Lot 118 · Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna
Orpheus playing his lyre
Antoine Coypel · black, red and white chalk on light brown paper, squared in black and red chalk
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $12,635–$18,952
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna, London · 2 July 2019
- Dimensions
- 8 ¼ x 7 ¾ in. (21 x 19.7 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3709427
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Antoine Coypel, Orpheus playing his lyre. Christie's, 2 Jul 2019, lot 118. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3709427.
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Antoine Coypel, Orpheus playing his lyre. Christie's, 2 Jul 2019, lot 118. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3709427.
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From the same sale Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna · Jul 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Anthony Abbot experiencing a vision | Giovanni Battista Della Rovere | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Studies of legs, lower torsos, arms and a shoulder ( recto ); Faint s… | Aurelio Luini | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| The Death of Lucretia | Ferraù Fenzoni | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Nativity | Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Il Grechetto | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| A crowd scene | Francesco Novelli | £800–£1,200 | |
| Three figure studies | Hendrick Avercamp | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Coypel | a study of a male seated nude, for bacchus | $36,948 | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | |
| Antoine Coypel | Cupid | Sotheby's, May 2005 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | Diagoras of Rhodes carried in triumph by his sons | Sotheby's, Feb 2021 | ||
| Antoine Coypel | A reclining male nude, his left arm raised ( recto ); Studie | Christie's, Jan 1998 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | Portrait of Madame Louise de France, daughter of Louis XV, a | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Antoine Coypel | Deux anges | Sotheby's, Jun 2008 | ||
| Antoine Coypel | Les noces de Daphnis et Chloé | Sotheby's, Oct 2007 | ||
| Antoine Coypel | Vénus et l'Amour devant un satyre | 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.