A Musical Gathering — Joseph Van Aken

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Estimate: £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $14,354–$21,531
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Sale: Sotheby's — Old Masters Day Auction, London · 7 July 2022
Record ID: TB-2026-5042228
Record: first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Joseph Van Aken, A Musical Gathering. Sotheby's, 7 Jul 2022, lot 206. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5042228.

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Joseph Van Aken, A Musical Gathering. Sotheby's, 7 Jul 2022, lot 206. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5042228.

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From the same sale Old Masters Day Auction · Jul 2022

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Portrait of Susannah Henshaw (1661–1767), three-quarter-length, seate…	John Baptist Closterman	£6,000–£8,000
London, a view of Northumberland House on the Strand	Giovanni Antonio Canal, Called Canaletto	£6,000–£8,000
London, a view of Old London Bridge	John Cleveley The Elder	£20,000–£30,000
A set of 8 historical portraits comprising: Charlemagne (circa 748–81…	Italian School, 17th Century	£6,000–£8,000
Portrait of a boy from the Wedderburn Family, probably Charles Wedder…	Catherine Read	£4,000–£6,000
Mestre, a view of the Riva delle Barche and the Antica Posta	Francesco Tironi	£20,000–£30,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Joseph Van Aken	A musical party on a terrace	$18,000	Christie's, Jan 2005
Joseph Van Aken	A theatre company in a portico, a landscape beyond		Christie's, May 2002
French School, 19th Century	french school, 19th century \| a trompe l'œil with a young nu		Sotheby's, Apr 2020
Joseph Van Aken	A village scene with a noble family visiting a peasant feast		Sotheby's, Dec 2006
Dutch School, 18th Century	Portrait of a man, half-length, in a long collar, hat, and g		Sotheby's, Jan 2022
French School, 19th Century	The Birth of Adonis		Christie's, Jul 2022
Italian School, 17th Century	Study of hands		Sotheby's, Jul 2023
Louis De Caullery	Venice, A View of the Piazzetta from the Bacino di San Marco		Sotheby's, May 2024

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.