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Lot 248 · Old Masters: Part II

Portrait of a lady, aged 68, seated half-length

Nicolaes Maes · oil on canvas

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Estimate
$60,000–$100,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Masters: Part II, New York · 14 April 2016
Dimensions
35 ½ x 28 3/8 in. (90 x 72 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4046446
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Nicolaes Maes, Portrait of a lady, aged 68, seated half-length. Christie's, 14 Apr 2016, lot 248. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4046446.

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Nicolaes Maes, Portrait of a lady, aged 68, seated half-length. Christie's, 14 Apr 2016, lot 248. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4046446.

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