Lot 69 · Old Master Paintings
A lady seated before a mirror: an Allegory of Vanity
Willem Bartsius · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Paintings , New York · 3 June 2015
- Dimensions
- 10½ x 9 3/8 in. (26.7 x 23.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4152136
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Willem Bartsius, A lady seated before a mirror: an Allegory of Vanity. Christie's, 3 Jun 2015, lot 69. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4152136.
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Willem Bartsius, A lady seated before a mirror: an Allegory of Vanity. Christie's, 3 Jun 2015, lot 69. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4152136.
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From the same sale Old Master Paintings · Jun 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of a lady | Follower of Pieter Pourbus | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| A barn interior with two children eating and a man working | Isack Jansz. van Ostade (Haarlem 1621-1649) | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| The Madonna and Child | Pasqualino Veneziano (Venice, active 1490 - before 1504) | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| A wooded landscape with travelers on a path | Jan Breughel I (Brussels 1568-1625 Antwerp) | $350,000–$450,000 | |
| A Mediterranean port at dawn with shipping and fisherfolk | Charles-François Grenier de Lacroix, called Lacroix de Marseille (Marseille c. 1700-1782 Berlin?) | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| A kitchen interior with a maid and a young man | Follower of Cornelis Engelsz. | $8,000–$12,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neapolitan School, 19th Century | [no title recorded] | $7,539 | Dorotheum, Jun 2025 | |
| Follower Of Sir Anthony Van Dyck | Saint George | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| David Teniers The Younger | Drinking Couple | Lempertz, May 2022 | ||
| Neapolitan School, 19th Century | Three women singing | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| David Teniers The Younger | Italianate Landscape With a Shepherd Smoking His Pipe | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Willem Bartsius | Elegant company playing music and merrymaking in an interior | Christie's, Oct 2003 | ||
| Neapolitan School, 19th Century | neapolitan school, 19th century | naples: two nocturnal view | Sotheby's, Sep 2020 | ||
| Willem Bartsius | Judith and Holofernes | Sotheby's, Jan 2011 |
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