Lot 154 · Old Master and British Paintings Day Sale
A Semper Augustus tulip, an iris, peonies, cherry blossoms, lilies, roses and other flowers in a glass vase, with butterflies and an open pocket watch on a blue ribbon, in a niche above a classical sculpted low relief
Ernst Stuven · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£40,000 hammer ≈ $38,959–$51,946
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Paintings Day Sale, London · 8 July 2016
- Dimensions
- 32 ¾ x 27 1/8 in. (83 x 68.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4013815
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-4013815 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4013815
Ernst Stuven, A Semper Augustus tulip, an iris, peonies, cherry blossoms, lilies, roses and other flowers in a glass vase, with butterflies and an open pocket watch on a blue ribbon, in a niche above a classical sculpted low relief. Christie's, 8 Jul 2016, lot 154. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4013815.
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Ernst Stuven, A Semper Augustus tulip, an iris, peonies, cherry blossoms, lilies, roses and other flowers in a glass vase, with butterflies and an open pocket watch on a blue ribbon, in a niche above a classical sculpted low relief. Christie's, 8 Jul 2016, lot 154. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4013815.
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|---|---|---|---|
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