Auction 1 International Art up to 1900
Mar 11, 2026
Schwarzwaldallee 171 4058 Basel, Switzerland
This exceptional sale presents a rich panorama of European art and design spanning six centuries. Highlights include an impressive collection of Old Master prints and drawings, featuring a significant group by Albrecht Dürer, alongside important Renaissance and Baroque paintings. The auction also showcases a diverse array of 19th and early 20th-century European paintings, remarkable Art Nouveau and Art Deco glass, and a comprehensive offering of exquisite portrait miniatures by leading artists from various European schools.
The auction has ended

LOT 12:

Pieter van der Heyden circa 1530–1572, after Pieter Brueghel the Elder (1525/30–1569)
Big Fish Eat Little Fish ...

catalog
  Previous Item
Next Item 
Pieter van der Heyden circa 1530–1572, after Pieter Brueghel the Elder (1525/30–1569)
Big Fish
Sold for: 38,000 CHF
Price including buyer’s premium: 47,500 CHF
Start price:
15,000 CHF
Estimate :
15,000 CHF - 25,000 CHF
Buyer's Premium: 25% More details
VAT: 8.1% On Buyer's Premium Only
Users from foreign countries may be exempted from tax payments, according to the relevant tax regulations
Auction took place on Mar 11, 2026 at Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer
tags:

Item Overview

Description:

Pieter van der Heyden circa 1530–1572, after Pieter Brueghel the Elder (1525/30–1569)
Big Fish Eat Little Fish, 1557
Etching
inventory number on the reverse and inscribed C. 34109 Amf Luca Torrigiani (Colnaghi & Co., London)
22.9 x 29.8 cm (plate); 23.1 x 30.1 cm (sheet)
catalog
  Previous Item
Next Item 
Similar items from this seller