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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Masters, New York · 11 June 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4828998
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Prospero Fontana, prospero fontana | adoration of the shepherds; adoration of the magi. Sotheby's, 11 Jun 2020, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4828998.
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Prospero Fontana, prospero fontana | adoration of the shepherds; adoration of the magi. Sotheby's, 11 Jun 2020, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4828998.
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|---|---|---|---|
| cecco di pietro | saint peter; saint simon | Cecco Di Pietro | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| gaspare traversi | an old beggar, lying down, his hand reaching out | Gaspare Traversi | $30,000–$50,000 | |
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| alessandro tiarini | saint dominic and an angel | Alessandro Tiarini | $40,000–$60,000 | |
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| pieter de grebber | portrait of a woman, bust length | Pieter De Grebber | $6,000–$8,000 |
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