Lot 275 · Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture
La fontana di Goksu, Istanbul
Achille Formis Befani · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $26,480–$39,721
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters to Modern Day Sale: Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, London · 1 July 2026
- Dimensions
- 32 4⁄6 x 59 in. (83 x 150 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3065214
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3065214 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3065214
Achille Formis Befani, La fontana di Goksu, Istanbul. Christie's, 1 Jul 2026, lot 275. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3065214.
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Achille Formis Befani, La fontana di Goksu, Istanbul. Christie's, 1 Jul 2026, lot 275. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3065214.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A bust of Alexander the Great | VINCENZO GEMITO (ITALIAN 1852-1929), CIRCA 1920 | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Rearing horse | ITALIAN, POSSIBLY MILAN, 16TH CENTURY | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| The Dancing Hours | AFTER CARLO FINELLI (CARRARA 1782 - 1853 ROME) | £100,000–£150,000 | |
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| The Four Evangelists | SCHOOL OF LIÈGE, THIRD QUARTER OF 17TH CENTURY | £10,000–£15,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beppe Ciardi | [no title recorded] | $114,134 | Dorotheum, Apr 2026 | |
| Plinio Nomellini | Passeggiata nel parco | Sotheby's, Nov 2010 | ||
| Plinio Nomellini | Vortice Azzurro | Sotheby's, Jun 2004 | ||
| Vincenzo Gemito Naples | Alexander the Great | Sotheby's, Nov 2008 | ||
| Vincenzo Gemito Naples | nettuno giovinetto (the young neptune) | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Vincenzo Gemito Naples | Narcissus | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Achille Formis Befani | Vue sur la lagune | Sotheby's, Jun 2007 | ||
| Beppe Ciardi | boats in the wind of a venetian lagoon | Sotheby's, Oct 2005 |
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.