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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Private Collections, New York · 18 April 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4349350
- Record
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Paul-eugène Mengin, Pensive. Sotheby's, 18 Apr 2015, lot 388. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4349350.
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Paul-eugène Mengin, Pensive. Sotheby's, 18 Apr 2015, lot 388. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4349350.
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From the same sale Private Collections · Apr 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A set of six North European Neoclassical style parcel-gilt and ebony-… | — | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| An extensive landscape with a town beyond | Jnr. Alfred Glendening | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| An Italian Baroque style pietra dura table top | — | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| A set of four Empire style gilt and patinated bronze and ruby glass p… | — | $6,000–$9,000 | |
| A George II mahogany dressing commode | — | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| A monumental Italian Neoclassical style patinated metal urn on tripod stand | — | $6,000–$8,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine-louis Barye | Eagle | $6,300 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | |
| Paul-eugène Mengin | Le puits qui parle (The talking well) | Christie's, May 2018 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Cheval Turc No. 3 | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Les Trois Grâces | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Cheval percheron (Percheron Horse) | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Taureau cabré (Rearing Bull) | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Mathurin Moreau | large | Historia Auktionshaus, Jun 2026 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Tigre qui marche (Walking tiger) | Christie's, Apr 2019 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.