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Lot 7 · Old Masters

A scholar sharpening his quill

Salomon Koninck · oil on panel

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Estimate
$70,000–$100,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Masters, New York · 10 June 2022
Dimensions
26 3⁄8 x 20 1⁄8 in. (66.8 x 51.1 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3451268
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Salomon Koninck, A scholar sharpening his quill. Christie's, 10 Jun 2022, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3451268.

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From the same sale Old Masters · Jun 2022

LotArtistEstimateResult
Attributed to Giovanni Dalmata (Croatian, Circa 1440- After 1509), Pr… A MARBLE GROUP OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD $50,000–$80,000
Attributed to Ferdinando Tacca (Italian, 1619-1686), Italian, 17Th Century A BRONZE FIGURE OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST $20,000–$30,000
French, Circa 1520-1540 AN ALABASTER FIGURE OF SAINT ROCH, HIS DOG AND AN ANGEL $6,000–$9,000
Joseph Gott, R.a. (British, 1786-1860), Circa 1840 A WHITE MARBLE GROUP OF YOUNG GIRL, PROBABLY MISS DAMES EMBRACING A MALTESE DOG $20,000–$30,000
Attributed to Bartolomeo Cavaceppi (C. 1716-1799), After the Antique,… A WHITE MARBLE BUST OF THE EMPEROR COMMODUS $60,000–$90,000
The Lamentation FOLLOWER OF ROGIER VAN DER WEYDEN, CIRCA 1470 $80,000–$120,000

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