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Lot 123 · Old Masters and 19th Century Paintings

Killing the calf

Adriaen Van Ostade · oil on panel

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Estimate
$40,000–$60,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Masters and 19th Century Paintings, New York · 21 May 2025
Dimensions
14 x 16 ½ in. (35.5 x 42 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3160751
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Adriaen Van Ostade, Killing the calf. Christie's, 21 May 2025, lot 123. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3160751.

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Adriaen Van Ostade, Killing the calf. Christie's, 21 May 2025, lot 123. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3160751.

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From the same sale Old Masters and 19th Century Paintings · May 2025

LotArtistEstimateResult
After a Model by Giambologna, Possibly Florentine, Late 16Th/Early 17… A PARCEL-GILT AND SILVERED BRONZE CORPUS $10,000–$15,000
Probably 19Th Century A CARVED OAK FIGURE OF SAINT BARBARA $5,000–$8,000
After Pierre Lepautre, French, 19Th Century A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE GROUP OF AENEAS CARRYING ANCHISES FROM BURNING TROY $2,500–$3,500
After the Antique, 20Th Century A WHITE MARBLE FIGURE GROUP OF TROILOS ON HORSEBACK $5,000–$8,000
A triptych, central panel: The Adoration of the Magi; the wings: The … MASTER OF THE BOB JONES UNIVERSITY ADORATION (ACTIVE BRUSSELS 16TH CENTURY) $80,000–$120,000
Portrait of Hans VI Imhoff (1488-1526), half-length, in a fur-lined cloak NUREMBERG SCHOOL, EARLY 16TH CENTURY $70,000–$100,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Adriaen Van Ostade A man reading a letter $50,826 Sotheby's, Dec 2025
Adriaen Van Ostade [no title recorded] Dorotheum, May 2023
Adriaen Van Ostade adriaen jansz. van ostade | peasants smoking and drinking in Sotheby's, Dec 2019
Adriaen Van Ostade Man holding a pipe Sotheby's, Dec 2024
Adriaen Van Ostade Two peasants smoking, drinking and reading at an inn Christie's, Oct 2021
Adriaen Van Ostade A peasant smoking a pipe Sotheby's, Dec 2021
Adriaen Van Ostade adriaen jansz. van ostade | a peasant in a window smoking a Sotheby's, Jun 2020
Adriaen Van Ostade Peasants in an Interior Sotheby's, Jul 2018

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