Lot 669 · The Dr Anton C.R.Dreesmann Collection Old Master Pictures
Erichthonius discovered by the Daughters of Cecrops; Minerva at the House of Envy; Mercury at the House of Cecrops; Minerva and the Muses; Pyrenaeus welcoming the Muses; and The Muses evading the Advances of Pyrenaeus: Illustrations for the Metamorphoses of Ovid
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $7,176–$10,047
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Dr Anton C.R.Dreesmann Collection Old Master Pictures , London · 11 April 2002
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6159144
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Godfried Maes, Erichthonius discovered by the Daughters of Cecrops; Minerva at the House of Envy; Mercury at the House of Cecrops; Minerva and the Muses; Pyrenaeus welcoming the Muses; and The Muses evading the Advances of Pyrenaeus: Illustrations for the Metamorphoses of Ovid. Christie's, 11 Apr 2002, lot 669. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6159144.
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Godfried Maes, Erichthonius discovered by the Daughters of Cecrops; Minerva at the House of Envy; Mercury at the House of Cecrops; Minerva and the Muses; Pyrenaeus welcoming the Muses; and The Muses evading the Advances of Pyrenaeus: Illustrations for the Metamorphoses of Ovid. Christie's, 11 Apr 2002, lot 669. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6159144.
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From the same sale The Dr Anton C.R.Dreesmann Collection Old Master Pictures · Apr 2002
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| An iris, tulips, a peony and other flowers in a vase with a snail on … | Follower Of Jan Brueghel I | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Shells on a table: a fragment | Balthasar Van Der Ast | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| The Spanish Gipsy | Nicolaes Maes | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Portrait of a boy, holding a slice of bread, in a feigned oval | Quiringh Gerritsz Van Brekelenkam | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| A coastal landscape with figures on a beach, a village beyond | Adam Willaerts | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| A coastal view with fisherfolk | Adam Willaerts | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godfried Maes | Phaethon before his father Apollo; Phaethon in the Chariot o | $18,551 | Christie's, Apr 2002 | |
| Giacomo Guardi | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Jun 2026 | ||
| François Boucher | Study of a male Nude holding a Hammer above his Head | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Godfried Maes | Apollo seducing Leucothoe; Apollo pouring Nectar on Leucotho | Christie's, Apr 2002 | ||
| Godfried Maes | The Creation of Land and Sea; The Creation of Man; The Flood | Christie's, Apr 2002 | ||
| Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | God the Father carried on clouds by angels. | Koller, Mar 2023 | ||
| François Boucher | Portrait of a young woman, bust-length, traditionally identi | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Godfried Maes | The Assembly of the Gods; The Triumph of Neptune; The Battle | Christie's, Apr 2002 |
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.