Lot 56 · Old Master Paintings
A still life of shells on a velvet covered box, beside oysters, a silver ewer, glasses, bottles, a white cloth and silver dishes of meat and fruit on a table draped with a green cloth, beneath a mauve curtain, a view of a coastal landscape beyond
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- Estimate
- £300,000–£400,000 hammer ≈ $469,124–$625,498
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Old Master Paintings, London, New Bond Street · 4 July 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2281586
- Record
- first seen 26 Jul 2026 · updated 26 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jan Davidsz. De Heem, A still life of shells on a velvet covered box, beside oysters, a silver ewer, glasses, bottles, a white cloth and silver dishes of meat and fruit on a table draped with a green cloth, beneath a mauve curtain, a view of a coastal landscape beyond. Bonhams, 4 Jul 2012, lot 56. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2281586.
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Jan Davidsz. De Heem, A still life of shells on a velvet covered box, beside oysters, a silver ewer, glasses, bottles, a white cloth and silver dishes of meat and fruit on a table draped with a green cloth, beneath a mauve curtain, a view of a coastal landscape beyond. Bonhams, 4 Jul 2012, lot 56. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2281586.
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|---|---|---|---|
| The Crucifixion with donors | Workshop Of Marten De Vos | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| A courtship scene; and A wedding 66 x 99cm (26 x 39in) and 66.5 x 95.… | Georg Engelhardt Schröder | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Roses, tulips, lilies and other flowers in a terracotta vase on a sto… | Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen II | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A cavalry skirmish unframed | Pieter Snayers | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Two cavalry skirmishes (2). | August Querfurt | £10,000–£15,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Davidsz. De Heem | still life with a peeled lemon, oyster and a silver plate wi | $468,747 | Sotheby's, Jul 2015 | |
| Jan Davidsz. De Heem | Still life of fruit, including lemons, grapes, pears and che | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Jan Davidsz. De Heem | still life with a roemer on its side, two pewter plates ador | Sotheby's, Dec 2009 | ||
| Jan Davidsz. De Heem | still life of fruit on a pewter plate and in a wan-li krak p | Sotheby's, Jan 2016 | ||
| Jan Davidsz. De Heem | still life of fruits, nuts, oysters, a lobster, insects and | Sotheby's, Jan 2015 | ||
| Jan Davidsz. De Heem | Still life with flowers in a glass vase, a lemon, an ear of | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Jan Davidsz. De Heem | still life of a wine-glass on a parcel-gilt stand, an overtu | Sotheby's, Jul 2004 | ||
| Salomon Van Ruysdael | An estuary scene with smalschips on a broad reach before a g | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 |
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.