Lot 88 · Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours
King Solomon with his entourage
Pieter Jansz. Quast · black chalk on prepared vellum
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,263–$3,018
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 9 December 2015
- Dimensions
- 12 1/8 x 8¾ in. (30.8 x 22.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4075925
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-4075925 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4075925
Pieter Jansz. Quast, King Solomon with his entourage. Christie's, 9 Dec 2015, lot 88. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4075925.
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Pieter Jansz. Quast, King Solomon with his entourage. Christie's, 9 Dec 2015, lot 88. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4075925.
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