Lot 35 · Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors
Setting sail for the steamboat
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- Estimate
- €5,500–€7,500 hammer ≈ $4,856–$6,622
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors, New York · 22 January 2002
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6178035
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Nicolaas Riegen, Setting sail for the steamboat. Christie's, 22 Jan 2002, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6178035.
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Nicolaas Riegen, Setting sail for the steamboat. Christie's, 22 Jan 2002, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6178035.
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From the same sale Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors · Jan 2002
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tivoli, a view from the Villa d'Este looking across the Campagna | Edward Lear | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| A design for a frieze of an equestrian battle, with fallen soldiers | Italian School, 17th Century | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| The Madonna and Child adored by two saints | Giovanni Battista Beinaschi | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| A prophet in an architectural niche | Orazio Samacchini | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| An angel seated on a cloud playing the lute | Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Dit Le Guerchin | $35,000–$45,000 | |
| Head of St. Joseph, in profile to the left | Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Dit Le Guerchin | $40,000–$60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolaas Riegen | The departure | $8,367 | Christie's, Nov 2010 | |
| Nicolaas Riegen | A two-master caught in stormy weather | Christie's, Oct 2009 | ||
| Nicolaas Riegen | Sailing on a river estuary | Christie's, Apr 2007 | ||
| Nicolaas Riegen | Ships near the harbour entrance | Christie's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Nicolaas Riegen | Shipping near the shore | Christie's, Nov 2012 | ||
| Nicolaas Riegen | Sailing on choppy waters | Christie's, Nov 2010 | ||
| Nicolaas Riegen | A stiff breeze with a flatboat and a two-master near the Dut | Christie's, May 2014 | ||
| Nicolaas Riegen | To the rescue | Christie's, Nov 2016 |
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.