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- Estimate
- £5,000,000–£7,000,000 hammer ≈ $8,045,942–$11,264,318
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L12036, London · 5 December 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4132974
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Jan Havicksz. Steen, The prayer before the meal. Sotheby's, 5 Dec 2012, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4132974.
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Jan Havicksz. Steen, The prayer before the meal. Sotheby's, 5 Dec 2012, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4132974.
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From the same sale L12036 · Dec 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice, the Punta della Dogana | Francesco Guardi | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| An elegant company Making Merry outside a palace | Johann Georg Platzer | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| Lot and his daughters | Andrea Vaccaro | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| View of the Stocks Market, London | Joseph Nicholls | £150,000–£250,000 | |
| Saint John the Baptist in the wilderness | Giovanni Baglione | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| The Adoration of the Magi | Jacopo Di Cione | £80,000–£120,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Havicksz. Steen | an elegant company in an interior with figures playing cards | $7,577,752 | Sotheby's, Dec 2011 | |
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, A View of the Punta della Dogana and the Church of S | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | Saint Sebastian tended by two angels | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | nude study of a young man with raised arms | Sotheby's, Jan 2019 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | Portrait of a young woman, half-length, holding a chain | Christie's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | the virgin and christ child, with saints elizabeth and john | Sotheby's, Jan 2020 | ||
| Jan Havicksz. Steen | a terrace with a couple dancing to a pipe and fiddle, peasan | Sotheby's, Jul 2007 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | sir peter paul rubens | portrait of a lady, three-quarter le | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 |
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