Lot 236 · Old Master & Early British Paintings
Venice, a view of Piazza San Marco looking east towards the basilica
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- Estimate
- £80,000–£120,000 hammer ≈ $130,547–$195,821
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master & Early British Paintings, London · 14 April 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4002692
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Guardi, Venice, a view of Piazza San Marco looking east towards the basilica. Sotheby's, 14 Apr 2011, lot 236. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4002692.
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Francesco Guardi, Venice, a view of Piazza San Marco looking east towards the basilica. Sotheby's, 14 Apr 2011, lot 236. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4002692.
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From the same sale Old Master & Early British Paintings · Apr 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| An outdoor scene with a saint in ecstatic rapture, surrounded by devotees | Jacopo Alessandro Calvi, Called Il Sordino | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| View of Thanjavur, India, with the Brihadeeswarar Temple | Sir Charles D'oyly | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The Persian Sybil | Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Called Il Guercino | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Portrait of a Ship Owner | John Wollaston | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The Pieta | Francesco De Mura | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Mary Magdalene | — | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Guardi | [no title recorded] | $233,758 | Dorotheum, Jun 2021 | |
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, the entrance to the Grand Canal with Santa Maria del | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Dolo, A View of the Porta del Dolo on the Brenta Canal | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice, looking towards the | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Capriccio landscape with a ruined arch and figures beside a | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, A View of the Island and the Church of San Giorgio M | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, a view of the Piazzetta toward the Libreria, with th | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | The Piazza San Marco, Venice, looking west; and The Piazza S | Christie's, Dec 2022 |
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.