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Lot 3 · Remastered: Old Masters from the Collection of J.E. Safra - Selling Without Reserve

Portrait of a gentleman holding a letter, full-length, seated with a sword beside a draped table with a globe, candlestick, inkwell, books and letter

Bartholomeus Breenbergh · oil on panel

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Estimate
$120,000–$180,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Remastered: Old Masters from the Collection of J.E. Safra - Selling Without Reserve, New York · 25 January 2023
Dimensions
17 1/8 x 13 5/8 in. (43.5 x 34.5 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3391545
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Bartholomeus Breenbergh, Portrait of a gentleman holding a letter, full-length, seated with a sword beside a draped table with a globe, candlestick, inkwell, books and letter. Christie's, 25 Jan 2023, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3391545.

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Bartholomeus Breenbergh, Portrait of a gentleman holding a letter, full-length, seated with a sword beside a draped table with a globe, candlestick, inkwell, books and letter. Christie's, 25 Jan 2023, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3391545.

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