Lot 231 · 19th Century European Art including Orientalist and Spanish Art
A mother cat resting while her kittens play
Henriette Ronner-knip · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £160,000–£220,000 hammer ≈ $318,028–$437,289
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 19th Century European Art including Orientalist and Spanish Art , London · 2 July 2008
- Dimensions
- 40½ x 49½ in. (103 x 125.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5440127
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5440127 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5440127
Henriette Ronner-knip, A mother cat resting while her kittens play. Christie's, 2 Jul 2008, lot 231. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5440127.
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Henriette Ronner-knip, A mother cat resting while her kittens play. Christie's, 2 Jul 2008, lot 231. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5440127.
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From the same sale 19th Century European Art including Orientalist and Spanish Art · Jul 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aida | Gaston Veuvenot Leroux | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Slave market | Otto Pilny | £35,000–£50,000 | |
| The departure of the chief | Adolphe Yvon | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| The backgammon players | Giulio Rosati | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| A dance at sunset | Otto Pilny | £50,000–£80,000 | |
| On the terrace, Tangiers | Rudolph Ernst | £250,000–£350,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henriette Ronner-knip | Study of Kittens | $237,000 | Christie's, May 2000 | |
| Henriette Ronner-knip | a mother cat watching her kittens playing | Sotheby's, Oct 2007 | ||
| Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | Une paysanne et sa vache à la mare en vue d'un village | Christie's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Henriette Ronner-knip | Kittens at play | Sotheby's, Oct 2006 | ||
| Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | Memory of Saint-Ouen, Cow at the Pond (Souvenir de Saint-Oue | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | Lormes - Un torrent avec une chevrière debout, filant | Christie's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | Les hauteurs de Sèvres - Le chemin Troyon | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Henriette Ronner-knip | A Mother Cat and her Kitten with a Bracket Clock | Christie's, May 2002 |
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.