Lot 95 · Old Master Pictures
A merry company drinking and smoking in an interior
Joseph Van Aken · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $7,023–$10,535
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — OLD MASTER PICTURES, London (South Kensington) · 6 July 2005
- Dimensions
- 25 x 31 5/8 in. (64.2 x 80.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5787423
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Joseph Van Aken, A merry company drinking and smoking in an interior. Christie's, 6 Jul 2005, lot 95. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5787423.
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Joseph Van Aken, A merry company drinking and smoking in an interior. Christie's, 6 Jul 2005, lot 95. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5787423.
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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