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Lot 42 · Old Master Paintings Evening Sale

still life of roses, tulips, irises, french marigold, and lily of the valley in a glass vase, on a ledge, flanked by shells, a lizard and a caterpillar

Balthasar Van Der Ast

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Estimate
£300,000–£400,000 hammer ≈ $591,865–$789,153
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings Evening Sale, London · 9 July 2008
Record ID
TB-2026-3777775
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Balthasar Van Der Ast, still life of roses, tulips, irises, french marigold, and lily of the valley in a glass vase, on a ledge, flanked by shells, a lizard and a caterpillar. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2008, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3777775.

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Balthasar Van Der Ast, still life of roses, tulips, irises, french marigold, and lily of the valley in a glass vase, on a ledge, flanked by shells, a lizard and a caterpillar. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2008, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3777775.

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From the same sale Old Master Paintings Evening Sale · Jul 2008

LotArtistEstimateResult
The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist Bernard Van Orley £150,000–£250,000
Venus and Cupid Nicolaus Knupfer £100,000–£150,000
St Adrian The Master Of 1518 £40,000–£60,000
The Misers Marinus Van Reymerswaele £100,000–£150,000
Two pigs in a sty Paulus Pieterszoon Potter £80,000–£120,000
A view of Tivoli, with the Temple of Vesta and the bridge of San Martino Gaspar Van Wittel, Called Vanvitelli £500,000–£700,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Balthasar Van Der Ast a still life of tulips, roses, irises, lily-of-the-valley, a $842,500 Sotheby's, Jan 2012
Balthasar Van Der Ast a still life of fruit on a pewter plate, a parakeet perched Sotheby's, Dec 2018
Balthasar Van Der Ast still life of peaches, apples, grapes, cherries and redcurra Sotheby's, Jul 2008
Sir Peter Paul Rubens The Abduction of Ganymede 《強擄蓋尼米德》 Sotheby's, Dec 2021
Balthasar Van Der Ast peaches, plums, oranges, apples, cherries, grapes, red curra Sotheby's, Jan 2011
Balthasar Van Der Ast a still life with apricots, cherries, a wild strawberry, red Sotheby's, Jan 2019
Balthasar Van Der Ast still life with basket of shells, a plate with fruits and in Sotheby's, Feb 2018
Balthasar Van Der Ast still life of variegated tulips in a ceramic vase, with a wa Sotheby's, Jul 2014

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