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Lot 154 · Sotheby's AM0968

sailing vessels on a calm sea

Willem Gruyter

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Estimate
€4,000–€6,000 hammer ≈ $4,993–$7,490
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's AM0968 · 6 September 2005
Record ID
TB-2026-3287613
Record
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Willem Gruyter, sailing vessels on a calm sea. Sotheby's, 6 Sep 2005, lot 154. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3287613.

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From the same sale Sotheby's AM0968 · Sep 2005

LotArtistEstimateResult
The Hofvijver, The Hague Carl Eduard Ahrendts €1,500–€2,000
landschap de Vlist, Zuid Holland Joop Kropff €1,200–€1,600
Hermit monks in a grotto Heemskerck The Younger, Egbert Van €1,200–€1,600
Roma Charles Eyck €1,000–€1,500
shipping on the IJ, Amsterdam George Lourens Kiers €1,500–€2,000
Congolese women Floris Jespers €1,200–€1,500

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