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Lot 10 · Old Master & 19th Century Paintings

A village scene with figures begging in the foreground and others gathered around an inn

Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot

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Estimate
£5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,238–$8,734
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, London · 5 April 2023
Record ID
TB-2026-5113912
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot, A village scene with figures begging in the foreground and others gathered around an inn. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2023, lot 10. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5113912.

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Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot, A village scene with figures begging in the foreground and others gathered around an inn. Sotheby's, 5 Apr 2023, lot 10. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5113912.

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Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot Village scene with passers-by. $7,888 Koller, Sep 2025
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Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot Feeding the hungry Oil on panel, cm. 46x65. Framed PROVENANC Bertolami Fine Art, Apr 2023
Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot Peasant Feast Lempertz, Nov 2020
Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot A rustic track with figures merrymaking outside an inn Christie's, Oct 2011
Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot recto: market scene in a town squareverso: landscape with a Sotheby's, Jul 2018
Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot Village Kermesse with Figures Feasting, Dancing, and Merryma Sotheby's, Feb 2024

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