Lot 221 · Old Masters Day Sale
An architectural capriccio with figures by ruins near a shore
Francesco Guardi · oil on panel, oval
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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $77,380–$103,173
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Day Sale, London · 7 July 2017
- Dimensions
- 10 ¾ x 8 5/8 in. (27.5 x 21.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3908176
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Guardi, An architectural capriccio with figures by ruins near a shore. Christie's, 7 Jul 2017, lot 221. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908176.
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Francesco Guardi, An architectural capriccio with figures by ruins near a shore. Christie's, 7 Jul 2017, lot 221. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908176.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Guardi | Capriccio of a Lagoon with Figures and a Ruined Arch Beyond | $89,600 | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | |
| Francesco Guardi | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, May 2022 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | A pair of capriccio river landscapes with figures in the for | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | the 'sottoportico' of the doge's palace, venice | Sotheby's, Jan 2018 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | a capriccio of a ruined corinthian colonnade and a double-ar | Sotheby's, Jul 2012 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | portrait of a boy of the gradenigo family, possibly ferigo ( | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Capriccio with Figures by a Lagoon, a Ruined Arch, and a Tem | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | the island of san cristoforo in the venetian lagoon | Sotheby's, May 2018 |
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.