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- Estimate
- $50,000–$70,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th Century European Art, New York · 11 June 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4829237
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alexander Koester, alexander koester | ducks in sunlight. Sotheby's, 11 Jun 2020, lot 32. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4829237.
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Alexander Koester, alexander koester | ducks in sunlight. Sotheby's, 11 Jun 2020, lot 32. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4829237.
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From the same sale 19th Century European Art · Jun 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| eugène joseph verboeckhoven | a cavalier at rest | Eugene Verboeckhoven | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| hugues merle | laveuse d'étretat | Hugues Merle | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| henri fantin-latour | deux baigneuses | Henri Fantin-latour | $8,000–$10,000 | |
| jean-léon gérôme | la joueuse de cerceau (the hoop dancer) | Jean-léon Gérome | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| john william godward, r.b.a. |the posy | John William Godward R.b.a. | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| hugues merle | queen esther | Hugues Merle | $10,000–$15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Koester | Ducks at the Village Pond | $62,060 | Lempertz, May 2025 | |
| Alexander Koester | Ducks. | Koller, Sep 2023 | ||
| Alexander Koester | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2019 | ||
| Alexander Koester | Ducks in the evening light. | Koller, Sep 2024 | ||
| Alexander Koester | White Ducks by a Pond | Lempertz, Nov 2021 | ||
| Alexander Koester | Enten im See, Um 1909-1913 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2014 | ||
| Alexander Koester | Six ducks in blue reed water | Lempertz, May 2023 | ||
| Alexander Koester | Enten (Seelandschaft), 1909 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2013 |
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.