Ducks and ducklings in a river landscape with peahens perched on a tomb — Circle of Melchior d'Hondecoeter (Utrecht 1636-1695 Amsterdam)

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Estimate: £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,240–$4,860
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Sale: Christie's — Old Masters & 19th Century Works of Art, London (South Kensington) · 10 July 2009
Dimensions: 44 x 39¼ in. (11.8 x 99.7 cm.)
Record ID: TB-2026-5300105
Record: first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Circle Of Melchior D'hondecoeter, Ducks and ducklings in a river landscape with peahens perched on a tomb. Christie's, 10 Jul 2009, lot 152. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300105.

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Circle Of Melchior D'hondecoeter, Ducks and ducklings in a river landscape with peahens perched on a tomb. Christie's, 10 Jul 2009, lot 152. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300105.

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From the same sale Old Masters & 19th Century Works of Art · Jul 2009

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Portrait of a young woman, bust-length, in a linen headdress, and fur…	After Rogier Van Der Weyden	£3,000–£5,000
Portrait of Don Ambrogio Spinola, Marqués de los Balbases (1569-1630)…	After Sir Anthony Van Dyck	£5,000–£8,000
Tulips and peonies on stone steps	Circle Of Andrea Scacciati	£2,000–£3,000
An Italianate landscape with a figure on a track, a town and mountain…	Called Gaspard Poussin Gaspard Dughet	£6,000–£8,000
A rocky river landscape with figures conversing on a bank	Circle Of Salvator Rosa	£6,000–£8,000
Grapes, vines, pears and other fruit in a wicker basket, a hanging ha…	Follower Of Jan Fyt	£3,000–£4,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Circle Of Melchior D'hondecoeter	A peacock, cockerels, ducks and ducklings in a landscape	$3,174	Bonhams, Feb 2016
Circle Of Melchior D'hondecoeter	[no title recorded]		Dorotheum, Nov 2022
French School, 19th Century	Perseus and Andromeda		Freeman's \| Hindman, Jul 2025
Circle Of Melchior D'hondecoeter	Decorative fowl by a river		Bonhams, Apr 2017
Circle Of Melchior D'hondecoeter	A still life of dead birds		Bonhams, Nov 2014
French School, 19th Century	Head of a man, in profile, after Raphael's The Expulsion of		Sotheby's, Oct 2022
Circle Of Melchior D'hondecoeter	A Macaw with other birds and game in a landscape		Bonhams, Oct 2018
Italian School, 17th Century	Studies of a magpie and a kestrel		Sotheby's, Jul 2025

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