Lot 158 · Old Master Pictures
Homo bulla est ; portrait of a child, full-length, wearing a chiton, blowing a soap bubble and holding a pink rose in his right hand
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,911–$4,366
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — OLD MASTER PICTURES, London (South Kensington) · 31 October 2001
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6210086
- Record
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Circle Of Pierre Mignard, Homo bulla est ; portrait of a child, full-length, wearing a chiton, blowing a soap bubble and holding a pink rose in his right hand. Christie's, 31 Oct 2001, lot 158. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6210086.
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Circle Of Pierre Mignard, Homo bulla est ; portrait of a child, full-length, wearing a chiton, blowing a soap bubble and holding a pink rose in his right hand. Christie's, 31 Oct 2001, lot 158. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6210086.
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From the same sale Old Master Pictures · Oct 2001
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike and perch on an earthenware dish | Pieter De Putter | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| A horseman and other figures on a wooded path | Circle Of Jan Wynants | £2,000–£4,000 | |
| An evening landscape with herdsmen and shepherdesses, cattle and shee… | Circle Of Jan Frans Soolmaker | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| A philosopher in his study | Manner Of Gerrit Van Honthorst | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Saint Jerome | Follower Of Adam Elsheimer | £1,000–£2,000 | |
| An elegant couple courting in a bedroom | Circle Of Frans Francken II | £2,000–£3,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle Of Pierre Mignard | Portrait of a lady traditionally identified as Louise-Bénédi | $2,348 | Christie's, Dec 2014 | |
| Circle Of Pierre Mignard | Portrait of a young lady as Diana, seated in a landscape wit | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Circle Of Pierre Mignard | A portrait of a gentleman; A portrait of a lady (a pair) eac | Bonhams, Nov 2018 | ||
| Circle Of Pierre Mignard | Portrait of a lady, half-length, | Bonhams, Oct 2013 | ||
| Circle Of Pierre Mignard | Portrait of a Gentleman, Purported to be Arthur, Son of Sir | Freeman's | Hindman, Apr 2025 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2021 | ||
| Circle Of Pierre Mignard | Diana, the goddess of the hunt, in a wooded landscape | Christie's, May 2016 | ||
| Circle Of Pierre Mignard | Portrait of a woman 21 3/4 x 18in (55.2 x 45.7cm) | Bonhams, Mar 2018 |
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.