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Lot 651 · The Frits Philips Collection

Beached bomschuiten

Willem Gruyter

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Estimate
€1,500–€2,000 hammer ≈ $2,000–$2,666
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — The Frits Philips Collection, Amsterdam · 5 December 2006
Record ID
TB-2026-3545966
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Willem Gruyter, Beached bomschuiten. Sotheby's, 5 Dec 2006, lot 651. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3545966.

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From the same sale The Frits Philips Collection · Dec 2006

LotArtistEstimateResult
A silver dove representing the Holy Spirit, 18th/19th century €800–€1,200
Two North African brass coffeepots €400–€600
De stad Bommel Jan Caspar Philips €200–€300
"The Sailors Orphans" William H. Ward €600–€800
Flowers in a vase Dutch School €150–€200
"Kerk van Melsen a/d Schelde, Oost Vlaanderen" Léon De Smet €12,000–€18,000

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