Lot 106 · Old Master and British Pictures
The Descent into Limbo
Pieter Huys · oil on panel, unframed
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $40,680–$61,021
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Pictures, London · 7 December 2007
- Dimensions
- 16¾ x 21 in. (42.5 x 53.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5494034
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pieter Huys, The Descent into Limbo. Christie's, 7 Dec 2007, lot 106. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5494034.
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Pieter Huys, The Descent into Limbo. Christie's, 7 Dec 2007, lot 106. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5494034.
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