Lot 285 · Old Master Pictures and Drawings
An officer; and A courtisan
Pieter Jansz. Quast · black chalk, grey wash, on vellum
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- Estimate
- €1,200–€1,800 hammer ≈ $1,401–$2,102
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — OLD MASTER PICTURES AND DRAWINGS, Amsterdam · 16 November 2005
- Dimensions
- 195 x 176 mm. and 189 x 143 mm. (2)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5751402
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pieter Jansz. Quast, An officer; and A courtisan. Christie's, 16 Nov 2005, lot 285. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5751402.
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Pieter Jansz. Quast, An officer; and A courtisan. Christie's, 16 Nov 2005, lot 285. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5751402.
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From the same sale Old Master Pictures and Drawings · Nov 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A town in a rocky coastal landscape | German School, circa 1615 | €700–€1,000 | |
| Peasants merry-making before a farmhouse | Joost Cornelisz. Droochsloot | €12,000–€16,000 | |
| Two figures, one playing the bagpipes | Jacob Jordaens | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| A mountain landscape with a fortified chapel | Circle Of Paul Bril | €600–€800 | |
| A self-portrait as a Merry Toper | Adriaen Van Der Werff | €10,000–€15,000 | |
| A naval engagement off the coast of a harbour town | Aernout Smit | €7,000–€10,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pieter Jansz. Quast | Couples conversing in the park of a country house | $1,907 | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | |
| Pieter Jansz. Quast | A Bacchanal with the drunken Silenus | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Pieter Jansz. Quast | Soldiers casting dice for Christ's robe unframed | Bonhams, Apr 2017 | ||
| Pieter Jansz. Quast | Vagabond family | Sotheby's, Jan 2018 | ||
| Pieter Jansz. Quast | King Solomon with his entourage | Christie's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Pieter Jansz. Quast | The Mocking of Christ | Christie's, Nov 2005 | ||
| Pieter Jansz. Quast | An interior with two cavaliers playing tric-trac together wi | Sotheby's, Oct 2006 | ||
| Adriaen Van Ostade | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Oct 2024 |
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.