Lot 173 · Old Master and British Paintings
A river landscape with figures fleeing a burning village
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $19,104–$28,656
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master and British Paintings, London · 28 October 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3959389
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3959389 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3959389
Jean-Baptiste Pillement, A river landscape with figures fleeing a burning village. Sotheby's, 28 Oct 2010, lot 173. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3959389.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3959389.
Jean-Baptiste Pillement, A river landscape with figures fleeing a burning village. Sotheby's, 28 Oct 2010, lot 173. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3959389.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Old Master and British Paintings · Oct 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The slaying of Abel | — | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Portrait of a Lady | Andrew Plimer | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| an extensive landscape with Saint John the Baptist | — | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Portrait of a gentleman | John Smart | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Portrait of Anne Carr, Countess of Bedford | Studio Of Sir Anthony Van Dyck | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Diogenes | The Elder Jordaens Jacob | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Baptiste Pillement | Paysage avec des paysans au bord d'une rivière | $23,995 | Christie's, Nov 2015 | |
| Jean-Baptiste Pillement | Harbor landscape in Portugal at dawn | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Jean-Baptiste Pillement | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Oct 2018 | ||
| Jean-Baptiste Pillement | Pastoral Landscape at Dusk with Villagers, Shepherds, and Sh | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Jean-Baptiste Pillement | Goatherds in a rocky landscape | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Jean-Baptiste Pillement | Shepherds in a stormy landscape with sheep and cattle; Sheph | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Jean-Baptiste Pillement | A shepherd tending his flocks in a hilly, river landscape; a | Bonhams, Dec 2013 | ||
| Jean-Baptiste Pillement | Paysage de rivière avec un moulin et des bergers | Christie's, Sep 2020 |
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.