Light and Life: The Lester L. Weindling Collection Sale Could Realize $12m

Jan van de Capelle Shipping Scene on a Calm Sea with a Jetty at Left (Undated) is the highest-value lot announced by Sotheby's in its 'Light and Life: The Lester L. Weindling Collection' auction in New York on February 5.

• Pre-sale low estimates total $12.1m.

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• 12 works are for sale.
• Estimates total: $12.1m (low) and $17.65m (high), excluding premiums.
• 0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Jan van de Capelle, Shipping Scene on a Calm Sea with a Jetty at Left (Undated), which is estimated to sell for between $2m and $3m. The work is backed by a guarantee. It has been traded 14 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

12 works are backed by guarantees, including: Jan Jansz den Uyl, Still Life with a Pewter Jug, a Silver Tazza, Glassware, and Other Objects on a Tabletop (Undated). It is estimated to sell for between $2m and $3m. It has been traded 7 times in the past.

Withdrawn lots

Works are sometimes withdrawn from a sale, which will affect pre-sale estimates.

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Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.

All figures are accurate at time of publication.