Lot 17 · Old Master Paintings Sale
the interior of an inn with mary and joseph refused entry at the door
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $23,713–$29,641
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings Sale, London · 24 April 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3752937
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Marten Van Cleve, the interior of an inn with mary and joseph refused entry at the door. Sotheby's, 24 Apr 2008, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3752937.
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Marten Van Cleve, the interior of an inn with mary and joseph refused entry at the door. Sotheby's, 24 Apr 2008, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3752937.
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From the same sale Old Master Paintings Sale · Apr 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham and Isaac | — | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The Nativity | — | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The Idolatry of Solomon | Willem De Poorter | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| The stigmatisation of Saint Francis | Giovanni Bilivert | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| The Madonna and Child with two Angels surrounded by a garland of flowers | Francken The Younger, Frans | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The Lamentation | — | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marten Van Cleve | Interior of a farmhouse with a wet nurse | $81,900 | Christie's, May 2023 | |
| Marten Van Cleve | Soldiers raiding a peasant's home | Christie's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Marten Van Cleve | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Oct 2017 | ||
| Marten Van Cleve | A village Kermesse on St. George's Day | Sotheby's, Dec 2010 | ||
| Marten Van Cleve | A wedding feast | Sotheby's, Jul 2009 | ||
| Jan Brueghel The Younger | Diana's Nymphs after the Hunt | Lempertz, May 2023 | ||
| Marten Van Cleve | The bestowing of gifts on the newly wedded couple | Sotheby's, Jul 2011 | ||
| Marten Van Cleve | The wedding dance | Sotheby's, Nov 2010 |
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.