Lot 338 · Master Paintings Part I
Still Life with Shells, a Fly and a Caterpillar; Still Life with Flowers, a Fly, a Shell, and a Butterfly
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- Estimate
- $300,000–$500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Master Paintings Part I , New York · 6 February 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5273802
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Balthasar Van Der Ast, Still Life with Shells, a Fly and a Caterpillar; Still Life with Flowers, a Fly, a Shell, and a Butterfly. Sotheby's, 6 Feb 2025, lot 338. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5273802.
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Balthasar Van Der Ast, Still Life with Shells, a Fly and a Caterpillar; Still Life with Flowers, a Fly, a Shell, and a Butterfly. Sotheby's, 6 Feb 2025, lot 338. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5273802.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | Grapes, peaches, apples and plums in a wan-li bowl on a ledg | $343,899 | Christie's, Jul 2022 | |
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2018 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | balthasar van der ast | still life of mixed flowers in a gla | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | a crown imperial lily, tulips, irises, roses, carnations, aq | Sotheby's, Jan 2015 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | A still life of shells, with a wasp and a caterpillar on a s | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | Grapes, apples and peaches in a blue and white porcelain bow | Christie's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | roses with a butterfly and a grasshopper, together with forg | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | Still life with fruits in a woven basket, blue and white por | Koller, Sep 2019 |
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.