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- Estimate
- €5,000–€7,000 hammer ≈ $5,796–$8,115
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Finarte — Auction 104, Via Paolo Sarpi, 6 - Milan, Italy · 28 October 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-10498329
- Record
- first seen 2 Aug 2026 · updated 2 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Messina, Colombe. Finarte, 28 Oct 2021, lot 113. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-10498329.
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Francesco Messina, Colombe. Finarte, 28 Oct 2021, lot 113. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-10498329.
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From the same sale Auction 104 · Oct 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassandra, 1937 | Giorgio De Chirico | €10,000–€15,000 | |
| Malia, Anni '70 | Renato Guttuso | €1,800–€2,400 | |
| Studio per Minerva, 1956 | Fabrizio Clerici | €100–€150 | |
| Profilo, 1958 | Jean Cocteau | €500–€700 | |
| Senza titolo | André Masson | €1,000–€1,500 | |
| Sul tema del desiderio | André Masson | €1,500–€2,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Messina | [no title recorded] | $6,477 | Dorotheum, Jun 2019 | |
| Francesco Messina | Scultura "DANZATRICE" | Viscontea auction house, Feb 2025 | ||
| Francesco Messina | testa di bimbo | Sotheby's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Giorgio De Chirico | Villa Adriana a Tivoli | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Francesco Messina | Figura femminile | Sotheby's, Nov 2006 | ||
| Gianni Dova | Personaggio Ambiguo 1954 | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Francesco Messina | Danzatrice, 1975 | Christie's, Nov 2001 | ||
| Francesco Messina | Ballerina | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2020 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.