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Christies: The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn - Part II

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Auction Name The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn - Part II Total Sales (GBP) 5,554,664.00
Auction Date December 05, 2024 - December 05, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 2,824,200.00
Sale Number #22690 High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) 4,209,500.00
Total Lots 90
Sold Lots 89 Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 2,832,200.00
% of Lots Sold 98.89% High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) 4,221,500.00
Unsold Lots 1 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 131.58%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
29 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Christ crucified between the two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses'

1653 GBP 800,000.00 - 1,200,000.00 GBP 1,250,000.00
32 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

The Entombment

circa 1654 GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 GBP 428,400.00
89 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Woman with the Arrow

1661 GBP 180,000.00 - 250,000.00 GBP 302,400.00
26 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Christ and the Woman of Samaria: an arched Print

1657 GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 GBP 157,500.00
14 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Abraham entertaining the Angels

1656 GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 GBP 151,200.00
90 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

The Monk in the Cornfield

circa 1646 GBP 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 GBP 151,200.00
28 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Christ presented to the People ('Ecce Homo')

1655 GBP 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 GBP 126,000.00
36 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

The Bridge at Klein Kostverloren on the Amstel ('Six's Bridge')

1645 GBP 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 GBP 126,000.00
88 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Woman at the Bath with a Hat beside her

1658 GBP 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 GBP 126,000.00
19 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

The Flight into Egypt: a Night Piece

1651 GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 GBP 119,700.00
27 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Christ before Pilate: large Plate

1635 GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 GBP 110,880.00
67 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Cornelis Claesz. Anslo, Preacher

1641 GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 GBP 107,100.00
68 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Ephraim Bonus, Jewish Physician

1647 GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 GBP 100,800.00
38 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Cottage with a white Paling

1648 GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 GBP 94,500.00
84 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Diana at the Bath

circa 1631 GBP 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 GBP 85,680.00
37 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Landscape with Sportsman and Dogs ('Het Jagertje')

circa 1648 GBP 35,000.00 - 50,000.00 GBP 81,900.00
64 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Young Man in a Velvet Cap (Petrus Sylvius?)

1637 GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 GBP 81,900.00
70 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Pieter Haaringh ('Young Haaringh')

1655 GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 GBP 81,900.00
13 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Medea: or The Marriage of Jason and Creusa

1648 GBP 35,000.00 - 50,000.00 GBP 69,300.00
34 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

The Death of the Virgin

1639 GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 GBP 69,300.00
11 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Self-Portrait in a flat Cap and embroidered Dress

circa 1642 GBP 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 GBP 63,000.00
60 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

The Star of Kings: a Night Piece

circa 1651 GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 GBP 63,000.00
87 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Reclining female Nude ('La negresse couchee')

1658 GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 GBP 63,000.00
69 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Clement de Jonghe, Printseller

1651 GBP 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 GBP 60,480.00
39 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Cottage and Boundary Post on the Spaarndammerdijk ('Landscape with an Obelisk')

circa 1650 GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 GBP 57,960.00
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD