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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th-Century European Art, New York · 5 February 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5272604
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Hugues Merle, Mother and Children. Sotheby's, 5 Feb 2025, lot 236. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5272604.
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Hugues Merle, Mother and Children. Sotheby's, 5 Feb 2025, lot 236. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5272604.
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From the same sale 19th-Century European Art · Feb 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Favorite Flower | Jehan-georges Vibert | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Venus Arising from the Bath | Richard James Wyatt | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Here They Come, Passing Tattenham Corner, Epsom, The Derby, 23rd May 1833 | James Pollard | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Haymakers (Faneurs et Faneuses) | Julien Dupré | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Flora | Studio Of Cesare Lapini | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Daphnis and Chloe | Jules | $25,000–$35,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugues Merle | Young Beauty | $16,800 | Sotheby's, May 2024 | |
| Hugues Merle | hugues merle | pensez à dieu | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| Hugues Merle | Awaiting his return | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Hugues Merle | affection | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 | ||
| Hugues Merle | L'abandonnée | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Hugues Merle | hugues merle | queen esther | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Hugues Merle | A Rare Beauty | Sotheby's, Nov 2013 | ||
| Hugues Merle | A Spanish Beauty | Sotheby's, May 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.