Lot 149 · Old Master Paintings
vanitas still life: skull with an ivy wreath, a crown, money bags, an hourglass and a book of sheet music, pearls and other objects on a stone plinth
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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings, New York · 1 February 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4141187
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jan Vermeulen, vanitas still life: skull with an ivy wreath, a crown, money bags, an hourglass and a book of sheet music, pearls and other objects on a stone plinth. Sotheby's, 1 Feb 2013, lot 149. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4141187.
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Jan Vermeulen, vanitas still life: skull with an ivy wreath, a crown, money bags, an hourglass and a book of sheet music, pearls and other objects on a stone plinth. Sotheby's, 1 Feb 2013, lot 149. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4141187.
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From the same sale Old Master Paintings · Feb 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| An enamel-mounted parcel-gilt and ebonized wood collector's cabinet f… | — | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Portrait of a Cleric | Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Heidelberg with a Rainbow | Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | $4,000,000–$6,000,000 | |
| 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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Vermeulen | Musical instruments and scores, a drawing, books and a globe | $84,075 | Christie's, Jul 2026 | |
| Jan Vermeulen | A vanitas still life with musical instruments | Christie's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | The Domleschg Valley looking North, Switzerland | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Jan Vermeulen | still life with an open book | Sotheby's, May 2020 | ||
| Jan Vermeulen | Books, a globe and musical instruments on a draped table | Christie's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | Vesuvius seen from Naples, Morning | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | The River Washburn, near Lindley Bridge, Yorkshire | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Joseph Mallord William Turner Ra | The fortress of Ehrenbreitstein from across the Rhine ( rect | Christie's, Jul 2022 |
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.