Lot 42 · Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900
A Toucan (Pteroglossus aracari) on a branch
Abraham Meertens · black chalk, watercolour, brown ink framing lines, watermark ‘D&CBLAUW’
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,596–$5,993
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900, London · 5 July 2022
- Dimensions
- 30.4 x 19.5 cm (12 x 7 1⁄2 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3444456
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3444456 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3444456
Abraham Meertens, A Toucan (Pteroglossus aracari) on a branch. Christie's, 5 Jul 2022, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3444456.
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Abraham Meertens, A Toucan (Pteroglossus aracari) on a branch. Christie's, 5 Jul 2022, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3444456.
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From the same sale Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900 · Jul 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A nude man seen from behind | AFTER GIROLAMO FRANCESCO MARIA MAZZOLA, CALLED IL PARMIGIANINO (PARMA 1503-1540 CASALMAGGIORE) | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| A river landscape with cliffs | LOUIS-GABRIEL MOREAU, MOREAU L'AÎNÉ (PARIS 1740-1806) | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| The Virgin and Child beneath a baldachin, with Saints Agnes, Dorothea… | ANDREAS JOHANN JACOB HEINRICH MÜLLER (KASSEL 1811-1890 DÜSSELDORF) | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| An album comprising topographical views and character and architectur… | VARIOUS ARTISTS, LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY | £10,000–£12,000 | |
| Portrait of Joseph Brown of Norwich (1720-1800), painter ( recto ); a… | THE REV. THOMAS KERRICH (1747-1828 CAMBRIDGE) | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Conway Castle, North Wales | THOMAS MILES RICHARDSON, SEN. (NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE 1784-1848) | £4,000–£6,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adriaen Van Ostade | [no title recorded] | $921 | Dorotheum, Apr 2023 | |
| Abraham Meertens | a nutcracker | Sotheby's, Nov 2004 | ||
| Adriaen Van Ostade | The Singers | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Adriaen Van Ostade | Two Gossips | Bonhams, May 2023 | ||
| Hendrick Goltzius | Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617), | Historia Auktionshaus, Nov 2023 | ||
| Hendrick Goltzius | Portrait of Hans Bol (Strauss 316) | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Adriaen Van Ostade | The Painter at his easel | Bonhams, Dec 2019 | ||
| Adriaen Van Ostade | Man leaning on his stick | Rago, Dec 2024 |
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.