Lot 52 · Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale
Mary Magdalene holding the unguent jar
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- Estimate
- £200,000–£300,000 hammer ≈ $341,977–$512,966
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, London · 9 July 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4276887
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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The Master Of The Female Half Lengths, Mary Magdalene holding the unguent jar. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2014, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4276887.
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The Master Of The Female Half Lengths, Mary Magdalene holding the unguent jar. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2014, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4276887.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drapery Study of a Kneeling Figure Facing Left | Workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio, circa 1470, traditionally attributed to Leonardo da Vinci | £1,500,000–£2,000,000 | |
| The spoils of the chase being guarded by a dog, a landscape beyond | Jan Fyt | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| A panoramic winter landscape with a multitude of figures on a frozen river | Hendrick Avercamp | £1,000,000–£1,500,000 | |
| Portrait of a dark brown and white Newfoundland spaniel | A.r.a. George Stubbs | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Virgin and child beneath a vine | Jan Sanders Van Hemessen | £800,000–£1,200,000 | |
| Calvary | Brueghel The Younger, Pieter | £3,000,000–£4,000,000 |
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