Lot 10 · Old Master and British Pictures
A couple playing the lute in an elegant interior
Louis De Caullery · oil on copper
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $8,066–$12,099
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Pictures, London (South Kensington) · 4 July 2007
- Dimensions
- 8 7/8 x 6¾ in. (22.4 x 17.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5541863
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5541863 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5541863
Louis De Caullery, A couple playing the lute in an elegant interior. Christie's, 4 Jul 2007, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5541863.
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Louis De Caullery, A couple playing the lute in an elegant interior. Christie's, 4 Jul 2007, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5541863.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Elegant company at a vegetable stall | Joseph Van Aken | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Portrait of a gentleman traditionally identified as the poet Andrew M… | English School, 19th Century | £1,500–£2,000 | |
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| A wooded river landscape | Lionel Bicknell Constable | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A wooded river landscape with brigands ambushing a carriage | Follower Of Paul Bril | £2,000–£4,000 | |
| A wooded river landscape with travellers on a track, a church beyond | Circle of Jan Breughel II (Antwerp 1608-1678) | £5,000–£7,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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