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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Art of France, New York · 19 May 2004
- Dimensions
- 14 x 12 in. (35.6 x 30.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4626218
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Philippe Mercier, The Happy Encounter. Christie's, 19 May 2004, lot 109. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4626218.
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Philippe Mercier, The Happy Encounter. Christie's, 19 May 2004, lot 109. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4626218.
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From the same sale The Art of France · May 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Gaspard Gédéon Pétau, Seigneur de Maulette, half-length, … | Nicolas De Largillière | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in armor | Louis Tocqué | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Venus and the Three Graces tending to Cupid | Nicolas Vleughels | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Lilies, roses, tulips, carnations, and other flowers in a glass vase … | Nicolas Baudesson | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Bathsheba at her toilet | Jean-françois De Troy | $300,000–$500,000 | |
| Les Femmes se battent; and Les Hommes se disputent | Louis-léopold Boilly | $250,000–$350,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Mercier | Double portrait of a boy and girl, full-length, the boy in a | $31,678 | Christie's, Jun 2019 | |
| Philippe Mercier | Portrait of a girl sewing with her dog alongside | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Philippe Mercier | Allegory of Painting | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 | ||
| Sir Joshua Reynolds P.r.a. | Portrait of General Dury, half-length, in a scarlet gold-fro | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| Philippe Mercier | School for Girls | Sotheby's, Dec 2012 | ||
| Philippe Mercier | portrait of sir john thomas stanley, 6th bart. of alderley ( | Sotheby's, Apr 2011 | ||
| Sir Anthony Van Dyck | Portrait of a 37 Year Old Man in a Dark Robe | Lempertz, Nov 2024 | ||
| Philippe Mercier | Portrait of Ralph Crathorne (d. 1755), of Ness Hall, North R | Christie's, Jul 2015 |
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.