Lot 251 · Sotheby's N08162
Saint John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08162 · 27 January 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3381273
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Claes Cornelisz. Moeyaert, Saint John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness. Sotheby's, 27 Jan 2006, lot 251. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3381273.
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Claes Cornelisz. Moeyaert, Saint John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness. Sotheby's, 27 Jan 2006, lot 251. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3381273.
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