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Lot 128 · Old Master Paintings and Sculpture

Apples and grapes in a basket, with fruit and shells on a stone ledge

Balthasar Van Der Ast · oil on panel

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Estimate
£50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $61,425–$85,995
Result
upcoming — 9 December 2022
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, London · 9 December 2022
Dimensions
in. (19 x 27.3 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3397159
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Balthasar Van Der Ast, Apples and grapes in a basket, with fruit and shells on a stone ledge. Christie's, 9 Dec 2022, lot 128. estimate £50,000–£70,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3397159.

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89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%

Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.

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Balthasar Van Der Ast, Apples and grapes in a basket, with fruit and shells on a stone ledge. Christie's, 9 Dec 2022, lot 128. estimate £50,000–£70,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3397159.

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