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Lot 9 · Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors

A quack drawing stones from the head of a patient

Jan Miense Molenaer · oil on panel

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Estimate
€6,000–€8,000 hammer ≈ $7,993–$10,658
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors, New York · 6 May 2009
Dimensions
33 x 26 cm
Record ID
TB-2026-5366102
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jan Miense Molenaer, A quack drawing stones from the head of a patient. Christie's, 6 May 2009, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5366102.

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From the same sale Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors · May 2009

LotArtistEstimateResult
Saint Ildefonso receiving the Chasuble from the Virgin Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577-1640 Antwerp) extensively reworking a drawing attributed to Hans Witdoeck (Antwerp 1615-after 1642) $200,000–$300,000
Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel Workshop Of Frans Floris €15,000–€20,000
Diogenes searching for an Honest Man Jan Victors €15,000–€20,000
A silver mounted 'Kendi', a peeled lemon, a roll of bread, black and … Harmen Loeding €60,000–€80,000
Studies of figures in motion Taddeo Zuccari $40,000–$60,000
Tulips, roses, poppies and other flowers in a glass vase on a stone table Circle Of Elias Van Den Broeck €6,000–€8,000

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Jan Miense Molenaer A musical gathering in an interior $14,743 Sotheby's, Apr 2026
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Jan Miense Molenaer a village street with villagers gathered around two figures Sotheby's, Dec 2012
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Jan Miense Molenaer Merry company around a table playing cards Heritage Auctions, Dec 2024
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