Lot 151 · Important Old Master Paintings & Sculpture
an elderly woman, seated by a window at her spinning wheel, eating porridge
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- Estimate
- $2,000,000–$3,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Old Master Paintings & Sculpture, New York · 27 January 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3982641
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Gerrit Dou, an elderly woman, seated by a window at her spinning wheel, eating porridge. Sotheby's, 27 Jan 2011, lot 151. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3982641.
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Gerrit Dou, an elderly woman, seated by a window at her spinning wheel, eating porridge. Sotheby's, 27 Jan 2011, lot 151. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3982641.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A Roman Temple with Cattle herders | Jan Baptist Weenix | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Scenes of the Commedia Dell'arte | — | $30,000–$50,000 | |
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| Portrait of a Girl with a Pearl Necklace | — | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| An Italian painted and gilt wood figure of Mary Magdalene, circle of … | — | $10,000–$15,000 | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrit Dou | The Flute Player | $5,059,669 | Christie's, Dec 2025 | |
| Gerrit Dou | Man Writing by an Easel in an Artist's Studio | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Gerrit Dou | A cottage interior with an old woman ('Rembrandt's Mother') | Christie's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Sir Anthony Van Dyck | An Andalusian horse (recto) ; A wooded landscape – a sketch | Christie's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Gerrit Dou | A young lady playing a clavichord | Christie's, Dec 2001 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | the virgin and christ child, with saints elizabeth and john | Sotheby's, Jan 2020 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | sir peter paul rubens | portrait of a lady, three-quarter le | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Sir Anthony Van Dyck | Portrait of Jacob de Witte; Portrait of Maria Nutius 《雅各布・德維 | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 |
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