40 Lots for Sale 20683
Lot 1
FOLLOWER OF ROGIER VAN DER WEYDEN, CIRCA 1470
The Descent from the Cross
oil on panel
26 ¼ x 21 5/8 in. (66.5 x 55 cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($380,999 - $634,999)

price realized
£730,800
($928,116)
Lot 2
HANS MEMLING (SELINGENSTADT 1430-40-1494 BRUGES)
Portrait of a lady, bust-length
oil on panel
10 ¼ x 8 ¼ in. (26 x 21 cm.)
estimate
£800,000 - £1,200,000
($1,015,999 - $1,523,999)

price realized
£1,068,500
($1,356,995)
Lot 3
JOACHIM BEUCKELAER (ANTWERP C. 1534-C.1574)
A poultry dealer and a young woman with an array of fruit, vegetables, fish and...
oil on panel
62 5/8 x 77 in. (159 x 195.6 cm.), including later additions of approx. 69 cm. to the top and 28.1 cm. to the right of the panel
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($507,999 - $761,999)

price realized
£441,000
($560,070)
Lot 4
HANS EWORTH (ACTIVE ANTWERP 1540-1573/4 LONDON)
Portrait of young man, aged 27, half-length, in a tan slashed doublet, holding...
oil on panel
25 x 18 3/8 in. (63.5 x 46.7 cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($380,999 - $634,999)

price realized
£441,000
($560,070)
Lot 5
PIETER BRUEGHEL THE YOUNGER (BRUSSELS 1564-1638 ANTWERP)
Allegory of Spring
oil on panel
16 1/8 x 22 ¾ in. (41 x 57.8 cm.)
estimate
£600,000 - £800,000
($761,999 - $1,015,999)

price realized
£1,734,000
($2,202,180)
Lot 6
MICHAEL SWEERTS (BRUSSELS 1618-1664 GOA)
The Artist’s Studio with a Seamstress
oil on canvas, unlined
31 3/8 x 42 ¾ in. (79.5 x 108.4 cm.)
estimate
£2,000,000 - £3,000,000
($2,539,999 - $3,809,999)

price realized
£12,615,000
($16,021,050)
Lot 7
SIR HENRY CHEERE (LONDON 1703-1781 LONDON)
Venus and Vulcan
21 5/8 in. (55 cm.) and 20 ½ in. (52 cm.) high
estimate
($127,000 - $253,999)

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 8
CLARA PEETERS (ANTWERP ?1589-AFTER 1657)
A wicker basket with apples and pears, a silver tazza with green and red...
oil on panel
13 ½ x 18 3/8 in. (34.2 x 46.8 cm.)
estimate
£500,000 - £700,000
($634,999 - $888,999)

Lot 9
MASTER OF THE ANTWERP ADORATION (ACTIVE ANTWERP C. 1505-1530)
A triptych: The Adoration of the Magi
oil on panel, shaped top
the central panel: 42 ¼ x 30 in. (107.3 x 76.2 cm.);
the wings: 41 ¾ x 13 in. (106 x 33 cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £250,000
($190,499 - $317,499)

price realized
£163,800
($208,026)
Lot 10
JAN BREUGHEL THE ELDER (BRUSSELS 1568-1625 ANTWERP)
Hell
oil on copper
14 1/8 x 10 ½ in. (27 x 36 cm.)
estimate
£1,500,000 - £2,500,000
($1,904,999 - $3,174,999)

price realized
£1,492,000
($1,894,840)
Lot 11
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (LEIDEN 1606-1669 AMSTERDAM)
Portrait of Jan Willemsz. van der Pluym (c.1565-1644), bust-length; an­d...
oil on panel, oval
the first 8 ½ x 6 5/8 in. (20.8 x 16.7 cm.); the second 7 ¾ x 6 ¼ in. (19.9 x 16.7 cm.)(2)
estimate
£5,000,000 - £8,000,000
($6,349,999 - $10,159,999)

price realized
£11,235,000
($14,268,450)
Lot 12
BARTHOLOMEUS VAN DER HELST (HAARLEM C. 1613-1670 AMSTERDAM)
Portrait of Sophia Coymans (1636-1714), three-quarter-length, holding a twig...
oil on canvas
42 5/8 x 34 7/8 in. (108.2 x 85.9 cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($253,999 - $380,999)

price realized
£504,000
($640,080)
Lot 13
Master of Martainville 183 (active late 15th/early 16th century)
Book of Hours, use of Rome, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on...
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($380,999 - $634,999)

price realized
£340,200
($432,054)
Lot 14
Master of Jean Rolin (active 1445-65)
Book of Hours, use of Paris, in Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on...
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($253,999 - $380,999)

Lot 15
PAOLO CALIARI, CALLED PAOLO VERONESE (VERONA 1528-1588 VENICE)
Cupid holding the reins of Mars' charger - a fragment
oil on canvas, unframed
31 x 20 7/8 in. (78.7 x 53.2 cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($253,999 - $380,999)

price realized
£226,800
($288,036)
Lot 16
JACOB JORDAENS (ANTWERP 1593-1678)
The Rape of Europa - a sketch
oil on panel
21 7/8 x 36 ¼ in. (55.5 x 92.1 cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
($380,999 - $634,999)

Lot 17
SIR PETER PAUL RUBENS (SIEGEN 1577-1640 ANTWERP)
Ecce Homo - a sketch
oil on panel, the reverse marked with the brand of the Antwerp panel-makers' Guild
18 ¾ x 13 ¾ in. (47.6 x 34.8 cm.)
estimate
£600,000 - £800,000
($761,999 - $1,015,999)

price realized
£1,008,000
($1,280,160)
Lot 18
STUDIO OF JAN BRUEGHEL THE ELDER (BRUSSELS 1568-1625 ANTWERP)
Flowers in a tazza on a ledge
oil on panel
18 ½ x 13 ¾ in. (47 x 34.9 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($127,000 - $190,499)

Lot 19
SIR PETER PAUL RUBENS (SIEGEN 1577–1640 ANTWERP) AND STUDIO
Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter length, in a striped jacket, standing by...
oil on panel
41 ¾ x 29 1/8 in. (106 x 74 cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($253,999 - $380,999)

price realized
£806,400
($1,024,128)
Lot 20
CORNELIS CORNELISZ. VAN HAARLEM (HAARLEM 1562-1638)
The Raising of Lazarus
oil on panel
63 ½ x 74 in. (161.4 x 188 cm.), including a later horizontal addition to the upper edge of 16 3/8 x 74 in. (41.6 x 188 cm.)
estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
($888,999 - $1,269,999)

price realized
£1,371,000
($1,741,170)
Lot 21
DOMÉNIKOS THEOTOKÓPOULOS, CALLED EL GRECO (CRETE 1541-1614 TOLEDO)
The Entombment of Christ
oil on panel
11 x 7 5/8 in. (28 x 19.4 cm.)
estimate
£6,000,000 - £8,000,000
($7,619,999 - $10,159,999)

price realized
£6,290,000
($7,988,300)
Lot 22
ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI DI JACOPO DI GUIDONE, GIOVANNI DA MILANO (ACTIVE
Christ as the Man of Sorrows
tempera on panel
6 ¾ x 5 ½ in. (17 x 14 cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($101,600 - $152,400)

price realized
£100,800
($128,016)
Lot 23
JACOPO NEGRETTI, CALLED PALMA IL VECCHIO (SERINA, NEAR BERGAMO C. 1480-1528
The Madonna and Child with Tobias and the Angel
oil on canvas, transferred from panel
20 x 27 3/8 in. (51 x 69.5 cm.)
estimate
($127,000 - $190,499)

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 24
GUIDO DI PIERO, FRA GIOVANNI DA FIESOLE, POSTHUMOUSLY KNOWN AS FRA ANGELICO
The Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saint John the Baptist and the Magdalen
tempera on gold ground panel, arched, the original engaged frame regilded
25 1/8 x 15 in. (59.7 x 34.2 cm.)
estimate
£4,000,000 - £6,000,000
($5,079,999 - $7,619,999)

price realized
£5,001,000
($6,351,270)
Lot 25
GIOVAN MARIA DI BARTOLOMEO BACI DI BELFORTE, CALLED ROCCO ZOPPO (ACTIVE IN
The Madonna and Child with Saint Jerome and Saint Francis
oil on panel
19 ¾ x 15 in. (50.1 x 38.1 cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($152,400 - $228,599)

Lot 26
GIOVANNI DEL BIONDO (ACTIVE FLORENCE 1356-1399)
Two panels from a polyptych: Saint John the Evangelist, with Saint Margaret...
tempera on gold ground panel, pointed top
the first: 48 3/8 x 17 ½ in. (122.7 x 44.5 cm.); the second: 48 ¼ x 17 ½ in. (122.5 x 44.5 cm.)(2)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($152,400 - $228,599)

price realized
£126,000
($160,020)
Lot 27
BERNARDINO LUINI (LUINI 1480/85-1532 LUGANO)
The Nativity, with the Journey to Egypt beyond
tempera and oil on panel
46 ¾ x 35 3/8 in. (118.7 x 89.8 cm.)
estimate
£1,000,000 - £1,500,000
($1,269,999 - $1,904,999)

Lot 28
ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI (ROME 1593-AFTER 1654 NAPLES)
Allegory of Sculpture
oil on canvas
26 ½ x 19 3/8 in. (66.6 x 49.2 cm.)
estimate
£300,000 - £400,000
($380,999 - $507,999)

price realized
£1,855,000
($2,355,850)
Lot 29
JEAN-BAPTISTE THÉODON (VENDREST, SEINE-ET-MARNE 1645 – 1713 PARIS), CIRCA
Flora or Spring
18 in. (45.5 cm.) high; 24 5/8 in. (62.5 cm.) high, overall
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($152,400 - $228,599)

Lot 30
FRANCESCO GUARDI (VENICE 1712-1793)
Venice, the Rio dei Mendicanti looking North with the church of San Lazzaro dei...
oil on canvas
19 ¾ x 30 3/8 in. (50.5 x 77.2 cm.)
estimate
£350,000 - £550,000
($444,499 - $698,499)

price realized
£403,200
($512,064)
Lot 31
GAETANO GANDOLFI (BOLOGNA 1734-1802)
A bearded man, bust-length, holding a rosary
oil on canvas
22 1/8 x 17 7/8 in. (56.2 x 45.3 cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($253,999 - $380,999)

Lot 32
UBALDO GANDOLFI (SAN MATTEO DELLA DECIMA, NEAR BOLOGNA 1728-1781 RAVENNA)
A bearded man, bust-length, his hands resting on a wooden staff
oil on canvas
22 1/8 x 17 7/8 in. (56.2 x 45.2 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($127,000 - $190,499)

Lot 33
ANTONIO CANOVA (POSSAGNO 1757-1822 VENICE), 1816-17
Bust of Helen
19 ¾ in. (50.2 cm.) high; 24 ½ in. (62.2 cm.) high, overall
estimate
£2,500,000 - £4,000,000
($3,174,999 - $5,079,999)

price realized
£3,549,000
($4,507,230)
Lot 34
FRANCESCO GUARDI (VENICE 1712-1793)
The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice, looking towards the Dogana, the...
oil on canvas
15 ½ x 24 ¼ in. (39.3 x 61.6 cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($152,400 - $228,599)

price realized
£239,400
($304,038)
Lot 35
POMPEO GIROLAMO BATONI (LUCCA 1708-1787 ROME)
Portrait of Sir Henry Mainwaring (1726-1797), half-length, in a green coat and...
oil on canvas
38 5/8 x 28 5/8 in. (98 x 72.5 cm.)
estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
($101,600 - $152,400)

price realized
£182,700
($232,029)
Lot 36
PIETRO FABRIS (NAPLES ACTIVE 1756–1804)
Naples, from Mergellina
oil on canvas
26 x 52 3/8 in. (66 x 133 cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £150,000
($152,400 - $190,499)

Lot 37
ATTRIBUTED TO ANTONIO SUSINI (ITALIAN, 1558-1624), AFTER THE MODEL BY
A Pacing Horse
9 in. (22.9 cm.) high, 15.5 in. (39 cm.) high, overall
estimate
£180,000 - £250,000
($228,599 - $317,499)

price realized
£214,200
($272,034)
Lot 38
JOHN WOOTTON (SNITTERFIELD C. 1682-1764 LONDON)
The Earl of Cork and Orrery's horse, Nobby, held by his groom, stables adorned...
oil on canvas
63 x 75 in. (160 x 190.5 cm.)
estimate
£200,000 - £300,000
($253,999 - $380,999)

price realized
£252,000
($320,040)
Lot 39
THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH, R.A. (SUDBURY 1727-1788 LONDON)
Double portrait of Master John Truman Villebois (c.1773-1837) and his brother...
oil on canvas
61 ¾ x 52 in. (156.9 x 132.1 cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($507,999 - $761,999)

price realized
£819,000
($1,040,130)
Lot 40
JOHN CONSTABLE, R.A. (EAST BERGHOLT 1776-1837 LONDON)
Helmingham Dell
oil on canvas
28 ½ x 36 ¾ in. (72.5 x 93.5 cm.)
estimate
£600,000 - £800,000
($761,999 - $1,015,999)

price realized
£730,800
($928,116)
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