Lot 103 · Old Master Paintings
figures drinking and smoking in an inn, with an amorous couple in the background
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- Estimate
- €4,000–€6,000 hammer ≈ $5,099–$7,648
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings, Amsterdam · 11 November 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3809828
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jan Miense Molenaer, figures drinking and smoking in an inn, with an amorous couple in the background. Sotheby's, 11 Nov 2008, lot 103. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3809828.
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Jan Miense Molenaer, figures drinking and smoking in an inn, with an amorous couple in the background. Sotheby's, 11 Nov 2008, lot 103. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3809828.
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From the same sale Old Master Paintings · Nov 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegory of earth | Jan Brueghel The Elder | €12,000–€18,000 | |
| The Ascension of Virtue | Called Paolo Fiammingo Pauwels Franck | €20,000–€30,000 | |
| The kermesse of Saint George | — | €80,000–€120,000 | |
| Allegory of love | Peter Wtewael | €30,000–€50,000 | |
| A merry violinist holding a roemer | Gerard Van Honthorst | €8,000–€12,000 | |
| Christ disputing with the scribes | — | €6,000–€8,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Miense Molenaer | A tavern scene | $6,649 | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | |
| Jan Miense Molenaer | Danseurs dans une taverne | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Jan Miense Molenaer | Landscape with a Village Festival | Lempertz, Sep 2019 | ||
| Jan Miense Molenaer | Farmers Drinking | Lempertz, May 2025 | ||
| Jan Miense Molenaer | Figures in an Interior | Lempertz, May 2024 | ||
| Jan Miense Molenaer | Interior with dancers and musicians Oil on panel, cm | Bertolami Fine Art, Apr 2023 | ||
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| Jan Miense Molenaer | Pair of Grisailles with Groups of three Figures Drinking and | Lempertz, Nov 2022 |
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