Lot 149 · Christie's Interiors - Masters & Makers
The love Letter
Federico Andreotti · oil on canvas, unframed
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£40,000 hammer ≈ $49,929–$66,572
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors - Masters & Makers, London (South Kensington) · 20 March 1998
- Dimensions
- 39¾ x 54¾ in. (100.9 x 139 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5260654
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Federico Andreotti, The love Letter. Christie's, 20 Mar 1998, lot 149. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5260654.
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Federico Andreotti, The love Letter. Christie's, 20 Mar 1998, lot 149. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5260654.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a black dress and white ruff, wit… | Follower Of Frans Pourbus | £700–£1,000 | |
| The Temptation of St. Anthony | Circle Of David Teniers II | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| A water mill | After Jacob Van Ruisdael | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Late 18Th Century | A LARGE GOBLET | £400–£600 | |
| A Summer's Day | Peder Mønsted (Danish, 1859-1941) | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| 18Th Century | A COMMEMORATIVE LINEN DAMASK TABLE CLOTH | £600–£800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Andreotti | The wedding dance | $119,223 | Christie's, Apr 2000 | |
| Eugen Von Blaas | A Young Beauty | Sotheby's, Jan 2022 | ||
| Federico Andreotti | The young suitor | Christie's, Jun 2007 | ||
| Federico Andreotti | The Serenade | Christie's, Nov 2001 | ||
| Federico Andreotti | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Oct 2016 | ||
| Eugen Von Blaas | Anticipation | Sotheby's, Dec 2016 | ||
| Eugen Von Blaas | The Love Letter | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Eugen Von Blaas | A Stolen Glance | Sotheby's, May 2016 |
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.