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Lot 34 · Old Masters Part I

A lady sewing lace in an interior

Michael Sweerts · oil on canvas

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Estimate
£150,000–£200,000 hammer ≈ $188,414–$251,219
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Masters Part I , London · 7 December 2023
Dimensions
19 ½ x 15 ½ in. (49.5 x 39.4 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3295416
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Michael Sweerts, A lady sewing lace in an interior. Christie's, 7 Dec 2023, lot 34. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3295416.

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From the same sale Old Masters Part I · Dec 2023

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Portrait of a gentleman, probably James, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton (15… ANGLO-FLEMISH SCHOOL, 1610 £250,000–£350,000
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A street scene with figures Jacobus Vrel £250,000–£350,000
Head of a man, bust-length, wearing a turban and black cloak Pieter De Grebber £100,000–£150,000
Return from the Kermesse Brueghel The Younger, Pieter £1,000,000–£1,500,000
Venice: The Mouth of the Grand Canal from the East; and The Molo, wit… Giovanni Antonio Canal, Called Canaletto £8,000,000–£12,000,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

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Michael Sweerts portrait of a boy $375,000 Sotheby's, Jan 2019
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Francesco Guardi Dolo, A View of the Porta del Dolo on the Brenta Canal Sotheby's, May 2024
Francesco Guardi The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice, looking towards the Christie's, Jul 2023
Francesco Guardi Capriccio landscape with a ruined arch and figures beside a Sotheby's, Jul 2026
Michael Sweerts Une Femme dentelant dans un intérieur Christie's, Jun 2026
Francesco Guardi Venice, a view of the Piazzetta toward the Libreria, with th Christie's, May 2025

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