Lot 186 · The Library of a European Gentleman - View Auction details, bid, buy and collect the various artworks at Sotheby's Art Auction House.
an elephant fighting foxes
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,970–$2,626
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Library of a European Gentleman - View Auction details, bid, buy and collect the various artworks at Sotheby's Art Auction House., London · 2 November 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4610788
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Johann Elias Ridinger, an elephant fighting foxes. Sotheby's, 2 Nov 2017, lot 186. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4610788.
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Johann Elias Ridinger, an elephant fighting foxes. Sotheby's, 2 Nov 2017, lot 186. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4610788.
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From the same sale The Library of a European Gentleman - View Auction details, bid, buy and collect the various artworks at Sotheby's Art Auction House. · Nov 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| View of a town in winter with figures skating | Follower Of Klaes Molenaer | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Three pewter-mounted German faience tankards, second half 18th century | — | £800–£1,200 | |
| Wild boars | Johann Elias Ridinger | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Elegant riders in a wooded landscape | Flemish School 18th Century | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Still life with fruit in a Chinese bowl and a roemer on a draped table | Follower Of Juriaen Van Streeck | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| A hunter aiming at a deer | Johann Elias Ridinger | £2,500–£3,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Elias Ridinger | Neue Reitkunst, 1722 | $10,330 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2019 | |
| Johann Elias Ridinger | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2022 | ||
| Johann Elias Ridinger | Die grosse Reitschule in gross Quer-Imperial, 1774-1776 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2019 | ||
| Johann Elias Ridinger | Landscape with Deers | Lempertz, Nov 2023 | ||
| Johann Elias Ridinger | A Collection of etchings including representations of elepha | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| Johann Elias Ridinger | A stag in a forest being shot | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Johann Elias Ridinger | A Swan Hunted by Hounds | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Johann Elias Ridinger | A Meissen porcelain solitaire with hunting scenes | Lempertz, Nov 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.