Lot 557 · Old Master & British Paintings
A river god holding a child in a landscape, with putti holding laurel wreaths
South German School, 16th Century · oil on canvas, shaped top, relined onto a square canvas
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $7,716–$12,346
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Paintings, London (South Kensington) · 30 April 2015
- Dimensions
- 43 ½ x 20 7/8 in. (110 x 53 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4170272
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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South German School, 16th Century, A river god holding a child in a landscape, with putti holding laurel wreaths. Christie's, 30 Apr 2015, lot 557. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4170272.
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South German School, 16th Century, A river god holding a child in a landscape, with putti holding laurel wreaths. Christie's, 30 Apr 2015, lot 557. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4170272.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| An extensive river landscape with drovers and their cattle, mountains… | Follower of Jan Griffier | — | upcoming |
| Madonna and Child | Hispano-flemish School, 16th Century | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| A wooded river landscape with figures hunting ducks and stags, a hill… | Marten Ryckaert | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Portrait of Maria Vertemata, three-quarter length, in a richly embroi… | Circle Of Frans Pourbus II | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Self-portrait of the artist in a helmet | D'apres Rembrandt Harmensz. Van Rijn | — | upcoming |
| Portrait of the artist, bust-length in a feigned oval | After Sir Anthony Van Dyck | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South German School, 16th Century | [no title recorded] | $7,956 est. | Dorotheum, Dec 2020 | |
| South German School, 16th Century | The Entombment | Christie's, Dec 1998 | ||
| South German School, 16th Century | The Virgin and Child | Christie's, Apr 2002 | ||
| South German School, 16th Century | the virgin and child | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | Portrait of a man surprised, possibly a self-portrait of the | Sotheby's, Jan 2022 | ||
| South German School, 16th Century | St. Leonard of Noblac | Sotheby's, Jan 2014 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | Portrait of a Gentleman, Formerly Identified as Richard Cumb | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | Portrait of an elegantly dressed lady, three-quarter-length, | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 |
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.