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Lot 177 · Old Master Paintings and Sculpture: Part II

The Persian Sibyl

Angelica Kauffman · oil on canvas

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Estimate
$50,000–$70,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master Paintings and Sculpture: Part II, New York · 5 February 2025
Dimensions
49 ¼ x 37 ¼ in. (125.7 x 94.7 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3185562
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Angelica Kauffman, The Persian Sibyl. Christie's, 5 Feb 2025, lot 177. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3185562.

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From the same sale Old Master Paintings and Sculpture: Part II · Feb 2025

LotArtistEstimateResult
A Figure Group of Saint Anna Selbdritt FRENCH, LATE 14TH/15TH CENTURY $25,000–$40,000
Base for a column ALMOST CERTAINLY WORKSHOP OF BENEDETTO DA ROVEZZANO (1474-1552), FLORENTINE, CIRCA 1505-1515 $4,000–$6,000
A platter of pears with flowers on a pillow, all resting on a console… ATTRIBUTED TO ANTONIO GIANLISI II (CREMONA 1677-1727) $10,000–$15,000
Red, green and black grapes on vines with pomegranates above a stone table PIETRO PAOLO BONZI, CALLED GOBBO DEI CARRACCI (CORTONA c.1567-1636) $20,000–$30,000
Monumental busts of Mars and Venus ITALIAN, EARLY 18TH CENTURY $30,000–$50,000 upcoming
A Renaissance Style Pendant POSSIBLY CIRCLE OF REINHOLD VASTERS (1827-1909), LATE 19TH CENTURY $5,000–$10,000

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Angelica Kauffman Portrait of Jemima Ord (d.1812), three-quarter-length, in a Christie's, Jun 2006
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