Lot 260 · Old Master Drawings
a lady seated by a keyboard, holding a letter
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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Drawings, New York · 30 January 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4139849
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin, a lady seated by a keyboard, holding a letter. Sotheby's, 30 Jan 2013, lot 260. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4139849.
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Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin, a lady seated by a keyboard, holding a letter. Sotheby's, 30 Jan 2013, lot 260. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4139849.
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From the same sale Old Master Drawings · Jan 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hercules and Omphale | Willem Van Mieris | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| The Concert | — | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Portrait of a boy | Vincenzo Gemito Naples | $18,000–$22,000 | |
| Design for an ornamental garden with a central fountain and figures nearby | Daniel Marot I | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Scene of Martyrdom | Called Il Giovane Jacopo Palma | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Seated Man | Moses Ter Borch | $10,000–$15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin | jean baptiste jacques augustin | portrait of madeleine pauli | $13,134 | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | |
| Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin | portrait de dame traditionnellement appelée marie-thérèse, d | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin | portrait of a lady | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin | portrait de napoléon 1er, empereur des français (1769-1821), | Sotheby's, Apr 2014 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin | portrait of a mother and child, traditionally identified as | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin | jean baptiste jacques augustin | portrait of a gentleman | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin | portrait de jeune femme à la robe lilas, vers 1785 | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | ||
| John Smart | A Naval Captain in gold bordered naval uniform with white fa | Chiswick Auctions, Jan 2026 |
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.