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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,909–$2,863
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Pictures , London (South Kensington) · 23 February 2005
- Dimensions
- 16½ x 13½ in. (42 x 34.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5842193
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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After Gabriel Metsu, An old man selling poultry. Christie's, 23 Feb 2005, lot 47. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5842193.
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After Gabriel Metsu, An old man selling poultry. Christie's, 23 Feb 2005, lot 47. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5842193.
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From the same sale Old Master Pictures · Feb 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Virgin reading | Follower Of Guido Reni | £300–£500 | |
| Diana and Actaeon | Circle of Pauwels Franck, called Paolo Fiammingo (? Antwerp c. 1540-1596) | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| A wine seller | Manner of Jacob Jordaens | £200–£300 | |
| The Holy Kinship, with donors and other figures | Manner of Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostanen, called Jacob van Amsterdam | £2,000–£4,000 | |
| Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a hat | Follower Of Ferdinand Bol | £200–£300 | |
| Head of an old lady: a fragment | Follower Of Frans Floris | £800–£1,200 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After Gabriel Metsu | 18th Century The Hunter's Gift | $2,617 | Bonhams, Oct 2014 | |
| After Gabriel Metsu | A man returning from a hunt, greeted by a lady in an interio | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| After Gabriel Metsu | A game seller in a yard | Christie's, Feb 2007 | ||
| After Gabriel Metsu | An old man selling game to an elegant lady | Christie's, Mar 2002 | ||
| After Gabriel Metsu | A young woman selling poultry | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Sep 2022 | ||
| After Gabriel Metsu | The Hunter's gift | Christie's, Feb 2008 | ||
| After Gabriel Metsu | A Lady composing Music in an Interior | Christie's, Apr 1998 |
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.