Lot 56 · Old Master and British Drawings
The Angel with the family of Tobit
Nicolaes Maes · pen and brown ink
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Drawings, New York · 29 January 2015
- Dimensions
- 5 1/8 x 4½ in. (12.9 x 11.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4190682
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Nicolaes Maes, The Angel with the family of Tobit. Christie's, 29 Jan 2015, lot 56. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4190682.
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Nicolaes Maes, The Angel with the family of Tobit. Christie's, 29 Jan 2015, lot 56. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4190682.
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From the same sale Old Master and British Drawings · Jan 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Madonna seated, holding the Child | Polidoro Caldara, Polidoro da Caravaggio (Caravaggio 1499-1543 Messina) | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| The Birth of the Virgin | Niccolo Martinelli, il Trometta (Pesaro 1540-1611 Rome) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| King David accompanied by three of his followers | Giuseppe Cesari, il Cavalier d'Arpino (Arpino 1568-1640 Rome) | $150,000–$250,000 | |
| The unwelcome news | Frans van Mieris I (Leiden 1635-1681) | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| A standing man in oriental costume | Jan van den Bergh (Altemaar 1587-after 1650) | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Equestrian battle scenes | Johan Wilhelm Baur (Strasburg 1607-1641 Vienna) | $4,000–$6,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolaes Maes | children playing with a swing and two dogs before a ruined a | $18,750 | Sotheby's, Jan 2019 | |
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| Nicolaes Maes | Portrait of a lady | Sotheby's, Jan 2015 | ||
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| Nicolaes Maes | portrait of a gentleman, half length, in a metal breastplate | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
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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.