Lot 28 · Important Old Master Paintings, Including European Works of Art
a young boy with a pipe, blowing on a firebrand;a young girl blowing on a brazier
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- Estimate
- $250,000–$350,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Old Master Paintings, Including European Works of Art, New York · 30 January 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3834525
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Georges De La Tour, a young boy with a pipe, blowing on a firebrand;a young girl blowing on a brazier. Sotheby's, 30 Jan 2009, lot 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3834525.
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Georges De La Tour, a young boy with a pipe, blowing on a firebrand;a young girl blowing on a brazier. Sotheby's, 30 Jan 2009, lot 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3834525.
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From the same sale Important Old Master Paintings, Including European Works of Art · Jan 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still Life with a Glass of Beer, a Pipe, Tobacco and Other Requisites… | Jan Jansz. Van De Velde | $700,000–$900,000 | |
| Two Southern French Romanesque Limestone Capitals, Late 13th Century | — | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| An Italian Painted Terracotta Circular Portrait Relief of a Boy, 17th… | — | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Portrait of Pope Benedict XIV | Pierre Subleyras | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist | Francesco De Mura | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| A Netherlandish painted wood relief depicting Jacob Receiving the Blo… | — | $12,000–$15,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | Head study of an old woman with a veil, formerly identified | $567,000 | Christie's, Jan 2024 | |
| Francesco Solimena | Deborah and Barak | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | Head study of a bearded, elderly man in profile | Sotheby's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | A double-sided page of studies: Recto: A satyress reaching f | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Mattia Preti | Joseph and Potiphar's Wife | Christie's, Jan 2024 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | Bacchus and Ariadne | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | An écorché study of the legs of a male nude, with a study of | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | Noli me tangere | Christie's, Jun 2015 |
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