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Lot 127 · Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts

Numerous townsfolk on a square, Rotterdam

Elias Pieter Van Bommel

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Estimate
$40,000–$60,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, New York · 18 April 2000
Record ID
TB-2026-4743925
Record
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Elias Pieter Van Bommel, Numerous townsfolk on a square, Rotterdam. Christie's, 18 Apr 2000, lot 127. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4743925.

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From the same sale Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts · Apr 2000

LotArtistEstimateResult
GRINDLAY, Robert Melville (1786-1877). Scenery, Costumes and Architec… GRINDLAY, Robert Melville (1786-1877). Scenery, Costumes and Architecture, Chiefly on the Western Side of India. London: Smith, Elter & Co., [1826]-1830. $10,000–$15,000
An old woman in an interior reading the bible Jean Auguste Henri Baron Leys (Belgian, 1815-1869) $10,000–$15,000
PYNCHON, Thomas (b. 1937). V. Philadelphia, [1963]. PYNCHON, Thomas (b. 1937). V. Philadelphia, [1963]. $600–$800
DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge ("Lewis Carroll"). Alice's Adventures Under… DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge ("Lewis Carroll"). Alice's Adventures Under Ground. Being a facsimile of the original ms. book afterwards developed into "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". London: Macmillan, 1886. $2,000–$3,000
Rijnhaven, Rotterdam Johannes Hendrik van Mastenbroek (Dutch, 1875-1945) $25,000–$35,000
View of a small fishing-port at dusk Jacques Franois Joseph Carabain (Belgian, 1834-after 1902) $25,000–$35,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Elias Pieter Van Bommel [no title recorded] $98,529 est. Dorotheum, Mar 2019
Elias Pieter Van Bommel a busy harbour with merchants unloading their goods Sotheby's, Dec 2010
Elias Pieter Van Bommel View of the Schreierstoren, Amsterdam, in summer Christie's, Apr 1999
Charles Henri Joseph Leickert A Winter Scene Sotheby's, May 2018
Elias Pieter Van Bommel A view of the Oude Schans with the Montelbaanstoren, Amsterd Sotheby's, Apr 2006
Charles Henri Joseph Leickert Numerous skaters near a koek-en-zopie on a frozen waterway Christie's, Nov 2010
Elias Pieter Van Bommel a view of Rotterdam with the Hoofdpoort Sotheby's, Apr 2008
Hans Zatzka An Allegory of Love Christie's, Oct 2005

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