Lot 18 · Master Paintings and 19th Century European Art
The Unequal Lovers
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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Master Paintings and 19th Century European Art , New York · 25 May 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5127991
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Cornelis Cornelisz. Van Haarlem, The Unequal Lovers. Sotheby's, 25 May 2023, lot 18. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5127991.
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Cornelis Cornelisz. Van Haarlem, The Unequal Lovers. Sotheby's, 25 May 2023, lot 18. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5127991.
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From the same sale Master Paintings and 19th Century European Art · May 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of His Daughter, Marie | Franz Von Stück | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Naples, a view of the bay with Mount Vesuvius at right | Pietro Antoniani | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Luzancy, le mur de la proprieté de M. Remy | Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Portrait of a noblewoman as a sibyl, wearing an ornate jeweled headdr… | Franco-flemish School, Mid-16th Century | $70,000–$90,000 | |
| Young man playing a lute by candlelight | Pietro Paolini | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Portrait of a noblewoman | North Italian School, 15th Century | $8,000–$12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelis Cornelisz. Van Haarlem | Venus and Cupid in a landscape | $52,920 | Sotheby's, Jan 2022 | |
| Cornelis Cornelisz. Van Haarlem | the martyrdom of saint sebastian | Sotheby's, Jul 2015 | ||
| Cornelis Cornelisz. Van Haarlem | The Finding of Moses | Christie's, Jan 2000 | ||
| Cornelis Cornelisz. Van Haarlem | A half-length female figure | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Cornelis Cornelisz. Van Haarlem | The depravity of mankind before the flood | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Cornelis Cornelisz. Van Haarlem | Study of the head of a screaming man | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Cornelis Cornelisz. Van Haarlem | An Allegory of Temperance | Christie's, Dec 2000 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | Fountain in a park | Fontaine dans un parc | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 |
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.