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- Estimate
- €18,000–€25,000 hammer ≈ $26,046–$36,175
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — COLLEZIONE CLAUDIA GIAN FERRARI, Milan · 12 April 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4000055
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Luigi Ontani, L'Elefantino del marchesino. Sotheby's, 12 Apr 2011, lot 139. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4000055.
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Luigi Ontani, L'Elefantino del marchesino. Sotheby's, 12 Apr 2011, lot 139. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4000055.
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From the same sale Collezione Claudia Gian Ferrari · Apr 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Testa | Mario Sironi | €1,500–€2,000 | |
| La Scala | Guillermo Kuitca | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| Composizione | Gianni Dova | €5,000–€7,000 | |
| Classic nudes | Salomé | €3,000–€4,000 | |
| Senza titolo | Klaus Karl Merhkens | €800–€1,000 | |
| Beuys-Warhol | Mimmo Jodice | €1,500–€2,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luigi Ontani | Canopo Dante (Dante Urn) | $73,316 | Christie's, Feb 2020 | |
| Luigi Ontani | EvAdamo d’aprés Cranach (EvAdamo after Cranach) | Christie's, Mar 2015 | ||
| Luigi Ontani | Fauno Fanum Fortunae | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Luigi Ontani | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, May 2026 | ||
| Luigi Ontani | PavonDante | Christie's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Lucio Fontana | Concetto spaziale | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Luigi Ontani | PirandellEsca | Sotheby's, Apr 2011 | ||
| Luigi Ontani | Le 3 grazie | Sotheby's, Oct 2012 |
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.