Lot 231 · Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Day Sale
Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a black-and-white dress with a lace collar, with a pearl necklace, earrings and ribbons in her hair
Cornelis Jonson Van Ceulen · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $32,651–$48,976
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Day Sale, London · 9 December 2009
- Dimensions
- 30½ x 25½ in. (77.5 x 64.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5159089
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Cornelis Jonson Van Ceulen, Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a black-and-white dress with a lace collar, with a pearl necklace, earrings and ribbons in her hair. Christie's, 9 Dec 2009, lot 231. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5159089.
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Cornelis Jonson Van Ceulen, Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a black-and-white dress with a lace collar, with a pearl necklace, earrings and ribbons in her hair. Christie's, 9 Dec 2009, lot 231. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5159089.
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From the same sale Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours Day Sale · Dec 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a white shirt with a lace co… | Nicolaes Maes | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| The Holy Virgin and Child - Maria lactans | The Master Of The Gold Brocade | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Adam and Eve lamenting the Death of Abel | Philippe De Champaigne And Studio | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| The Bay of Naples, Vesuvius beyond. | Edmund Berninger | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Portrait of Père Ruffin, Supérieur of the Théatins | Adélaïde Labille-guiard | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| A farm house among trees in the Lake District, near Borrowdale (?) | John Constable | £5,000–£8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelis Jonson Van Ceulen | Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Lady Corbett | $231,281 | Christie's, Apr 2016 | |
| Cornelis Jonson Van Ceulen | Portrait of Margaret, Lady Hungerford (1596-1648) | Sotheby's, Dec 2010 | ||
| George Romney | Portrait of Elizabeth, Lady Bentinck, née Cumberland (1760-1 | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Cornelis Jonson Van Ceulen | Portrait of a young boy; and Portrait of a young girl | Christie's, Jan 2010 | ||
| German School | Portrait of a Coloured Courtier | Lempertz, Nov 2023 | ||
| George Romney | Portrait of Caroline Yorke, later Countess of St. Germans (1 | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Flemish School | The Face of Christ | Lempertz, Jun 2021 | ||
| George Romney | Portrait of Dorothy Stables (1753-1832), seated, with her tw | Christie's, Feb 2026 |
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.