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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07965 · 22 January 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3029133
- Record
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Marten Van Valckenborch, Tower of Babel. Sotheby's, 22 Jan 2004, lot 218. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3029133.
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Marten Van Valckenborch, Tower of Babel. Sotheby's, 22 Jan 2004, lot 218. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3029133.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N07965 · Jan 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot and His Daughters | Hendrick Bloemaert | $70,000–$100,000 | |
| Judith with the Head of Holofernes | — | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Vanitas Still Life | Edwaert Collier | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Venus and Adonis with Cupid in a Landscape | Cornelis Cornelisz. Van Haarlem | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Landscape with Figures | Anton Goubau | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Youth and Old Age | Pietro Della Vecchia | $25,000–$35,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, A View of the Island and the Church of San Giorgio M | $342,900 | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | |
| Sir Anthony Van Dyck | Head study of a man | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Called Il Guercino | The Penitent Magdalene | Christie's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Called Il Guercino | St. John the Baptist, half length, circa 1640s-1650s | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2023 | ||
| Marten Van Valckenborch | An extensive river landscape with peasants haymaking, a view | Christie's, Dec 2003 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, the Piazzetta San Marco with the Festival of Giovedì | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Marten Van Valckenborch | a river landscape with iron-mining scenes | Sotheby's, Dec 2012 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Jun 2021 |
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