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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $27,777–$37,037
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04032 · 8 July 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3081084
- Record
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Prospero Fontana, the holy family with the infant saint john the baptist. Sotheby's, 8 Jul 2004, lot 149. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3081084.
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Prospero Fontana, the holy family with the infant saint john the baptist. Sotheby's, 8 Jul 2004, lot 149. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3081084.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L04032 · Jul 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A winter landscape, with figures carrying wood beside a river | Francesco Foschi | £14,000–£18,000 | |
| Saint Agnes | — | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| An Allegory of Wisdom | Jacob De Backer | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| The vision of Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos | — | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Christ crowned with thorns | — | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| An Allegory of Earth | Jan Brueghel The Younger | £30,000–£40,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospero Fontana | prospero fontana | adoration of the shepherds; adoration of | $32,500 | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | |
| Hubert Robert Paris | Temple of Athena at Paestum | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | The Holy Family with Saint Peter of Alcántara, John of the C | Sotheby's, Jan 2024 | ||
| François Boucher | A female nude, half-length | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Prospero Fontana | The Feast of the Gods: Design for a ceiling compartment | Christie's, Jul 2007 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | The martyrdom of Saint Agatha. | Koller, Mar 2026 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | Saint Joseph and the Christ Child | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Prospero Fontana | The Adoration of the Magi; The Adoration of the Shepherds | Sotheby's, Jul 2004 |
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.