Lot 30 · Old Masters Evening Sale
Irises, roses, fritillaries and forget-me-nots in a Wanli vase with two shells and a beetle on a ledge
Balthasar Van Der Ast · oil on copper
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- Estimate
- £200,000–£300,000 hammer ≈ $275,035–$412,552
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Evening Sale, London · 1 July 2025
- Dimensions
- 9 3⁄8 x 6 7⁄8 in. (23.6 x 17.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3148828
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3148828 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3148828
Balthasar Van Der Ast, Irises, roses, fritillaries and forget-me-nots in a Wanli vase with two shells and a beetle on a ledge. Christie's, 1 Jul 2025, lot 30. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3148828.
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Balthasar Van Der Ast, Irises, roses, fritillaries and forget-me-nots in a Wanli vase with two shells and a beetle on a ledge. Christie's, 1 Jul 2025, lot 30. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3148828.
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From the same sale Old Masters Evening Sale · Jul 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selv-portræt (Self-portrait) | VILHELM HAMMERSHØI (COPENHAGEN, 1864-1916) | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Portrait of Margret Halseber of Basel, also known as 'The Lady with t… | Willem Key | £300,000–£500,000 | |
| The Birdtrap | Brueghel The Younger, Pieter | £1,000,000–£1,500,000 | |
| A hurdy-gurdy player with a young violinist and four other children i… | Adriaen Van Ostade | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Roses and other flowers in a terracotta vase with a bird’s nest on a … | Jan Van Huysum | £1,200,000–£1,800,000 | |
| Portrait of a Lady, bust-length, in a white shirt and red dress, hold… | Called Palma Il Vecchio Jacopo Negretti | £70,000–£100,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | Grapes, peaches, apples and plums in a wan-li bowl on a ledg | $343,899 | Christie's, Jul 2022 | |
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | A still life of shells, with a wasp and a caterpillar on a s | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2018 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | still life with a carnation and a crocus, two shells, and a | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | Still life with fruits in a woven basket, blue and white por | Koller, Sep 2019 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | roses with a butterfly and a grasshopper, together with forg | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | Pears, grapes and a peach on a porcelain platter, with apple | Christie's, Nov 2009 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | flower bouquet on a ledge, together with a shell and a grass | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 |
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.