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- Estimate
- $1,500,000–$2,500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters, New York · 10 June 2022
- Dimensions
- 55 1⁄2 x 69 1⁄2 in. (141 x 176.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3451277
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Brueghel The Younger, Pieter, The Tower of Babel. Christie's, 10 Jun 2022, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3451277.
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Brueghel The Younger, Pieter, The Tower of Babel. Christie's, 10 Jun 2022, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3451277.
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From the same sale Old Masters · Jun 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attributed to Giovanni Dalmata (Croatian, Circa 1440- After 1509), Pr… | A MARBLE GROUP OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD | $50,000–$80,000 | |
| Attributed to Ferdinando Tacca (Italian, 1619-1686), Italian, 17Th Century | A BRONZE FIGURE OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| French, Circa 1520-1540 | AN ALABASTER FIGURE OF SAINT ROCH, HIS DOG AND AN ANGEL | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| Joseph Gott, R.a. (British, 1786-1860), Circa 1840 | A WHITE MARBLE GROUP OF YOUNG GIRL, PROBABLY MISS DAMES EMBRACING A MALTESE DOG | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Attributed to Bartolomeo Cavaceppi (C. 1716-1799), After the Antique,… | A WHITE MARBLE BUST OF THE EMPEROR COMMODUS | $60,000–$90,000 | |
| The Lamentation | FOLLOWER OF ROGIER VAN DER WEYDEN, CIRCA 1470 | $80,000–$120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brueghel The Younger, Pieter | The wedding procession | $2,228,000 | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | |
| Brueghel The Younger, Pieter | The Nest Robber | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Brueghel The Younger, Pieter | The Outdoor Wedding Dance | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Brueghel The Younger, Pieter | st. george's kermis with the dance around the maypole | Sotheby's, Jan 2020 | ||
| Brueghel The Younger, Pieter | Village scene with peasants carousing and dancing around a m | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Brueghel The Younger, Pieter | The Birdtrap | Christie's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Brueghel The Younger, Pieter | The Tower of Babel | Sotheby's, Jul 2012 | ||
| Brueghel The Younger, Pieter | Allegory of Spring | Christie's, Jul 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.