Lot 155 · 19th-Century Works of Art: Featuring Works from The Muriel S. and Noah L. Butkin Collection Sold to Benefit the Cleveland Museum of Art
The Letter
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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th-Century Works of Art: Featuring Works from The Muriel S. and Noah L. Butkin Collection Sold to Benefit the Cleveland Museum of Art, New York · 24 May 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5126325
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Vicente Palmaroli Y Gonzales, The Letter. Sotheby's, 24 May 2023, lot 155. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5126325.
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Vicente Palmaroli Y Gonzales, The Letter. Sotheby's, 24 May 2023, lot 155. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5126325.
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From the same sale 19th-Century Works of Art: Featuring Works from The Muriel S. and Noah L. Butkin Collection Sold to Benefit the Cleveland Museum of Art · May 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near the Salève | Francois Diday | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Along the Canal | Rubens Santoro | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Self-Portrait | Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Fantasia | Ulpiano Checa | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Cornish Coast | David James | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Moss Brook, Biddeford Pool, Maine (August-September 1916) | Louis Aston Knight | $10,000–$15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicente Palmaroli Y Gonzales | At the Beach | $8,255 | Sotheby's, May 2023 | |
| Vicente Palmaroli Y Gonzales | The friar and the fair lady | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2023 | ||
| Vicente Palmaroli Y Gonzales | The Ballerina | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Vicente Palmaroli Y Gonzales | The ballet dancer | Bonhams, Mar 2013 | ||
| Vicente Palmaroli Y Gonzales | The Letter | Sotheby's, Feb 2013 | ||
| Vicente Palmaroli Y Gonzales | The Geography Lesson | Christie's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Franz Richard Unterberger | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2021 | ||
| Vicente Palmaroli Y Gonzales | Woman in an Interior | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 |
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.