Lot 55 · Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours
Portrait of a gentleman and a lady
Wallerant Vaillant · black and white chalk on grey paper (formerly blue), the upper corners cut and made up
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $3,228–$4,519
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours, London · 5 July 2017
- Dimensions
- 15¼ x 12 5/8 in. (39 x 32.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3908549
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wallerant Vaillant, Portrait of a gentleman and a lady. Christie's, 5 Jul 2017, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908549.
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Wallerant Vaillant, Portrait of a gentleman and a lady. Christie's, 5 Jul 2017, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908549.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study for the tomb of the humanist Niccolò Perotti | Umbrian School, circa 1480 | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| The Massacre of the Innocents ( recto ); Study of a head ( verso ) | Timoteo Viti | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| The Virgin Mary with the Christ Child with a monk behind | Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Five studies of the head of Giuliano de' Medici, after Michelangelo | Morandini, Called Il Poppi, Francesco | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Study of a seated man | Giovanni Battista Piranesi | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Saint Anthony of Padua and the Christ Child, flanked by an Angel and putti | Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | £8,000–£12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallerant Vaillant | portrait of a gentleman, bust length, wearing a white chemis | $2,917 | Sotheby's, Sep 2006 | |
| Wallerant Vaillant | Portrait of a gentleman, half-length | Christie's, Jun 1998 | ||
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Sep 2025 | ||
| Wallerant Vaillant | Portrait of a middle-aged man in armour | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | The White Negress | Bonhams, Jan 2025 | ||
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | Old Man Shading His Eyes with His Hand | Bonhams, Sep 2026 | ||
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | The Star of the Kings: A Night Piece (B., Holl. 113; New Hol | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | "The Bathers". | Stockholms Auktionsverk Fine Art, Apr 2026 |
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.