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Lot 285 · Old Master Paintings Part II

The mussel vendor

Jan Josef Horemans · oil on canvas

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Estimate
$15,000–$20,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master Paintings Part II, New York · 25 October 2005
Dimensions
26¼ x 33¾ in. (66.6 x 85.7 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4458825
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jan Josef Horemans, The mussel vendor. Christie's, 25 Oct 2005, lot 285. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4458825.

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From the same sale Old Master Paintings Part II · Oct 2005

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Saint Jerome in his study Hendrick van Steenwijk II (?Antwerp circa 1580-1648 ?Leiden) $30,000–$50,000
The Crucifixion North Italian School, circa 1480 $15,000–$25,000
A young lady in a white dress with pink bows, seated at a table, read… The Reverend Matthew William Peters, R.A. (Freshwater, Isle of Wight 1742-1814 Brasted Place, Kent) $20,000–$30,000
Monkeys playing games, eating and dancing in an interior Circle of Jan van Kessel I (Antwerp 1626-1679) $30,000–$50,000
Portrait of Maharaja Pratap Chand, standing full-length, dressed as a… William Henry Flerio Hutchisson (English, active Bath 1815-1861) $20,000–$30,000
The Madonna and Child Ignaz Stern, called Stella (Mauerkirchen, Bavaria 1679-1748 Rome) $15,000–$20,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Jan Josef Horemans A teacher with her class. 1733. $17,001 Koller, Jun 2020
Jan Josef Horemans An interior with a woman at her spinning wheel, a child with Christie's, Oct 2017
Jan Josef Horemans A park landscape with a musical party outside an Italianate Christie's, May 2013
Jan Josef Horemans [no title recorded] Dorotheum, Dec 2018
Jan Josef Horemans A fishmarket Christie's, Nov 1999
Dutch School, 18th Century Portrait of a man holding a dog in his hands Sotheby's, Jun 2021
Jan Josef Horemans A doctor's surgery Christie's, Oct 2004
Jan Josef Horemans A cobbler in his workshop Christie's, May 2009

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