Lot 95 · Important Gold Boxes,objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures
A fine still life of flowers in a stone vase sculpted with amorini on a stone ledge including a peony, anemonies, old roses, auriculae, chrysanthemums, daisies, larkspur and acanthus leaves, two goldfinches in a bird's nest
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $14,442–$21,664
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, London · 25 May 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5923138
- Record
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Willem Van Leen, A fine still life of flowers in a stone vase sculpted with amorini on a stone ledge including a peony, anemonies, old roses, auriculae, chrysanthemums, daisies, larkspur and acanthus leaves, two goldfinches in a bird's nest. Christie's, 25 May 2004, lot 95. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5923138.
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Willem Van Leen, A fine still life of flowers in a stone vase sculpted with amorini on a stone ledge including a peony, anemonies, old roses, auriculae, chrysanthemums, daisies, larkspur and acanthus leaves, two goldfinches in a bird's nest. Christie's, 25 May 2004, lot 95. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5923138.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A young gentleman, in moss-green coat, white waistcoat and frilled cr… | James Scouler | £600–£800 | |
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| Ten Reference Books on Portrait Miniatures | TEN REFERENCE BOOKS ON PORTRAIT MINIATURES | £600–£800 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willem Van Leen | a still life with roses, hyacinths, auricula, forget-me-nots | $37,020 | Sotheby's, May 2005 | |
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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.