Lot 78 · Old Master Pictures and Drawings
An old woman seated at a table with her hands resting on an open book
Pieter Verelst · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- €3,000–€5,000 hammer ≈ $4,410–$7,350
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Pictures and Drawings, Amsterdam · 14 November 2007
- Dimensions
- 92.5 x 69.8 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5508939
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pieter Verelst, An old woman seated at a table with her hands resting on an open book. Christie's, 14 Nov 2007, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5508939.
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Pieter Verelst, An old woman seated at a table with her hands resting on an open book. Christie's, 14 Nov 2007, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5508939.
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