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- Estimate
- €5,000–€7,000 hammer ≈ $5,770–$8,077
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's AM0941 · 2 November 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3131035
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Hendrik Van Cleve III, The building of the Tower of Babel. Sotheby's, 2 Nov 2004, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3131035.
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Hendrik Van Cleve III, The building of the Tower of Babel. Sotheby's, 2 Nov 2004, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3131035.
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From the same sale Sotheby's AM0941 · Nov 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A small cargoship and men'-o-war in stormy waters | Jacob Van Der Croos | €5,000–€7,000 | |
| Christ and the woman taken into adultery in a church interior | Hans Jurriaensz. Van Baden | €8,000–€12,000 | |
| Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness | Alexander Keirincx | €5,000–€7,000 | |
| Balaam's Ass (Num. 22:1-35) | Monogrammist Jw | €6,000–€8,000 | |
| Earth, one of the four elements | Jan Brueghel The Younger | €2,000–€3,000 | |
| Horsemen with their horses at a forge together with a dog | Simon Johannes Van Douw | €7,000–€9,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrik Van Cleve III | [no title recorded] | $25,841 | Dorotheum, May 2023 | |
| Hendrik Van Cleve III | The Tower of Babel | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Hendrik Van Cleve III | Nimrod amongst the monuments | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Hendrik Van Cleve III | The Tower of Babel - unfinished | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Hendrik Van Cleve III | Le roi Nimrod devant la tour de Babel | Christie's, Jun 2023 | ||
| François Boucher | Head of a young woman, looking up to the left | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| François Boucher | Study of a male Nude wielding a Hammer | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Hendrik Van Cleve III | La Tour de Babel | Sotheby's, Jun 2016 |
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.