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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,045–$6,742
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist and 19th Century Art, London (South Kensington) · 14 October 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6496382
- Record
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Friedrich Ortlieb, The important letter. Christie's, 14 Oct 1999, lot 289. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6496382.
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Friedrich Ortlieb, The important letter. Christie's, 14 Oct 1999, lot 289. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6496382.
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From the same sale Impressionist and 19th Century Art · Oct 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A French town seen from a window | Roger Maurice Grillon (French, 1881-1938) | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Au bord de la rivire | Alexandre Altmann | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A sunlit Italian landscape | Giuseppe Casciaro | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| On the Beach | Giuseppe Pennasilico | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Prs des sables d'olonne | Amde Julien Marcel Clment (French, b.1872) | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| A sunny street in St Tropez | Alexandre Altmann | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friedrich Ortlieb | The letter | $6,900 | Christie's, Oct 1998 | |
| Friedrich Ortlieb | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2017 | ||
| Alois Arnegger | Sunset, Untersberg | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Hermann Kern | The Oboist | Sotheby's, Jan 2012 | ||
| Hermann Kern | A tradesman and a gentleman reading their newspapers (a pair | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2021 | ||
| Hermann Kern | The tailor and the Cobbler, a pair | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| Alois Arnegger | Sorrento | Christie's, Mar 2004 | ||
| Friedrich Ortlieb | New Year's Eve at Grandfather's | Christie's, Nov 2001 |
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.