Lot 669 · Old Master Drawings
a dead spoonbill; on the verso, a further study of the bird's head
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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Drawings, New York · 26 January 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3981528
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Vermoelen Jacob Xavier, a dead spoonbill; on the verso, a further study of the bird's head. Sotheby's, 26 Jan 2011, lot 669. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3981528.
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Vermoelen Jacob Xavier, a dead spoonbill; on the verso, a further study of the bird's head. Sotheby's, 26 Jan 2011, lot 669. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3981528.
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From the same sale Old Master Drawings · Jan 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Flat Fish | — | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Adoration of the Shepherds | Bartolommeo Cesi | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| View of Erress | Valentijn Klotz | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Inside the Colosseum, Rome | Jan Baptist Weenix | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Abraham and Isaac | Samuel Van Hoogstraten | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Judas Returning the Thirty Pieces of Silver | Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | $600,000–$800,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermoelen Jacob Xavier | A hawk with his quarry: a Flemish jay, a male and a female b | $24,513 | Lempertz, May 2023 | |
| Vermoelen Jacob Xavier | Two Dead Rollers | Sotheby's, Jan 2011 | ||
| South German | An enamelled gold pendant with the IHS monogram, probably So | Lempertz, Nov 2019 | ||
| Venetian School | The Baptism of Christ | Lempertz, Nov 2022 | ||
| Venetian School | 15th Century The Battle of Troy unframed | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | Putti in the clouds | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | La mise au tombeau | Christie's, Mar 2007 | ||
| Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | a centaur and satyr on a road, with two nymphs being abducte | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 |
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