Lot 3 · Old Masters Evening Sale
Butterflies, a garden tiger moth and other insects with currants; and Bees, a butterfly, beetles and other insects with sweet peas
Jan Van Kessel II · oil on copper
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- Estimate
- £300,000–£500,000 hammer ≈ $397,769–$662,949
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Evening Sale, London · 5 July 2018
- Dimensions
- 3 ¾ x 5 ¼ in. (9.5 x 13.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3808733
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jan Van Kessel II, Butterflies, a garden tiger moth and other insects with currants; and Bees, a butterfly, beetles and other insects with sweet peas. Christie's, 5 Jul 2018, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3808733.
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Jan Van Kessel II, Butterflies, a garden tiger moth and other insects with currants; and Bees, a butterfly, beetles and other insects with sweet peas. Christie's, 5 Jul 2018, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3808733.
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