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Lot 18 · Old Masters Part I

The French Bed ('Het Ledikantje')

Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn · counterproof (of the etching and drypoint)

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Estimate
£250,000–£400,000 hammer ≈ $337,082–$539,332
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Masters Part I , London · 7 December 2023
Dimensions
Plate 125 x 225 mm
Record ID
TB-2026-3295400
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn, The French Bed ('Het Ledikantje'). Christie's, 7 Dec 2023, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3295400.

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Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn, The French Bed ('Het Ledikantje'). Christie's, 7 Dec 2023, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3295400.

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From the same sale Old Masters Part I · Dec 2023

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Portrait of a gentleman, probably James, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton (15… ANGLO-FLEMISH SCHOOL, 1610 £250,000–£350,000
A wooded landscape with a lake, anglers in the foreground GEORGE BARRET, R.A. (DUBLIN 1728-1784 LONDON) £150,000–£250,000
A street scene with figures Jacobus Vrel £250,000–£350,000
Head of a man, bust-length, wearing a turban and black cloak Pieter De Grebber £100,000–£150,000
Return from the Kermesse Brueghel The Younger, Pieter £1,000,000–£1,500,000
Venice: The Mouth of the Grand Canal from the East; and The Molo, wit… Giovanni Antonio Canal, Called Canaletto £8,000,000–£12,000,000

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