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Lot 247 · Old Master Paintings Day Sale

Alpheus and Arethusa

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Estimate
£8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $11,704–$17,556
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings Day Sale, London · 4 December 2008
Record ID
TB-2026-3823018
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Alpheus and Arethusa. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 247. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3823018.

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From the same sale Old Master Paintings Day Sale · Dec 2008

LotArtistEstimateResult
The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula and the ten thousand virgins Peter De Witte, Called Candid £6,000–£8,000
A capriccio view of the custom house and embankment in London with fi… Jean-baptiste Lallemand £10,000–£15,000
Tobias and the Angel £15,000–£20,000
Landscape with a view of Dordrecht from the south with a lumber yard Aelbert Cuyp £12,000–£18,000
Coriolanus begged to spare Rome; The Magnanimity of Scipio Erasmus Quellinus The Younger £30,000–£50,000
Death of Lucretia Master Of The Holy Blood £10,000–£15,000

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