Lot 74 · Old Master Paintings
Vulcan Surprising Venus and Mars in Bed Before an Assembly of the Gods
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- Estimate
- $200,000–$300,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings, New York · 1 February 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4140333
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Johann Heiss, Vulcan Surprising Venus and Mars in Bed Before an Assembly of the Gods. Sotheby's, 1 Feb 2013, lot 74. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4140333.
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Johann Heiss, Vulcan Surprising Venus and Mars in Bed Before an Assembly of the Gods. Sotheby's, 1 Feb 2013, lot 74. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4140333.
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|---|---|---|---|
| An enamel-mounted parcel-gilt and ebonized wood collector's cabinet f… | — | $20,000–$30,000 | |
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| Draughtsmen in a Landscape with antique ruins | Hubert Robert Paris | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Portrait of Edward VI | Guillim Scrots | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Saint Andrew | Mattia Preti | $60,000–$80,000 |
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