Lot 49 · 19th Century European Paintings and Modern & Contemporary Art
shell fishers in the breakers
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- Estimate
- €15,000–€20,000 hammer ≈ $21,812–$29,082
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th Century European Paintings and Modern & Contemporary Art, Amsterdam · 15 December 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3903803
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Johan Frederik Cornelis Scherrewitz, shell fishers in the breakers. Sotheby's, 15 Dec 2009, lot 49. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3903803.
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Johan Frederik Cornelis Scherrewitz, shell fishers in the breakers. Sotheby's, 15 Dec 2009, lot 49. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3903803.
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From the same sale 19th Century European Paintings and Modern & Contemporary Art · Dec 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | J.c.j. Van Der Heyden | €6,000–€8,000 | |
| Arranging Flowers | David De Noter | €6,000–€8,000 | |
| A summer landscape with figures and cattle | Willem Vester | €6,000–€8,000 | |
| Gezicht op de Amstel | Leo Gestel | €12,000–€15,000 | |
| Figures | Marc-antoine Louttre | €700–€1,000 | |
| Terneuzen | Herman Berserik | €3,000–€5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Frederik Cornelis Scherrewitz | On the beach | $18,594 | Christie's, Nov 2009 | |
| Johan Frederik Cornelis Scherrewitz | shell fishers on the beach | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Johan Frederik Cornelis Scherrewitz | loading the sand cart | Sotheby's, Apr 2006 | ||
| Johan Frederik Cornelis Scherrewitz | the shell fisher | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 | ||
| Johan Frederik Cornelis Scherrewitz | Cows watering by a pond in the dunes | Christie's, Mar 2000 | ||
| Johan Frederik Cornelis Scherrewitz | a shell fisher on noordwijk beach | Sotheby's, Oct 2005 | ||
| Johan Frederik Cornelis Scherrewitz | the clam diggers | Sotheby's, Oct 2004 | ||
| Johan Frederik Cornelis Scherrewitz | Shell fishers on the beach | Sotheby's, Apr 2008 |
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.