Lot 33 · Elegance & Wonder: Masterpieces from the Collection of Jordan and Thomas A. Saunders III
The Deceptive Sleep (Le Sommeil Trompeur)
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- Estimate
- $200,000–$300,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Elegance & Wonder: Masterpieces from the Collection of Jordan and Thomas A. Saunders III, New York · 21 May 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5295035
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Louis-léopold Boilly, The Deceptive Sleep (Le Sommeil Trompeur). Sotheby's, 21 May 2025, lot 33. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5295035.
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Louis-léopold Boilly, The Deceptive Sleep (Le Sommeil Trompeur). Sotheby's, 21 May 2025, lot 33. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5295035.
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From the same sale Elegance & Wonder: Masterpieces from the Collection of Jordan and Thomas A. Saunders III · May 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still Life of Roses, Tulips, Lilies, Poppies, Honeysuckle, a Sunflowe… | Jan Davidsz. De Heem | $8,000,000–$12,000,000 | |
| Young Woman Holding a Love Letter | Jean-Baptiste Santerre | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Trompe-l'Oeil of a Letter Board with a Venus Shell, a Print by Antoni… | Called Penot Jean Valette-falgores | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Still Life of a Tazza with a Garland of Flowers, a Jewelry Box, and a… | Jan Brueghel the Elder | Jan Brueghel the Younger | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| Still Life with Oysters, Langoustines, Olives, Chestnuts, and Façon d… | Osias Beert The Elder | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | |
| Portrait of Jeanne-Marie de Sacconin de Pravieux as Diana | Nicolas De Largillière | $400,000–$600,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis-léopold Boilly | Portrait présumé d'Antoinette-Charlotte Leduc (1791–1864) da | $204,328 | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | |
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| Louis-léopold Boilly | La Jarretière | Bonhams, Dec 2018 | ||
| Louis-léopold Boilly | conversation dans un parc | Sotheby's, Jun 2012 | ||
| Louis-léopold Boilly | Portrait of the singer Jean Elleviou in Le Prisonnier | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | Head of a bearded man wearing a fur collared coat | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Louis-léopold Boilly | portrait of the singer jean elleviou in le prisonnier | Sotheby's, Jan 2016 | ||
| Louis-léopold Boilly | Les Femmes se battent; and Les Hommes se disputent | Christie's, May 2004 |
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