Lot 13 · Old Masters
Peaches, plums, oranges, apples, cherries, grapes, redcurrants, blackcurrants, crab apples and other fruit in a pewter vase, with a red admiral butterfly, a dragonfly and other insects, with grapes and other fruit, seashells, a lizard, a caterpillar and a wasp on a ledge
Balthasar Van Der Ast · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- $600,000–$800,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 5 February 2025
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters, New York · 5 February 2025
- Dimensions
- 23 ¾ x 33 ¾ in. (60.3 x 85.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3185640
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3185640 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3185640
Balthasar Van Der Ast, Peaches, plums, oranges, apples, cherries, grapes, redcurrants, blackcurrants, crab apples and other fruit in a pewter vase, with a red admiral butterfly, a dragonfly and other insects, with grapes and other fruit, seashells, a lizard, a caterpillar and a wasp on a ledge. Christie's, 5 Feb 2025, lot 13. estimate $600,000–$800,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3185640.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
90% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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Balthasar Van Der Ast, Peaches, plums, oranges, apples, cherries, grapes, redcurrants, blackcurrants, crab apples and other fruit in a pewter vase, with a red admiral butterfly, a dragonfly and other insects, with grapes and other fruit, seashells, a lizard, a caterpillar and a wasp on a ledge. Christie's, 5 Feb 2025, lot 13. estimate $600,000–$800,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3185640.
From the same sale Old Masters · Feb 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony (1471-1539) | LUCAS CRANACH I (KRONACH 1472 - 1553 WEIMAR) AND WORKSHOP | $150,000–$250,000 | |
| The Virgin and Child | THE MASTER OF THE EMBROIDERED FOLIAGE (BRUSSELS ACTIVE C.1495-1500) | $500,000–$700,000 | upcoming |
| A young man playing a lute and singing with two companions | JAN HERMANSZ. VAN BIJLERT (UTRECHT 1597 / 8-1671) | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| The Madonna of Humility with adoring angels | CATARINO VENEZIANO (ACTIVE VENICE C.1362–1382) | $80,000–$120,000 | upcoming |
| The Penitent Mary Magdalene | MASTER OF THE PRODIGAL SON (ANTWERP, ACTIVE C. 1530-1560) | $150,000–$250,000 | upcoming |
| A young woman in sixteenth-century costume | GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO, CALLED GIAMBATTISTA TIEPOLO (VENICE 1696-1770 MADRID) | $700,000–$1,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | Grapes, apples and peaches in a blue and white porcelain bow | $671,651 | Christie's, Jun 2026 | |
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | Fruit in a wan-li porcelain dish on a table; Flowers in a wi | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | The ‘Zomerschoon’ tulip | Christie's, Dec 2016 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | flower bouquet on a ledge, together with a shell and a grass | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | roses with a butterfly and a grasshopper, together with forg | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | ||
| Salomon Van Ruysdael | River Landscape with Herdsmen, Cattle, and a Fisherman on a | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | Grapes, peaches, apples and plums in a wan-li bowl on a ledg | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | Profile Portrait of a Boy in Historical Costume | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 |
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.