Lot 816 · At Home-British and Continental Pictures and Works on Paper
Polishing armour at the blacksmith's forge
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,179–$1,769
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — At Home-British and Continental Pictures and Works on Paper , London (South Kensington) · 26 September 2001
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5985494
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hendricus Johannes Scheeres, Polishing armour at the blacksmith's forge. Christie's, 26 Sep 2001, lot 816. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5985494.
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Hendricus Johannes Scheeres, Polishing armour at the blacksmith's forge. Christie's, 26 Sep 2001, lot 816. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5985494.
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From the same sale At Home-British and Continental Pictures and Works on Paper · Sep 2001
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circa 1830 | A LOUIS PHILLIPE ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRONZE, AMBOYNA AND MAHOGANY LYRE-FORM MANTEL CLOCK | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Mid-19Th Century | A PAIR OF EMPIRE PATINATED-BRONZE AND PARCEL-GILT SPHINXES | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| 19Th Century | A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED EGYPTIAN PORPHYRY COVERED CASSOLETTES | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| 18Th/19Th Century | AN ITALIAN GILTWOOD AND SILVERED SUNBURST MIRROR | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Late 20Th Century | A PAIR OF LARGE RED MARBLE OBELISKS ON PEDESTALS | $5,000–$8,000 | |
| Circa 1815, in the Manner of Jacob Frères | AN EMPIRE MAHOGANY FAUTEUIL DE BUREAU | $6,000–$9,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendricus Johannes Scheeres | The drummer boy | $1,081 | Bonhams, Jun 2015 | |
| Hendricus Johannes Scheeres | Polishing armour at the blacksmith's forge | Christie's, Oct 2004 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | A pair of grotesques: the first depicting fish, birds, butte | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| French School | Portrait of a lady | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Hendricus Johannes Scheeres | The important letter | Christie's, Aug 2007 | ||
| Hendricus Johannes Scheeres | The blacksmith | Christie's, Jan 1998 | ||
| Dutch School, 18th Century | City on a river estuary, figures and boats in the foreground | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| French School | The Queen's Reconciliation with Her Son, After Rubens | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2023 |
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.