | $162kSign up | $227kSign up | $255kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.