Lot 23 · British and Continental Pictures
Preparing for the banquet
Dutch School, Early 20th Century · oil on panel, in carved frame
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- Estimate
- £300–£500 hammer ≈ $528–$881
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Pictures , London (South Kensington) · 29 April 2004
- Dimensions
- 18 x 24 in. (45.8 x 61 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5933138
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Dutch School, Early 20th Century, Preparing for the banquet. Christie's, 29 Apr 2004, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5933138.
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Dutch School, Early 20th Century, Preparing for the banquet. Christie's, 29 Apr 2004, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5933138.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The loyal friend | Franz Churdez (c.1908) | £200–£300 | |
| Sete Cidades, San Miguel, Azores | Richard Hermann-Eschke (1859-1944) | £400–£600 | |
| Dutch shipping anchored before a town | David Beaty, late 20th Century | £25–£200 | |
| Highland cattle watering at a loch | Scottish School, 20th Century | £25–£200 | |
| Portrait of a young lady, quarter-length, wearing a maroon choker and… | Theodore Blake Wirgman | £700–£900 | |
| A fresco of a boy playing a pipe in an ornamental cartouche | English School, 19th Century | £25–£200 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch School, Early 20th Century | Peasants making merry by a riverside tavern | $945 | Christie's, Jun 1999 | |
| Dutch School, Early 20th Century | A Still Life with Flowers, Fruits and a Parrot | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| Dutch School, Early 20th Century | A Town Street | Christie's, Feb 1998 | ||
| Dutch School, Early 20th Century | Portrait of a gentleman, quarter-length, in a black coat and | Christie's, Oct 1999 | ||
| Dutch School, Early 20th Century | Figures on a track by a Dutch hamlet | Christie's, Nov 2001 | ||
| Dutch School, Early 20th Century | Summer Flowers in an Urn on a Ledge | Christie's, Jun 1998 | ||
| Dutch School, Early 20th Century | Travellers on a Track in a River Landscape | Christie's, Jul 2000 | ||
| Dutch School, Early 20th Century | A windmill on the banks of a canal with a town beyond | Christie's, Oct 2000 |
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.