Lot 164 · Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors Including an Important Canadian Collection and a Distinguished Private Collection
Two designs for a book cover: A floral design representing the Passion of Christ; and The Madonna and Child
Carlos Schwabe · pencil, pen and black ink, bodycolor, watercolor, heightened with gold
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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors Including an Important Canadian Collection and a Distinguished Private Collection, New York · 18 October 2005
- Dimensions
- 13¼ x 10¼ in. (33.6 x 26.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4458748
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Carlos Schwabe, Two designs for a book cover: A floral design representing the Passion of Christ; and The Madonna and Child. Christie's, 18 Oct 2005, lot 164. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4458748.
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Carlos Schwabe, Two designs for a book cover: A floral design representing the Passion of Christ; and The Madonna and Child. Christie's, 18 Oct 2005, lot 164. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4458748.
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From the same sale Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors Including an Important Canadian Collection and a Distinguished Private Collection · Oct 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moses and the Brazen Serpent | Joseph Cellony le Jeune (Aix-en-Provence 1730-1786) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| The Sacrifice of Isaac | Attributed to Jacopo Negretti, Palma il Giovane (Venice circa 1548-1628) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| The quarrel of Venus, Jupiter and Minerva | Giovanni Battista Castello, il Bergamasco (Gandino 1509-1569 Madrid) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| An angel in the clouds | Attributed to Gennaro Landi (active, 17th century) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Head of a bearded man in profile facing left, possibly a self-portrait | Girolamo Francesco Mazzola, il Parmigianino (Parma 1503-1540 Casalmaggiore) | $300,000–$500,000 | |
| Head of a man with growths on his neck, in profile to the left | Jusepe de Ribera, lo Spagnoletto (Valencia 1591-1652 Naples) | $70,000–$100,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Schwabe | Two women with a cradle, one of them winged | $13,854 | Christie's, Jul 2021 | |
| Carlos Schwabe | L'Ange de la Mort | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Carlos Schwabe | La Vague | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Eugene Galien-laloue | eugène galien-laloue | three parisian views: (i) place de la | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| Carlos Schwabe | The Profane and the Sacred | Christie's, Oct 2007 | ||
| Carlos Schwabe | apple blossom | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Alphonse Mucha | Les amants au Théâtre de la Renaissance | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Carlos Schwabe | Maternity | Sotheby's, Nov 2008 |
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.