Lot 133 · Jewels Online - Extravagant Parures
An Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus) butterfly and a Scotch Bonnet (Phalium granulatum) sea shell
Balthasar Van Der Ast · watercolor and bodycolor on prepared paper
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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Jewels Online - Extravagant Parures, Geneva · 24 January 2008
- Dimensions
- 3¾ x 4¾ in. (95 x 120 mm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5482843
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Balthasar Van Der Ast, An Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus) butterfly and a Scotch Bonnet (Phalium granulatum) sea shell. Christie's, 24 Jan 2008, lot 133. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5482843.
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Balthasar Van Der Ast, An Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus) butterfly and a Scotch Bonnet (Phalium granulatum) sea shell. Christie's, 24 Jan 2008, lot 133. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5482843.
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