Lot 39 · Old Masters Evening Sale
The Molo, Venice, looking West towards the entrance of the Grand Canal
Gaspar Van Wittel, Called Vanvitelli · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £600,000–£800,000 hammer ≈ $802,247–$1,069,662
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Evening Sale, London · 15 December 2020
- Dimensions
- 22 3/8 x 43 ¼ in. (56.8 x 109.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3573508
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Gaspar Van Wittel, Called Vanvitelli, The Molo, Venice, looking West towards the entrance of the Grand Canal. Christie's, 15 Dec 2020, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3573508.
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Gaspar Van Wittel, Called Vanvitelli, The Molo, Venice, looking West towards the entrance of the Grand Canal. Christie's, 15 Dec 2020, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3573508.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| A winter landscape, with figures in a village | Adriaen Van Stalbemt | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| A wooded river landscape with shepherds and their flock | Jacob Van Ruisdael | £150,000–£250,000 | |
| Democritus and Heraclitus | Hendrick Ter Brugghen | £150,000–£250,000 | |
| A dead rabbit and a satchel | Jean-baptiste Simeon Chardin | £600,000–£800,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaspar Van Wittel, Called Vanvitelli | View of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, from the entrance | $2,257,429 | Christie's, Jul 2021 | |
| Gaspar Van Wittel, Called Vanvitelli | rome, a view of the river tiber at the porto della legna loo | Sotheby's, Dec 2012 | ||
| Gaspar Van Wittel, Called Vanvitelli | Naples, a view of the Riviera di Chiaia | Sotheby's, Jan 2016 | ||
| Gaspar Van Wittel, Called Vanvitelli | a view of the bay of pozzuoli, near naples, taken from the e | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Gaspar Van Wittel, Called Vanvitelli | venice, a view of the bacino di san marco looking west with | Sotheby's, Jul 2008 | ||
| Gaspar Van Wittel, Called Vanvitelli | two landscapes with the villa aldobrandini at frascati and t | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 | ||
| Gaspar Van Wittel, Called Vanvitelli | florence, a view of the city from the right bank of the rive | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Gaspar Van Wittel, Called Vanvitelli | rome, a view of the river tiber at the porto della legna;rom | Sotheby's, Dec 2007 |
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.