Lot 124 · Old Masters Day Sale
Portrait of a gentleman in blue, three-quarter-length; and Portrait of a lady in blue, three-quarter-length
Nicolaes Maes · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $31,450–$44,030
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Day Sale, London · 9 December 2016
- Dimensions
- 26 ¾ x 22 3/5 in. (67.8 x 56.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3966265
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Nicolaes Maes, Portrait of a gentleman in blue, three-quarter-length; and Portrait of a lady in blue, three-quarter-length. Christie's, 9 Dec 2016, lot 124. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3966265.
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Nicolaes Maes, Portrait of a gentleman in blue, three-quarter-length; and Portrait of a lady in blue, three-quarter-length. Christie's, 9 Dec 2016, lot 124. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3966265.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolaes Maes | Portrait of Wigbold Slicher (1627-1718), three-quarter-lengt | $42,261 | Christie's, Dec 2025 | |
| Nicolaes Maes | Portrait of a boy with a bullfinch and a spaniel | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Nicolaes Maes | Portrait of Francisco Lopes Suasso | Lempertz, Nov 2022 | ||
| Nicolaes Maes | portrait of a woman, age forty-one | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | ||
| Nicolaes Maes | Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, in a black dress a | Christie's, May 2014 | ||
| Nicolaes Maes | Portrait of a boy as Cupid | Christie's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Nicolaes Maes | Portrait of a lady, aged 68, seated half-length | Christie's, Apr 2016 | ||
| Nicolaes Maes | Portrait of Jean Baptist Everard de Borchgrave (1613–1684), | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 |
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.