Lot 23 · Remastered: Old Masters from the Collection of J.E. Safra - Selling Without Reserve
An elderly couple placing a wax seal on a letter
Called Monsù Bernardo Bernhard Keil · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $38,327–$63,879
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Remastered: Old Masters from the Collection of J.E. Safra - Selling Without Reserve, London · 6 July 2023
- Dimensions
- 23 5/8 x 38 1/8 in. (60 x 96.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3345630
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3345630 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3345630
Called Monsù Bernardo Bernhard Keil, An elderly couple placing a wax seal on a letter. Christie's, 6 Jul 2023, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3345630.
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Called Monsù Bernardo Bernhard Keil, An elderly couple placing a wax seal on a letter. Christie's, 6 Jul 2023, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3345630.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Called Monsù Bernardo Bernhard Keil | An elderly couple with a young girl holding a tambourine and | $15,536 | Bonhams, Dec 2022 | |
| Called Monsù Bernardo Bernhard Keil | An Allegory of Taste; An Allegory of Sight; An Allegory of H | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| Called Monsù Bernardo Bernhard Keil | A huntsman resting by a tree with a hound, chickens and othe | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Called Monsù Bernardo Bernhard Keil | A pair of apostles | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Called Monsù Bernardo Bernhard Keil | Four peasants in a landscape: an allegory of hearing and sig | Christie's, Jan 2024 | ||
| Called Monsù Bernardo Bernhard Keil | A boy carrying a basket of roses | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Called Monsù Bernardo Bernhard Keil | Portrait of a Man holding a stick | Sotheby's, Jun 2008 | ||
| Called Monsù Bernardo Bernhard Keil | Concerto Campestre | Bonhams, Dec 2016 |
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.