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Lot 123 · Art Contemporain

A fish market in a Dutch town, with a bridge and houses in the background

Willem Pietersz. Buytewech

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Estimate
$40,000–$60,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Art Contemporain, Paris · 23 January 2002
Record ID
TB-2026-6178015
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Willem Pietersz. Buytewech, A fish market in a Dutch town, with a bridge and houses in the background. Christie's, 23 Jan 2002, lot 123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6178015.

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