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Lot 26 · Old Master and British Drawings

A saint giving alms to the poor: design for a lunette

Ventura Salimbeni · black chalk, pen and brown ink, two shades of brown wash, arched top

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Estimate
$6,000–$8,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master and British Drawings, New York · 29 January 2015
Dimensions
5 3/8 x 12½ in. (13.7 x 31.7 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4190660
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ventura Salimbeni, A saint giving alms to the poor: design for a lunette. Christie's, 29 Jan 2015, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4190660.

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From the same sale Old Master and British Drawings · Jan 2015

LotArtistEstimateResult
The Madonna seated, holding the Child Polidoro Caldara, Polidoro da Caravaggio (Caravaggio 1499-1543 Messina) $150,000–$200,000
The Birth of the Virgin Niccolo Martinelli, il Trometta (Pesaro 1540-1611 Rome) $20,000–$30,000
King David accompanied by three of his followers Giuseppe Cesari, il Cavalier d'Arpino (Arpino 1568-1640 Rome) $150,000–$250,000
The unwelcome news Frans van Mieris I (Leiden 1635-1681) $200,000–$300,000
A standing man in oriental costume Jan van den Bergh (Altemaar 1587-after 1650) $6,000–$8,000
Equestrian battle scenes Johan Wilhelm Baur (Strasburg 1607-1641 Vienna) $4,000–$6,000

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