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Lot 51 · Old Masters

A mallard and a bitter orange

Jean-baptiste Simeon Chardin · oil on canvas

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Estimate
$1,500,000–$2,500,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Masters, New York · 22 April 2021
Dimensions
31 ½ x 25 ½ in. (80 x 65 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3554920
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean-baptiste Simeon Chardin, A mallard and a bitter orange. Christie's, 22 Apr 2021, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3554920.

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Jean-baptiste Simeon Chardin, A mallard and a bitter orange. Christie's, 22 Apr 2021, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3554920.

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From the same sale Old Masters · Apr 2021

LotArtistEstimateResult
Attributed to Baccio Bandinelli (1493-1560), 1537-1545 AN ITALIAN MARBLE RELIEF PORTRAIT OF DUKE COSIMO I DE' MEDICI $100,000–$150,000
Probably German, Second Half 17Th Century A FRUITWOOD CORPUS FIGURE $20,000–$30,000
An Allegory of War LOUIS MASRELIEZ (PARIS 1748-1810 STOCKHOLM) $70,000–$100,000
Saint Peter Vincenzo Foppa $200,000–$300,000 upcoming
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple Dirck Van Baburen $1,000,000–$1,500,000 upcoming
The Lamentation Ludovico Mazzolino $120,000–$150,000

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