Pieter Brueghel the Younger Work Sells for $1.33m But Delivers a 6% Negative Return

Pieter Brueghel the Younger Work Sells for $1.33m But Delivers a 6% Negative Return

3 min read  ·  19 Sep 2026

The Swan Inn. Image courtesy of Koller Auktionen

The Swan Inn. Image courtesy of Koller Auktionen

Pieter Brueghel the Younger, The Swan Inn (1626), sold for $1.33m (CHF1.1m), more than one and a half times the low estimate at Koller Auktionen in Zurich on September 18.

The sale was below the previous auction result by $97,500, realizing a 6% negative return. It last sold at auction in 2022 for $1.43m at Sotheby's.

Oil on panel, 44.0 x 62.8cm. The work has been traded 5 times in the past.

Sale Date
Price
Price Increase
Venue
City
September 18, 2026
$1.33m
-7 %
Koller Auktionen
Zurich
July 06, 2022
$1.43m
806 %
Sotheby's
London
March 09, 1983
$157,800
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Sotheby's
London

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