Lot 19 · Old Master Paintings
The Battle between Alexander and Porus
Nicolaes Berchem · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $250,000–$350,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Paintings , New York · 3 June 2004
- Dimensions
- 43¾ x 60¼ in. (111 x 153 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4765273
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Nicolaes Berchem, The Battle between Alexander and Porus. Christie's, 3 Jun 2004, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4765273.
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Nicolaes Berchem, The Battle between Alexander and Porus. Christie's, 3 Jun 2004, lot 19. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4765273.
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From the same sale Old Master Paintings · Jun 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of the artist's son, Antoine-Louis Regnault (1788-1856) | Baron Jean-Baptiste Regnault (Paris 1754-1829) | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Portrait of the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), full-length, … | Alexandre Benoit Jean Dufay, Casanova (Paris 1770-1844) | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Portrait of a girl, full-length, in an embroidered silk dress | Attributed to Charles Beaubrun (Amboise 1602-1692 Paris) and Henri Beaubrun (Amboise 1603-1677 Paris) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Saint Martin Dividing his Cloak | Follower of Joseph Heintz I | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| The Wedding Feast | Pieter Breughel II (Brussels 1564/5-1637/8 Antwerp) | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Portrait of a boy, traditionally identified as Emperor Maximilian, st… | Netherlandish School, Mid-16th Century | $8,000–$12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolaes Berchem | The Watering Place | $317,504 | Christie's, Dec 2018 | |
| Italian School | The Virgin and Child in a Landscape | Lempertz, Mar 2019 | ||
| German School | Portrait of a Coloured Courtier | Lempertz, Nov 2023 | ||
| Nicolaes Berchem | An Italianate river landscape with herdsmen by the ruins of | Christie's, Jul 1999 | ||
| French School | Lion Hunt, after Rubens | Lempertz, Sep 2017 | ||
| Nicolaes Berchem | An Italienate landscape with drovers | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Flemish School | The Face of Christ | Lempertz, Jun 2021 | ||
| French School | 17th Century Salome with the head of Saint John the Baptist | Bonhams, Jul 2012 |
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.