La lettre de recommendation (The letter of recommendation) — Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff (Dutch, 1824-1882)

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Estimate: £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,763–$6,272
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Sale: Bonhams — Cornelis Paulus van Pauwvliet: An Important Dutch Collection, London, New Bond Street · 21 November 2023
Record ID: TB-2026-404245
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Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff, La lettre de recommendation (The letter of recommendation). Bonhams, 21 Nov 2023, lot 114. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-404245.

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Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff, La lettre de recommendation (The letter of recommendation). Bonhams, 21 Nov 2023, lot 114. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-404245.

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From the same sale Cornelis Paulus van Pauwvliet: An Important Dutch Collection · Nov 2023

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Mon cher faites-moi, from Croquis d'expressions 2	After Honoré Daumier	£300–£500	upcoming
First-half 19th century	A French Needlework Fragment	£400–£600
Maker's mark PB within an outlined punch, Pieter Bonser, Amsterdam, 1744	A Fine 18th Century Dutch Silver Hot Water / Tea Urn	£25,000–£35,000
A set of four 18th century Dutch cast silver candlesticks Jean Vignon…	A Set Of Four 18th Century Dutch Cast Silver Candlesticks Jean Vignon Iii, 's Gravenhage	£15,000–£25,000
A matched set of four 18th century Dutch cast silver candlesticks Thr…	A Matched Set Of Four 18th Century Dutch Cast Silver Candlesticks Three With Maker's Mark For Willem Brandenburg, Deventer, 1763 And 1764, Another Different Maker, Benjamin Overdorp, Deventer 1728	£12,000–£18,000
Maker's mark MC, probably for Matthijs Crayenschot, Amsterdam, 1776	An 18th Century Dutch Silver Tobacco Box	£3,000–£5,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff	'deux vieilles amies s'entretenant'	$14,669	Sotheby's, Apr 2007
Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff	Interior scene with three ladies drinking		Bonhams, Mar 2018
Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff	La marchande de bric-à-brac		Christie's, Apr 2005
Louis Apol	A view of Dordrecht across the river Merwede		Sotheby's, Apr 2025
Cornelis Springer	The Fish Market of Zaltbommel in Winter		Sotheby's, Dec 2023
Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff	The letter		Christie's, May 2011
Alexander Hugo Bakker Korff	Lost in thoughts		Christie's, Apr 2002
Isaac Israels	Figures in the Street, Oil on Board		PASAREL, Nov 2020

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