Study for draperies | Etude de draperies — Michel-Martin Drölling

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Estimate: €1,500–€2,000 hammer ≈ $1,740–$2,320
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Sale: Sotheby's — Autour de la princesse de Salm | Arts et littérature, Paris · 14 October 2021
Record ID: TB-2026-4964500
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Michel-martin Drölling, Study for draperies | Etude de draperies. Sotheby's, 14 Oct 2021, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4964500.

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Michel-martin Drölling, Study for draperies | Etude de draperies. Sotheby's, 14 Oct 2021, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4964500.

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From the same sale Autour de la princesse de Salm | Arts et littérature · Oct 2021

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Italian, in 17th century style, Twelve Caesars \| Italie, dans le styl…	—	€2,000–€3,000
An Italian black porphyry Medicis vase, 19th century \| Vase Médicis e…	—	€3,000–€5,000
MALRAUX. Les chênes qu'on abat..., 1971. Ex. de Julien Green, avec en…	André Malraux 1901-1976	€2,000–€3,000
L'Homme révolté. Paris, Gallimard, 1951. Édition originale. 1/260 sur…	Albert Camus 1913-1960	€600–€800
A pair of giltbronze candelsticks, 19th century \| Paire de flambeaux …	—	€1,000–€1,500
Oeuvres. [Kehl], 1784-1789. 70 vol. in-8. Rel. de l'époque. La plus c…	Voltaire, Francois-marie Arouet. 1694-1778.	€4,000–€6,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Michel-martin Drölling	Vue de la cour intérieure d'une maison avec des personnages	$4,074	Christie's, Nov 2007
P.r.a. Benjamin West	Figures mourning, possibly after Parmigianino (1503-1540)		Christie's, Dec 2024
Michel-martin Drölling	Recto: The Offering Verso: Study of an arm		Sotheby's, Oct 2021
Corrado Giaquinto	Saint John the Baptist		Sotheby's, Oct 2022
P.r.a. Benjamin West	The Transfiguration		Sotheby's, Apr 2026
P.r.a. Benjamin West	Study of a nymph		Sotheby's, Jul 2023
Jean-Baptiste Greuze	[no title recorded]		Dorotheum, Oct 2018
Hubert Robert Paris	Étude de personnages et d'un chien couché		Christie's, Jun 2022

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.