Lot 13 · Important Old Master Pictures Evening Sale
The Ill-matched Lovers
Lucas Cranach II · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- £100,000–£150,000 hammer ≈ $196,672–$295,008
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important Old Master Pictures Evening Sale, London · 7 December 2006
- Dimensions
- 15 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (39 x 25 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5610282
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lucas Cranach II, The Ill-matched Lovers. Christie's, 7 Dec 2006, lot 13. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5610282.
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Lucas Cranach II, The Ill-matched Lovers. Christie's, 7 Dec 2006, lot 13. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5610282.
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From the same sale Important Old Master Pictures Evening Sale · Dec 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A shepherd in a wide brimmed hat holding a crook | Isack Jansz. van Ostade (Haarlem 1621-1649) | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| The west end of the Oude Kerk, Delft, from the southern aisle to the … | Gerrit Houckgeest (The Hague ?1600-1661 Bergen op Zoom) | £60,000–£100,000 | |
| Summer: A landscape with peasants dipping sheep in a river; and Winte… | Jacob Grimmer | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| A wooded landscape with soldiers resting and playing dice next to a track | Sebastian Vrancx | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| A wooded village landscape with a herdswoman on a path and a horse an… | Pieter Brueghel III | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| A town landscape with company, townsfolk and wagoners | Jan Breughel I (Brussels 1568-1626 Antwerp) and Josse de Momper II (Antwerp 1564-1635) | £100,000–£150,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Cranach II | The Mocking of Christ | $648,032 | Christie's, Jul 2018 | |
| Lucas Cranach II | Portrait of Martin Luther (1483-1546), half-length; and Port | Christie's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Lucas Cranach II | Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery | Christie's, Feb 1998 | ||
| Sir Anthony Van Dyck | The Virgin and Child | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | ||
| Lucas Cranach II | Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length | Christie's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Lucas Cranach II | Saint Paul | Christie's, Jul 2015 | ||
| Lucas Cranach II | Lucretia | Christie's, Jul 2009 | ||
| Pieter Brueghel III | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2016 |
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