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Lot 154 · Old Masters Part II: Paintings, Sculpture, Drawings and Watercolours

David with the head of Goliath

Daniele Crespi · oil on panel

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Estimate
£15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $18,865–$25,153
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Masters Part II: Paintings, Sculpture, Drawings and Watercolours, London · 8 December 2023
Dimensions
23 7⁄8 x 16 in. (60.8 x 40.5 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3292499
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Daniele Crespi, David with the head of Goliath. Christie's, 8 Dec 2023, lot 154. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3292499.

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Daniele Crespi, David with the head of Goliath. Christie's, 8 Dec 2023, lot 154. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3292499.

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From the same sale Old Masters Part II: Paintings, Sculpture, Drawings and Watercolours · Dec 2023

LotArtistEstimateResult
An architectural fragment in the form of a lion head ENGLISH OR FRENCH, PROBABLY 12TH CENTURY £6,000–£9,000
A seated bishop FRENCH, FIRST HALF 14TH CENTURY £20,000–£30,000
A Lüstermännchen GERMAN, 17TH CENTURY AND LATER £12,000–£18,000
The Death of Dido AFTER CLAUDE-AUGUSTIN CAYOT (1667-1772), FRENCH, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY £50,000–£80,000
Monstrance ITALIAN, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY £20,000–£30,000
Sir Anthony van Dyck LAWRENCE GEOGHEGAN (DUBLIN 1735 - 1820 LONDON), 1756 £20,000–£30,000

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Daniele Crespi The Head of Saint John the Baptist on a charger with a carte $35,280 Christie's, May 2025
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Daniele Crespi Baptism of Christ Sotheby's, May 2006
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