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Old Master Paintings

Session: Old Master Paintings

London, New Bond Street
7 Jul 2010, session starting at 14:00 BST

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Circle of Joseph Highmore (London 1692-1780 Canterbury) Portrait of General Wolfe standing in a landscape, the Heights of Abraham at Quebec behind him
Sold for £400,800 inc. premium
Studio of Joseph Highmore (London 1692-1780 Canterbury) Portrait of General James Wolfe standing in a landscape,
Gaspar van Wittel, called Vanvitelli (Utrecht circa 1653-1736 Rome) An extensive view of Hoorn,
Sold for £276,000 inc. premium
Gaspar van Wittel, called Vanvitelli (Utrecht circa 1653-1736 Rome) An extensive view of Hoorn,
Attributed to Giacomo Guardi (Venice 1764-1835) The Piazza di San Marco, Venice
Sold for £240,000 inc. premium
Studio of Francesco Guardi (Venice 1712-1793) Saint Mark's Square, Venice
Caspar Netsher, Boy making a soap bubble, oil on copper
Sold for £222,000 inc. premium
Caspar Netscher (Heidelberg 1639-1684 The Hague) A young boy making bubbles

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Circle of Jan Porcellis (Ghent 1584-circa 1632 Zoeterwoude) Dutch Shipping on a calm see
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Attributed to Willem van Diest (The Hague 1610-1673) Dutch shipping in choppy seas
Sold for £3,600 inc. premium
Circle of Bonaventura Peeters the Elder (Antwerp 1614-1652 Hoboken) Dutch shipping foundering in stormy seas
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Jacob Adriaensz. Bellevois (Rotterdam 1621-1675) Dutch shipping foundering in stormy seas
Sold for £2,400 inc. premium
Jan Peeters (Antwerp 1624-1677) A rocky coastline
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Jan Peeters (Antwerp 1624-1677) A rocky coastline
Estimate:
£7,000 - 10,000
€8,200 - 12,000
US$ 11,000 - 15,000
Circle of Jan Metsys (Antwerp circa 1510-circa 1575) The Madonna and Child, with the Archangels Michael and Gabriel(?)
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Attributed to Pieter Claessens the Younger (Antwerp 1571-1623) The Madonna and Child, with the Archangels Michael and Gabriel (?),
Sold for £33,600 inc. premium
Frans Francken II (Antwerp 1581-1642) The Adoration of the Shepherds
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Frans Francken III (Antwerp 1607-1667) The Adoration of the Shepherds
Sold for £10,200 inc. premium
Giuseppe Bonito (Castellammare 1707-1789 Naples) Portrait of Niccoló Jommelli,
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Giuseppe Bonito (Castellammare 1707-1789 Naples) Portrait of Niccoló Jommelli,
Sold for £12,000 inc. premium
Pietro Longhi (Venice 1702-1785) Portrait of a gentleman, half-length,
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Pietro Longhi (Venice 1702-1785) Portrait of a gentleman, half-length,
Estimate:
£5,000 - 7,000
€5,800 - 8,200
US$ 7,500 - 11,000
Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp (Dordrecht 1594-circa 1651) Portrait of a young man,
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Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp (Dordrecht 1594-circa 1651) Portrait of a young man,
Sold for £24,000 inc. premium
Angelo Maria Crivelli, called Crivellone (active Milan, died 1760) A fox startling cockerels in a river landscape; and A mallard (2)
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Angelo Maria Crivelli, called il Crivellone (active Milan, died 1760) A fox startling cockerels in a river landscape; and A mallard (2)
Estimate:
£12,000 - 18,000
€14,000 - 21,000
US$ 18,000 - 27,000
A swordfish with dead birds and mushrooms on a table-top
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Circle of Nicolas-Henry Jeaurat de Bertry (Paris 1728-1796) A swordfish with dead birds and mushrooms on a table-top
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,000
US$ 6,000 - 9,100
Follower of Mathijs Wulfraet (Arnhem 1648-1727 Amsterdam) Portrait of bearded gentleman, bust-length,with a black coat, holding a cane
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School of Amsterdam, circa 1650 Portrait of bearded gentleman, half-length, in a black coat and broad-rimmed hat, holding a cane
Sold for £10,200 inc. premium
Constantyn Netscher (The Hague 1668-1723) Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length,
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Constantyn Netscher (The Hague 1668-1723) Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length,
Estimate:
£5,000 - 7,000
€5,800 - 8,200
US$ 7,500 - 11,000
English School, mid C16th, Portrait of a lady thought to be Queen Elizabeth 1 holding a pink and a white rose, in a later tabernacle frame
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English(?) School, circa 1580 Portrait of a lady, apparently representing Mary Queen of Scots,
Sold for £60,000 inc. premium
Circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646-1723 London) Portrait of a young child,
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Circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646-1723 London) Portrait of a young child,
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
€3,500 - 5,800
US$ 4,500 - 7,500
John Riley (London 1646-1691) Portrait of John Nicolas, half-length,
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John Riley (London 1646-1691) Portrait of John Nicolas, half-length,
Sold for £2,640 inc. premium
Pier Francesco Mola (Coldrerio 1612-1666 Rome) Saint Peter
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Pier Francesco Mola (Coldrerio 1612-1666 Rome) Saint Peter
Estimate:
£15,000 - 20,000
€18,000 - 23,000
US$ 23,000 - 30,000
Follower of Jacopo Robusti, called il Tintoretto (Venice 1518/9-1594) Portrait of a cardinal, unframed
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Attributed to Leandro da Ponte, called Leandro Bassano (Bassano 1557-1622 Venice) Portrait of a cardinal, unframed
Sold for £22,800 inc. premium
Jan van Kessel (Amsterdam 1641-1680) Three hounds beside a group of dead birds
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Jan van Kessel (circa 1620-circa 1661) Three hounds beside a group of dead birds
Sold for £8,400 inc. premium
David de Coninck (Antwerp 1636-1699 Brussels) Rabbits with cockerels and a parrot in a park landscape; and A dog (2)
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David de Coninck (Antwerp 1636-1699 Brussels) Rabbits with cockerels and a parrot in a park landscape; and A dog (2)
Sold for £15,600 inc. premium
Venetian School, late 18th Century The interior of San Marco, Venice,
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Venetian School, 18th Century The interior of Saint Mark's, Venice,
Sold for £5,400 inc. premium
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