Lot 189 · 19th Century European Paintings Including Spanish Painting, The Orientalist Sale, and German, Austrian, Scandinavian and Symbolist Works
The Courtship
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $7,958–$11,141
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th Century European Paintings Including Spanish Painting, The Orientalist Sale, and German, Austrian, Scandinavian and Symbolist Works, London · 23 November 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3966513
- Record
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Ignacio De León Escosura, The Courtship. Sotheby's, 23 Nov 2010, lot 189. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3966513.
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Ignacio De León Escosura, The Courtship. Sotheby's, 23 Nov 2010, lot 189. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3966513.
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From the same sale 19th Century European Paintings Including Spanish Painting, The Orientalist Sale, and German, Austrian, Scandinavian and Symbolist Works · Nov 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Barber's Shop | Albert Joseph Franke | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Fohlen im Stall | Lovis Corinth | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Bebiendo en la fuente (Drinking from the Fountain) | José Moreno Carbonero | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| El Pascol. Caldes de Montbui | Joaquín Miró | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| La Nuit | Auguste Raynaud | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Recital | Vittorio Reggianini | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ignacio De León Escosura | The Rude Parrot | $11,875 | Sotheby's, Feb 2013 | |
| Italian School, 17th Century | A bee orchid (Ophrys apifera Huds) | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Dutch School, 18th Century | Trompe l’œil with a thrush hanging from a nail and a pinned | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Dutch School, 18th Century | Portrait of a Young Boy | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Ignacio De León Escosura | An Evening's Entertainment | Sotheby's, Feb 2013 | ||
| Ignacio De León Escosura | Teasing the Parrot | Christie's, Apr 2006 | ||
| Neapolitan School, 19th Century | The penitent Saint Jerome | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| William Samuel Schwartz | After the Dance , c. 1940 | Freeman's | Hindman, Oct 2023 |
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.