Lot 5 · Old Master Prints
A Flute-Player and a Man with a Swan (Holl. 18)
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,892–$8,154
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Prints, London · 29 May 1998
- Dimensions
- P. 143 mm. (diameter), S. 152 x 156 mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4731868
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Willem Pietersz. Buytewech, A Flute-Player and a Man with a Swan (Holl. 18). Christie's, 29 May 1998, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4731868.
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Willem Pietersz. Buytewech, A Flute-Player and a Man with a Swan (Holl. 18). Christie's, 29 May 1998, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4731868.
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From the same sale Old Master Prints · May 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saints Sebastian, Anthony, and Roch (B. 10; Bersier 48; Eisler 70) | Jean Duvet | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| The Large Village Fair (B., Holl. 16) | Cornelis Dusart | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Spes, from: The Seven Virtues (Hollstein 133; Lari 128; New Hollstein 14) | After Pieter Bruegel the Elder ( circa 1525-1569) by Philips Galle (1537-1612) | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Temperantia, from: The Seven Virtues (Holl. 138; L. 133; N. Holl. 19) | After Pieter Bruegel the Elder by Philips Galle | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Alpine Landscape with a Deep Valley (Holl. 6; L. 8; N. Holl. 52) | After Pieter Bruegel the Elder by Jan van Doetecum the Elder (active 1554 - circa 1600) and Lucas van Doetecum (active 1554 - d. before 1584) | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The Belgian Wagon (Holl. 8; L. 10; N. Holl. 54) | After Pieter Bruegel the Elder by Jan van Doetecum the Elder and Lucas van Doetecum | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willem Pietersz. Buytewech | farm buildings | $7,972 | Sotheby's, Jul 2011 | |
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2022 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | Sketch for a Ceiling or Wall Decoration | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | Saint Peter | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | ||
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | Self-Portrait with Cap pulled forward | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Willem Pietersz. Buytewech | a brothel scene with a young couple and a procuress | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | Old Man with a Divided Fur Cap (B., Holl. 265; New Holl. 182 | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 | ||
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | rembrandt harmensz. van rijn | jan cornelis sylvius (b., hol | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 |
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.