Lot 15 · Old Masters Evening Sale
Venus with Cupid the Honey Thief
Lucas Cranach The Younger · oil on panel, unframed
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- Estimate
- £500,000–£800,000 hammer ≈ $687,587–$1,100,140
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Evening Sale, London · 1 July 2025
- Dimensions
- 19 ¼ x 13 3⁄8 in. (48.9 x 34 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3148814
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3148814 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3148814
Lucas Cranach The Younger, Venus with Cupid the Honey Thief. Christie's, 1 Jul 2025, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3148814.
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Lucas Cranach The Younger, Venus with Cupid the Honey Thief. Christie's, 1 Jul 2025, lot 15. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3148814.
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