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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

LotArtistEstimateResult
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

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Cornelis Jonson Van Ceulen Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Lady Corbett $231,281 Christie's, Apr 2016
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George Romney Portrait of Elizabeth, Lady Bentinck, née Cumberland (1760-1 Christie's, Feb 2026
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George Romney Portrait of Caroline Yorke, later Countess of St. Germans (1 Sotheby's, Jul 2021
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