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- Estimate
- £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $91,954–$128,736
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04040 · 6 July 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3079672
- Record
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Louis Léopold Boilly, 'l'heureuse attente' or 'le neuvième mois'. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2004, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3079672.
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Louis Léopold Boilly, 'l'heureuse attente' or 'le neuvième mois'. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2004, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3079672.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L04040 · Jul 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ on the Cross | Giuseppe Bernardino Bison | £1,800–£2,200 | |
| Roman Battle Scene | Pieter Coecke Van Aelst The Elder | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| study of a seated man | Honoré Daumier | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Head of Bacchus | — | €3,000–€5,000 | |
| Battle Scene | Veen, Otto Van. 1556-1629 | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| The Flagellation | Niccoló Circignani | £1,800–£2,200 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Léopold Boilly | A set of nine portraits | $56,250 | Christie's, Oct 2018 | |
| Louis Léopold Boilly | Head of a man in profile composed of six female nudes | Christie's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Louis Léopold Boilly | A Lady at Her Toilet Wearing a Pink Dress | Sotheby's, Apr 2007 | ||
| Louis Léopold Boilly | "La jeune Ménagère" | Lempertz, Nov 2017 | ||
| Louis Léopold Boilly | Avant la toilette | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Jean-Baptiste Greuze | Agneau chéri | Christie's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Louis Léopold Boilly | 'la peur enfantine' | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 | ||
| Louis Léopold Boilly | "Les Conseils Maternels" | Sotheby's, May 2006 |
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.