Lot 16 · Old Master Pictures
Irises, roses, columbine, hyacinth and a tulip in a black pottery pitcher, with seashells and a grasshopper on a stone ledge
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- Estimate
- £300,000–£500,000 hammer ≈ $465,440–$775,734
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Pictures , London · 9 July 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6520369
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Balthasar Van Der Ast, Irises, roses, columbine, hyacinth and a tulip in a black pottery pitcher, with seashells and a grasshopper on a stone ledge. Christie's, 9 Jul 1999, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6520369.
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Balthasar Van Der Ast, Irises, roses, columbine, hyacinth and a tulip in a black pottery pitcher, with seashells and a grasshopper on a stone ledge. Christie's, 9 Jul 1999, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6520369.
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From the same sale Old Master Pictures · Jul 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peasants talking on a path, a washerwoman before a house, a church beyond | David Ii Teniers | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Studies of butterflies, moths, a dragonfly, a grasshopper and other insects | Jan Van Kessel II | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Elegant company at table in an interior | Dirck Hals | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| A States yacht and other shipping offshore in a calm | Willem I Van De Velde | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| A view of the River Vecht, with a ferry and fishermen unloading their… | Salomon Van Ruysdael | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| A village kermesse, a church and mountainous landscape beyond | Lucas Van Valckenborch | £150,000–£250,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | Fruit in a wan-li porcelain dish on a table; Flowers in a wi | $481,035 | Christie's, Jul 2021 | |
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | Grapes, apples and peaches in a blue and white porcelain bow | Christie's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | roses with a butterfly and a grasshopper, together with forg | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | Grapes, peaches, apples and plums in a wan-li bowl on a ledg | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Sir Anthony Van Dyck | Head study of a man in a ruff (Portrait of a magistrate) | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | A still life of shells, with a wasp and a caterpillar on a s | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | flower bouquet on a ledge, together with a shell and a grass | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | ||
| Balthasar Van Der Ast | The ‘Zomerschoon’ tulip | Christie's, Dec 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.