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Lot 337 · Old Master & Decorative, Modern & Contemporary Prints

Les Péchés Capitaux dominés par la Mort (Delteil, Taevernier 126; Elesh 131)

James Ensor · etching and drypoint with extensive hand-colouring in watercolour, 1904, on

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Estimate
£4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,393–$8,090
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master & Decorative, Modern & Contemporary Prints, London (South Kensington) · 10 December 2002
Dimensions
P. 91 x 140 mm., S. 178 x 223 mm
Record ID
TB-2026-4897782
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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James Ensor, Les Péchés Capitaux dominés par la Mort (Delteil, Taevernier 126; Elesh 131). Christie's, 10 Dec 2002, lot 337. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4897782.

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James Ensor, Les Péchés Capitaux dominés par la Mort (Delteil, Taevernier 126; Elesh 131). Christie's, 10 Dec 2002, lot 337. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4897782.

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From the same sale Old Master & Decorative, Modern & Contemporary Prints · Dec 2002

LotArtistEstimateResult
Iconographia (Hollstein 301-446) Melchior Küsel (1626-1683) after J. W. Baur £1,000–£1,500
Les Septs Péchés Capitaux (Lieure 354-360) Jacques Callot £800–£1,200
L'Enfant Prodigue (Lieure 1404-1414) Jacques Callot £1,000–£1,500
Madonna and Child with Angels (Bartsch 2; Bohlin 3) Lodovico Carracci £800–£1,200
The King of Bohemia (Hillemacher 12) Jean-pierre Norblin De La Gourdaine £800–£1,200
Saints Peter and Paul seated in a Landscape (Hollstein 106) Lucas Van Leyden £1,500–£2,500

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