Lot 108 · Old Master and British Paintings
A personification of Taste: A young woman with a basket of fruit and thieving monkeys
Justus Van Egmont · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $9,855–$14,783
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Paintings, London (South Kensington) · 2 November 2016
- Dimensions
- 47 ¼ x 19 ¾ in. (120 x 50 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3989849
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Justus Van Egmont, A personification of Taste: A young woman with a basket of fruit and thieving monkeys. Christie's, 2 Nov 2016, lot 108. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3989849.
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Justus Van Egmont, A personification of Taste: A young woman with a basket of fruit and thieving monkeys. Christie's, 2 Nov 2016, lot 108. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3989849.
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