Lot 36 · Old Masters Evening Sale
The Grand Canal, Venice, looking towards the Rialto Bridge
Francesco Guardi · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £100,000–£150,000 hammer ≈ $126,619–$189,929
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Evening Sale, London · 8 December 2016
- Dimensions
- 14 x 19 3/8 in. (35.6 x 49.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3966946
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Guardi, The Grand Canal, Venice, looking towards the Rialto Bridge. Christie's, 8 Dec 2016, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3966946.
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Francesco Guardi, The Grand Canal, Venice, looking towards the Rialto Bridge. Christie's, 8 Dec 2016, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3966946.
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|---|---|---|---|
| The Birdtrap | Pieter Brueghel III | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| The ‘Zomerschoon’ tulip | Balthasar Van Der Ast | £300,000–£500,000 | |
| Hilly dunescape | Jacob Van Ruisdael | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| The Monarch of the Glen | Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, Ra | — | upcoming |
| The Forest of Bavella | Edward Lear | £600,000–£800,000 | |
| The Madonna and Child | Called Il Sassoferrato | £50,000–£70,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, the Piazzetta looking south, with a view of the Doge | $126,614 | Christie's, Dec 2023 | |
| Francesco Guardi | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2026 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, a view of the Piazzetta toward the Libreria, with th | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Capriccio landscape with a ruined arch and figures beside a | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | the island of san cristoforo in the venetian lagoon | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Capriccio of a Lagoon with Figures and a Ruined Arch Beyond | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | The interior courtyard of a Venetian palazzo, with two figur | Christie's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, A View of the Island and the Church of San Giorgio M | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 |
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.