Lot 168 · Old Masters including Old Master & British Drawings and Watercolours
Adam and Eve mourning the death of Abel (?) or The Death of Phaeton
Orazio De Ferrari · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £50,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $67,078–$107,325
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters including Old Master & British Drawings and Watercolours, London · 8 December 2017
- Dimensions
- 56 7/8 x 75 5/8 in. (144.5 x 194.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3860083
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Orazio De Ferrari, Adam and Eve mourning the death of Abel (?) or The Death of Phaeton. Christie's, 8 Dec 2017, lot 168. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3860083.
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Orazio De Ferrari, Adam and Eve mourning the death of Abel (?) or The Death of Phaeton. Christie's, 8 Dec 2017, lot 168. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3860083.
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|---|---|---|---|
| An Allegory of Love | Peter Wtewael | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| The Fable of the Satyr and the Peasants | Studio Of Jacob Jordaens | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| A tax collector writing; and A woman counting money | David Ii Teniers | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| An overturned basket of flowers with a tortoise | Pseudo-jan Van Kessel II | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Madonna and Child in Glory | Circle Of Carlo Maratta | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The Grand Canal, Venice, with the Santa Maria della Salute | After Bernardo Bellotto | £20,000–£30,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orazio De Ferrari | Moses giving water to the Israelites in the desert | $84,000 | Sotheby's, Jun 2007 | |
| Francesco Solimena | The Christ Child in the manger adored by angels | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | The Madonna in prayer | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Luca Cambiaso | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2021 | ||
| Orazio De Ferrari | christ curing the blind man | Sotheby's, Jul 2006 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | A pair of capriccio river landscapes with figures in the for | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Sir Anthony Van Dyck | sold without reserve | attributed to sir anthony van dyck | | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | a capriccio of an archway, with figures beneath and a lagoon | Sotheby's, Feb 2018 |
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