Lot 11 · Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale
The Virgin Mary nursing the Christ Child
Hans Memling · oil and gold on oak panel, circular
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- Estimate
- £2,500,000–£3,500,000 hammer ≈ $3,739,169–$5,234,837
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, London · 8 December 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4078874
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-4078874 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4078874
Hans Memling, The Virgin Mary nursing the Christ Child. Christie's, 8 Dec 2015, lot 11. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4078874.
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Hans Memling, The Virgin Mary nursing the Christ Child. Christie's, 8 Dec 2015, lot 11. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4078874.
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From the same sale Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale · Dec 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ on the Road to Calvary | Studio Of Pieter Brueghel II | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| A winter carnival with figures on the ice before the Kipdorppoort Bas… | Sebastian Vrancx | £150,000–£250,000 | |
| A wooded river landscape with figures crossing a bridge | Jacob Van Ruisdael | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| The Battle between Carnival and Lent | Circle Of Pieter Brueghel II | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| The Birdtrap | Pieter Brueghel III | £1,000,000–£1,500,000 | |
| A view of the bridge at Charleville Castle, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, a … | William Ashford P.r.h.a. | £100,000–£150,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Memling | The Virgin Mary Nursing the Christ Child | $4,642,015 | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | |
| Hans Memling | Christ Blessing | Sotheby's, Feb 2013 | ||
| Claude Joseph Vernet | le soir: a mediterranean harbour at sunset with fisherfolk a | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne adored by Saints of the | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Brueghel The Younger, Pieter | summer: figures eating during the summer harvest | Sotheby's, Jan 2014 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | Saint Sebastian tended by two angels | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Brueghel The Younger, Pieter | A Village Street with Peasants Dancing | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Brueghel The Younger, Pieter | the bird trap | Sotheby's, Jan 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.