The Return of the Prodigal Son — Attributed to Lucas Gassel (Helmont circa 1500-circa 1570)

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Estimate: £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,393–$8,090
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Sale: Bonhams — Old Master Paintings, London, Knightsbridge · 23 October 2019
Record ID: TB-2026-852257
Record: first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lucas Gassel, The Return of the Prodigal Son. Bonhams, 23 Oct 2019, lot 60. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-852257.

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Lucas Gassel, The Return of the Prodigal Son. Bonhams, 23 Oct 2019, lot 60. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-852257.

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From the same sale Old Master Paintings · Oct 2019

Lot	Artist	Estimate
early 17th Century Christ on the road to Calvary	Emilian School	£4,000–£6,000
16th Century The Madonna and Child with Saint Elizabeth and the Infan…	After Andrea Del Sarto	£3,000–£5,000
An avenue of trees with elegant figures before a palace	Circle Of Pieter Gysels	£3,000–£5,000
An Allegory of Spring; An Allegory of Summer; and An Allegory of Autu…	Circle Of Pieter Van Avont	£6,000–£8,000
Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a white dress with a red wrap	Circle Of Pietro Antonio Rotari	£2,000–£3,000
early 17th Century Saint Roch and the angel	Italian School	£1,000–£1,500

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