Lot 90 · Old Master Paintings & Sculpture Online
The Mantel Shelf
Gari Melchers · oil on canvas laid down on board
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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Paintings & Sculpture Online, London · 12 September 2007
- Dimensions
- 20 x 28¼ in. (50.8 x 71.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5531951
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Gari Melchers, The Mantel Shelf. Christie's, 12 Sep 2007, lot 90. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5531951.
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Gari Melchers, The Mantel Shelf. Christie's, 12 Sep 2007, lot 90. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5531951.
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From the same sale Old Master Paintings & Sculpture Online · Sep 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Peonies in a Vase | John Folinsbee (1892-1972) | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| The Magician | Charles Patterson (b. 1922) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Beach Scene | Fidelma Cadmus (1906-1991) | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Minerva | WORKSHOP OF GIROLAMO CAMPAGNA (VERONA 1549 - C. 1625 VENICE), CIRCA 1600 | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Summer on the Lake | Henry P. Hunt (19th Century) | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Gavotte | Newell Convers Wyeth | $20,000–$30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gari Melchers | Boy by a River | $13,200 | Sotheby's, Jun 2005 | |
| Milton Avery | Nude Standing with Drape | Rago, Mar 2022 | ||
| Harriet Whitney Frishmuth | L’Extase (Nocturne) | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Gari Melchers | Fisherman in the Dunes | Sotheby's, Sep 2010 | ||
| Gari Melchers | the little green house | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Gari Melchers | A peaceful day on the river | Christie's, Dec 2004 | ||
| Charles Ephraim Burchfield | Charles Burchfield (American, 1893–1967) September Sunlight | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2022 | ||
| Gari Melchers | Windmill at Dusk | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2022 |
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.