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- Estimate
- €700–€900 hammer ≈ $618–$795
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors, New York · 22 January 2002
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6178259
- Record
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Metten Koornstra, Building a circus tent. Christie's, 22 Jan 2002, lot 420. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6178259.
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Metten Koornstra, Building a circus tent. Christie's, 22 Jan 2002, lot 420. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6178259.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metten Koornstra | Mother and child in a street | $1,378 | Christie's, Jul 2003 | |
| Corneille | Pendentif Poisson-Serpent | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Metten Koornstra | An apple and a tree | Christie's, Mar 2010 | ||
| Corneille | Femme Allongée et Chat | Bonhams, Sep 2019 | ||
| Metten Koornstra | A woman in a courtyard | Christie's, Jan 2002 | ||
| Metten Koornstra | untitled | Sotheby's, Mar 2005 | ||
| Corneille | Portrait de Femme, 1991 | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Corneille | Visage baroque, 2008 | Bonhams, Oct 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.