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- Estimate
- €8,000–€12,000 hammer ≈ $12,511–$18,767
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings, Milan · 20 May 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3760808
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Giacomo Ceruti, Ritratto di gentiluomo con una lettera in mano. Sotheby's, 20 May 2008, lot 60. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3760808.
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Giacomo Ceruti, Ritratto di gentiluomo con una lettera in mano. Sotheby's, 20 May 2008, lot 60. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3760808.
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From the same sale Old Master Paintings · May 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veduta costiera con figure | Adrien Manglard | €5,000–€7,000 | |
| Angeli musicanti | Bernardino Luini | €5,000–€7,000 | |
| Allegoria della Musica | Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari | €8,000–€12,000 | |
| Diana ed Endimione | — | €10,000–€15,000 | |
| Sacra Famiglia con matrimonio mistico di Santa Caterina | Detto Girolamo Da Cotignola Girolamo Marchesi | €40,000–€60,000 | |
| San Paolo | Lorenzo Veneziano | €70,000–€100,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giacomo Ceruti | a young girl eating watermelon | $10,800 | Sotheby's, Jan 2007 | |
| Giacomo Ceruti | portrait of a gentleman, half length, wearing a blue coat an | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | The Rest on the Flight into Egypt | Bonhams, Jul 2021 | ||
| Giacomo Ceruti | Testa di vecchia | Sotheby's, Jun 2010 | ||
| Giacomo Ceruti | Ritratto di Spaniel con collare rosso | Sotheby's, Nov 2004 | ||
| Adriaen Van Ostade | A lawyer reading a letter | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Adriaen Van Ostade | The Family | Christie's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Giacomo Ceruti | portrait of a young girl, three-quarter length, wearing a gr | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 |
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.