Lot 3 · Elegance & Wonder: Masterpieces from the Collection of Jordan and Thomas A. Saunders III
Butterflies, Spiders, Lizards, a Beetle, an Ant, a Grasshopper, and Other Insects
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- Estimate
- $3,000,000–$5,000,000 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-2026-5295075
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Jan Van Kessel The Elder, Butterflies, Spiders, Lizards, a Beetle, an Ant, a Grasshopper, and Other Insects. Sotheby's, 21 May 2025, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5295075.
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Jan Van Kessel The Elder, Butterflies, Spiders, Lizards, a Beetle, an Ant, a Grasshopper, and Other Insects. Sotheby's, 21 May 2025, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5295075.
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