Lot 16 · Remastered: Old Masters from the Collection of J.E. Safra - Selling Without Reserve
A Vanitas: As we are born, we die
Jan Sanders Van Hemessen · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- $1,000,000–$1,500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Remastered: Old Masters from the Collection of J.E. Safra - Selling Without Reserve, New York · 25 January 2023
- Dimensions
- 26 3/8 x 36 in. (67 x 91.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3391558
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jan Sanders Van Hemessen, A Vanitas: As we are born, we die. Christie's, 25 Jan 2023, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3391558.
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Jan Sanders Van Hemessen, A Vanitas: As we are born, we die. Christie's, 25 Jan 2023, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3391558.
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From the same sale Remastered: Old Masters from the Collection of J.E. Safra - Selling Without Reserve · Jan 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Magdalene renouncing worldly vanities | STUDIO OF ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI (ROME 1593-AFTER 1654 NAPLES) | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Allegory of Summer | CIRCLE OF ABRAHAM JANSSENS II (ANTWERP 1616-1649 ROME) | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Paris, a view of the Seine looking West, the equestrian statue of Hen… | FRENCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1675 | $140,000–$200,000 | |
| Portrait of Marie-Denise Smits, née Gandolphe (1777-1857), full-lengt… | ANTOINE-JEAN-JOSEPH-ELÉONORE ANSIAUX (LIÈGE 1764-1840 PARIS) | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| An interior with two gentlemen and a woman beside a fire | Pieter De Hooch | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Three shepherds playing a game of cards in a meadow landscape with ruins | Karel Dujardin | $60,000–$80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Sanders Van Hemessen | The Bagpiper and Merry Wife | $1,134,000 | Christie's, Jun 2022 | |
| Jan Sanders Van Hemessen | christ as triumphant redeemer | Sotheby's, Jan 2019 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | Head study of a bearded, elderly man in profile | Sotheby's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | A double-sided page of studies: Recto: A satyress reaching f | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | Head study of an old woman with a veil, formerly identified | Christie's, Jan 2024 | ||
| Jan Sanders Van Hemessen | Virgin and child beneath a vine | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Sir Anthony Van Dyck | The Virgin and Child | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | ||
| Sir Anthony Van Dyck | saint philip | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 |
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.