Lot 61 · Important Old Master Pictures
Le Conteur : Artists from the Commedia dell'Arte in a landscape
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- Estimate
- £1,500,000–£2,000,000 hammer ≈ $2,172,517–$2,896,689
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — IMPORTANT OLD MASTER PICTURES, London · 13 December 2000
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6311899
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Jean-Antoine Watteau, Le Conteur : Artists from the Commedia dell'Arte in a landscape. Christie's, 13 Dec 2000, lot 61. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6311899.
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Jean-Antoine Watteau, Le Conteur : Artists from the Commedia dell'Arte in a landscape. Christie's, 13 Dec 2000, lot 61. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6311899.
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From the same sale Important Old Master Pictures · Dec 2000
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Month of December | Jacob Grimmer | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| The Sense of Hearing | Jan Brueghel I | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| The Annunciation | Hendrick De Clerck | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| The Magdalen | The Master Of The Female Half Lengths | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Lilies, roses, irises, tulips, narcissi, carnations and other flowers… | Balthasar Van Der Ast | £150,000–£200,000 | |
| A wijdschip close-hauled in a fresh breeze, with other shipping | Willem I Van De Velde | £300,000–£500,000 |
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