Lot 204 · Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture
La Dormeuse (Bergère dormant à l’ombre d’un buisson de chênes)
Jean-françois Millet · black chalk on paper, upper left corner made up
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,196–$10,929
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, London · 2 July 2025
- Dimensions
- 5 1⁄8 x 7 in. (13 x 17.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3148492
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3148492 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3148492
Jean-françois Millet, La Dormeuse (Bergère dormant à l’ombre d’un buisson de chênes). Christie's, 2 Jul 2025, lot 204. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3148492.
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Jean-françois Millet, La Dormeuse (Bergère dormant à l’ombre d’un buisson de chênes). Christie's, 2 Jul 2025, lot 204. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3148492.
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From the same sale Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture · Jul 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A male saint, possibly a deacon | FRENCH, LATE 14TH OR EARLY 15TH CENTURY | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The Lamentation | AMBROSIUS BENSON (LOMBARDY C. 1495-1550 BRUGES) AND WORKSHOP | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Saint Bartholomew | PROBABLY EAST NETHERLANDISH, LATE 15TH OR EARLY 16TH CENTURY | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| The Conversion of Saint Paul | PIERO BONACCORSI, CALLED PERINO DEL VAGA (FLORENCE 1501-1547 ROME) | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Portrait of a young boy, thought to be Ralph Delaval (1622-1691), ful… | ANGLO-DUTCH SCHOOL, 1623-25 | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Sleeping Nymph and Satyr | AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA, ITALIAN, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY | £25,000–£35,000 |
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