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- Estimate
- £80,000–£120,000 hammer ≈ $157,831–$236,746
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings Evening Sale, London · 9 July 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3777840
- Record
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Jan Havicksz. Steen, self portrait with a lute. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2008, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3777840.
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Jan Havicksz. Steen, self portrait with a lute. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2008, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3777840.
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From the same sale Old Master Paintings Evening Sale · Jul 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist | Bernard Van Orley | £150,000–£250,000 | |
| Venus and Cupid | Nicolaus Knupfer | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| St Adrian | The Master Of 1518 | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| The Misers | Marinus Van Reymerswaele | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Two pigs in a sty | Paulus Pieterszoon Potter | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| A view of Tivoli, with the Temple of Vesta and the bridge of San Martino | Gaspar Van Wittel, Called Vanvitelli | £500,000–£700,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Havicksz. Steen | A riotous schoolroom with a snoozing schoolmaster | $442,500 | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | |
| Jan Havicksz. Steen | figures before an inn, merry-making and playing a game of ko | Sotheby's, Dec 2013 | ||
| Jan Havicksz. Steen | the procuress | Sotheby's, Jan 2010 | ||
| Jan Havicksz. Steen | The Twelfth Night | Sotheby's, Jun 2009 | ||
| Jan Havicksz. Steen | ‘The Dancing Couple’: a terrace with a couple dancing to a p | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | The interior of the Teatro San Benedetto, Venice, with the 1 | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Jan Havicksz. Steen | A winter landscape with young kolf players on a frozen river | Christie's, Apr 2006 | ||
| Jan Havicksz. Steen | The Doctor's Visit | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 |
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.