Lot 37 · Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy
Grapes, peaches, a melon, plums, blackberries, rosehips, an ear of barley, a vine tendril, chestnuts, walnuts, and hazelnuts with a fly, a caterpillar and a beetle on a stone ledge before an alcove
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $32,738–$49,107
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Hong Kong · 8 July 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6662288
- Record
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Pieter Gallis, Grapes, peaches, a melon, plums, blackberries, rosehips, an ear of barley, a vine tendril, chestnuts, walnuts, and hazelnuts with a fly, a caterpillar and a beetle on a stone ledge before an alcove. Christie's, 8 Jul 1998, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6662288.
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Pieter Gallis, Grapes, peaches, a melon, plums, blackberries, rosehips, an ear of barley, a vine tendril, chestnuts, walnuts, and hazelnuts with a fly, a caterpillar and a beetle on a stone ledge before an alcove. Christie's, 8 Jul 1998, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6662288.
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From the same sale Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy · Jul 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Yin (1761-1829) | Zhang Yin | HK$32,000–HK$35,000 | |
| Gong Xian (1599-1689) | Gong Xian | HK$120,000–HK$150,000 | |
| Bian Shoumin (1684-1752) | Bian Shoumin | HK$40,000–HK$50,000 | |
| Bay Malton with John Singleton up | A.r.a. George Stubbs | £2,000,000–£3,000,000 | |
| Portrait of Thomas Smith the Banksman, half-length, in a green coat | A.r.a. George Stubbs | £150,000–£250,000 | |
| Portrait of Sir Thomas Wentworth 5th Bt. of Bretton (d.1792), three-q… | Circle Of John Theodore Heins | £8,000–£12,000 |
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