Lot 38 · An Iberian Private Collection Part I: Important Gold Boxes & Objects of Vertu
The Rape of Europa
Balthasar Beschey · pastel sur papier
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — An Iberian Private Collection Part I: Important Gold Boxes & Objects of Vertu, London · 25 January 2002
- Dimensions
- 19.3 x 27.3 cm. (7 5/8 x 10¾ in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4639283
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Balthasar Beschey, The Rape of Europa. Christie's, 25 Jan 2002, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4639283.
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Balthasar Beschey, The Rape of Europa. Christie's, 25 Jan 2002, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4639283.
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From the same sale An Iberian Private Collection Part I: Important Gold Boxes & Objects of Vertu · Jan 2002
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The interior of a Gothic church with figures at night | PEETER NEEFS I (Antwerp 1578-c. 1656/1661) | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Maker's Mark in a Horizontal Lozenge, Paris, Circa 1930, with the Fre… | A FRENCH ART DECO STONE-SET GOLD CIGARETTE CASE | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| A landscape with the conversion of Saint Paul on the road to Damascus | HERRI MET DE BLES, IL CIVETTA (Dinant c. 1510-after 1550) | $300,000–$500,000 | |
| A turbanned soldier steadying a rearing horse frightened by a thunder storm | HENRI BAUDOT (active Paris, first half of the 19th century) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| By Paul-Nicolas Meniere (Fl. 1775-1826), Marked, Paris, 1776/1777, wi… | A LOUIS XVI FOUR-COLOUR GOLD BONBONNIERE | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| Possibly German, Circa 1840/1850 | A CONTINENTAL GOLD SNUFF-BOX | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balthasar Beschey | [no title recorded] | $31,162 | Dorotheum, Jun 2020 | |
| Balthasar Beschey | a river landscape with figures | Sotheby's, Apr 2013 | ||
| Balthasar Beschey | A wooded landscape with Christ and the Centurion, a village | Sotheby's, Dec 2004 | ||
| Balthasar Beschey | balthazar beschey | madonna and child with the infant saint | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Balthasar Beschey | a turbaned man in oriental dress;a lady in oriental dress | Sotheby's, Apr 2013 | ||
| Balthasar Beschey | Neptune et Amphitrite | Sotheby's, Jun 2009 | ||
| Balthasar Beschey | Summer: peasants on horseback surrounded by others harvestin | Sotheby's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Balthasar Beschey | Venus and Adonis | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 |
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.