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- Estimate
- $50,000–$70,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07930 · 28 October 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3001489
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Hugues Merle, Mother and Child. Sotheby's, 28 Oct 2003, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3001489.
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Hugues Merle, Mother and Child. Sotheby's, 28 Oct 2003, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3001489.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N07930 · Oct 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A quiet morning | Lammert Van Der Tonge | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| A Shooting Party | Clement Burlison | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Champ de Bataille | Timoléon-marie Lobrichon | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Mother and Child | Charles Crès | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| Shoring the fishing boat | Paul-désiré Trouillebert | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| La Halte | Robert Von Steiger | $10,000–$15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugues Merle | The harvest | Les vendanges | $61,914 | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | |
| Hugues Merle | laveuse d'étretat | Sotheby's, May 2012 | ||
| Hugues Merle | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Oct 2023 | ||
| Hugues Merle | Young Beauty | Sotheby's, May 2012 | ||
| Hugues Merle | the forgotten | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 | ||
| Hugues Merle | Young Girl in a Veil | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 | ||
| Hugues Merle | Mother and Child | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| Hugues Merle | Thoughts of the Future | Christie's, Apr 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.