Lot 9 · Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale
Saint George’s Day: A village kermesse with figures dancing and merrymaking, others drinking before an inn at the sign of The Horn
Marten Van Cleve · oil on canvas
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- £200,000–£300,000 hammer ≈ $269,666–$404,499
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, London · 13 December 2002
- Dimensions
- 54 3/8 x 106½ in. (138 x 270 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4335049
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4335049 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4335049
Marten Van Cleve, Saint George’s Day: A village kermesse with figures dancing and merrymaking, others drinking before an inn at the sign of The Horn. Christie's, 13 Dec 2002, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4335049.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4335049.
Marten Van Cleve, Saint George’s Day: A village kermesse with figures dancing and merrymaking, others drinking before an inn at the sign of The Horn. Christie's, 13 Dec 2002, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4335049.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale · Dec 2002
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Period, Circa 1St-2Nd Century A.d. | AN EGYPTIAN GOLD FINGER RING | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Late Period, Dynasty Xxvi-Xxx, 664-343 B.c. | AN EGYPTIAN GOLD FINGER RING | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Roman Period, Circa 1St-2Nd Century A.d. | AN EGYPTIAN GOLD FINGER RING | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Ptolemaic Period, 304-30 B.c. | EIGHT EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE FAIENCE TABLOIDS | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.c. | AN EGYPTIAN LAPIS LAZULI FINGER RING | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| New Kingdom, Reign of Ramesses II, 1290-1224 B.c. | AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARAB | $900–$1,200 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | Portrait of a lady, probably Isabella Brant (1591-1626), as | $1,197,000 | Christie's, Jan 2023 | |
| Marten Van Cleve | The Massacre of the Innocents | Christie's, Nov 2004 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | Christ on the Cross | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Marten Van Cleve | The Wedding Dance | Christie's, Dec 2017 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | Portrait study of an old man | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | Etude pour une tête de jeune garçon | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | Democritus and Heraclitus | Christie's, Dec 1999 | ||
| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | The Abduction of Ganymede 《強擄蓋尼米德》 | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 |
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.