Lot 59 · Old Master Paintings Day Auction
Fisherfolk laying nets by a waterfall
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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $75,366–$100,487
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings Day Auction, London · 7 December 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5178835
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Jean-baptiste Le Prince, Fisherfolk laying nets by a waterfall. Sotheby's, 7 Dec 2023, lot 59. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5178835.
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Jean-baptiste Le Prince, Fisherfolk laying nets by a waterfall. Sotheby's, 7 Dec 2023, lot 59. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5178835.
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