Lot 237 · Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale
six roman views: the colosseum; the temple of vesta at tivoli; the waterfalls at tivoli; the pyramid of caius cestius; the temple of vesta in rome; the tomb of caecilia metella
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $23,491–$31,322
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale, London · 4 December 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4316499
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giovanni Battista Busiri, six roman views: the colosseum; the temple of vesta at tivoli; the waterfalls at tivoli; the pyramid of caius cestius; the temple of vesta in rome; the tomb of caecilia metella. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2014, lot 237. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4316499.
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Giovanni Battista Busiri, six roman views: the colosseum; the temple of vesta at tivoli; the waterfalls at tivoli; the pyramid of caius cestius; the temple of vesta in rome; the tomb of caecilia metella. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2014, lot 237. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4316499.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saints Augustine of Hippo and Andrew | — | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Perseus and Andromeda | Anton Raphael Mengs | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Flora and Zephyr | Jacopo Amigoni | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| The penitent Saint Jerome in a landscape | — | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Samson and Delilah | Antonio Bellucci | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Peasants playing skittles before an inn | Cornelis Dusart | £12,000–£18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Battista Busiri | vedute romane: il Ponte Milvio; un ponte romano | $64,474 | Sotheby's, Nov 2003 | |
| Giovanni Battista Busiri | a pair of roman views: the tiber with castel sant'angelo and | Sotheby's, Jul 2008 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Busiri | a pair of views: the colosseum and the temple of vesta, tivo | Sotheby's, Jul 2007 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | Temple of Athena at Paestum | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, May 2023 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Busiri | rome, a view of the forum with the arch of constantine and t | Sotheby's, Dec 2005 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | Two Washerwomen by a Cascade (Les Lavandières) | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | The Madonna in prayer | Christie's, Dec 2021 |
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.