Lot 153 · Old Master Paintings Day Sale
a crowd watching an entertaining monkey;a salesman addressing a crowd;a woman escaping the clutch of three men as a seated gentleman looks on
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $12,154–$16,205
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings Day Sale, London · 6 December 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3717362
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sebastian Vrancx, a crowd watching an entertaining monkey;a salesman addressing a crowd;a woman escaping the clutch of three men as a seated gentleman looks on. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2007, lot 153. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3717362.
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Sebastian Vrancx, a crowd watching an entertaining monkey;a salesman addressing a crowd;a woman escaping the clutch of three men as a seated gentleman looks on. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2007, lot 153. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3717362.
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From the same sale Old Master Paintings Day Sale · Dec 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Last Judgement | Jan Brueghel The Elder | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| The Virgin and Child | Rogier Van Der Weyden | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Saint Teresa of Avila | — | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Meeting of David and Abigail | — | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Noli Me Tangere | Federico Barocci | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Christ and the woman taken in adultery | Rocco Marconi | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Vrancx | [no title recorded] | $37,304 | Dorotheum, Oct 2018 | |
| Sebastian Vrancx | Market Day in a Flemish Town | Lempertz, May 2023 | ||
| Sebastian Vrancx | Cavalry scene | Scène de cavalerie | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Sebastian Vrancx | Foot soldiers in a battle, a burning village beyond | Christie's, May 2008 | ||
| Sebastian Vrancx | A Battle Between the Trojans and the Latins | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Sebastian Vrancx | Combat de cavaliers dans un village flamand | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Sebastian Vrancx | Soldiers meet in a Forest Clearing in front of a Chapel | Lempertz, May 2024 | ||
| Sebastian Vrancx | A Garden with Elegant Company | Lempertz, May 2026 |
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.