Lot 35 · A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
Farcical scene with Harlequin as a police commissioner
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- Estimate
- £35,000–£45,000 hammer ≈ $48,431–$62,268
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, London · 7 July 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4941985
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Claude Gillot, Farcical scene with Harlequin as a police commissioner. Sotheby's, 7 Jul 2021, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4941985.
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Claude Gillot, Farcical scene with Harlequin as a police commissioner. Sotheby's, 7 Jul 2021, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4941985.
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From the same sale A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries · Jul 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putti in the clouds | Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| An oyster shell and an onion | William Henry Hunt, O.w.s. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Beach scene | Jan Josefsz Van Goyen | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Adoration of the Shepherds | Rembrandt School | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| A Quince branch | Pancrace Bessa | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Portrait of a lady | Isaac Oliver | £12,000–£18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Gillot | Harlequin disguised as an Apothecary | $52,305 | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | |
| Claude Gillot | Fête du dieu Pan | Sotheby's, Oct 2011 | ||
| Claude Gillot | figures in an elegant interior watching an entertainment wit | Sotheby's, Jan 2016 | ||
| Jean-Baptiste Greuze | Etude pour un vieil homme | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | Laocoön and his sons | Christie's, Jan 2024 | ||
| Claude Gillot | a scene inspired by the 'commedia dell'arte' | Sotheby's, Jun 2007 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, in a fur-line | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | The martyrdom of Saint Agatha. | Koller, Mar 2026 |
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.