Lot 137 · Old Masters: Part I
Apricots with a fly and an orange-tip butterfly on a pewter platter, with a façon-de-Venise wine glass and hazelnuts on a stone ledge
Frans Francken II · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- $200,000–$250,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters: Part I, New York · 14 April 2016
- Dimensions
- 12 7/8 x 15 3/8 in. (32.7 x 39.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4046390
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Frans Francken II, Apricots with a fly and an orange-tip butterfly on a pewter platter, with a façon-de-Venise wine glass and hazelnuts on a stone ledge. Christie's, 14 Apr 2016, lot 137. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4046390.
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Frans Francken II, Apricots with a fly and an orange-tip butterfly on a pewter platter, with a façon-de-Venise wine glass and hazelnuts on a stone ledge. Christie's, 14 Apr 2016, lot 137. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4046390.
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From the same sale Old Masters: Part I · Apr 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ as the Man of Sorrows | Guariento di Arpo (fl. Padua 1338-1367/70) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| The Resurrection | Lorenzo Zaragoza (active Cariñena c. 1363--1405/6 Valencia) | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| The Madonna adoring the Christ Child with the young Saint John the Baptist | Alessandro Filipepi, called Sandro Botticelli (Florence 1444/45-1510) and Studio | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| The Adoration of the Magi | Pieter Coecke van Aelst I (Aelst 1502-1550 Brussels) and Studio | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| An amorous couple with lettuce, artichokes, peas and other vegetables… | Adriaen Van Utrecht (Antwerp 1599-1652) and Theodoor Rombouts (Antwerp 1597-1637) | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| The Crucifixion | North Netherlandish School, early 16th century | $300,000–$500,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frans Francken II | La crucifixion | $312,258 | Sotheby's, Jun 2014 | |
| Frans Francken II | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2019 | ||
| Frans Francken II | The Judgement of Solomon | Christie's, Dec 2007 | ||
| Frans Francken II | David and Abigail | Christie's, Jan 1998 | ||
| Frans Francken II | The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite | Christie's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Frans Francken II | Death and the Miser | Christie's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Frans Francken II | The Disputation of the Holy Sacrament | Christie's, Oct 2018 | ||
| David Ii Teniers | Saints Anthony Abbot and Paul of Thebes in a rocky landscape | Christie's, Jul 2014 |
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.