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Lot 556 · Old Master, 19th Century and British Drawings and Watercolours

Studies of arms, hands and drapery

Italian School, 17th Century

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Estimate
£400–£600 hammer ≈ $652–$978
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master, 19th Century and British Drawings and Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 11 June 1998
Dimensions
17 x 10¾ in. (43.2 x 27.3 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-5300683
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Italian School, 17th Century, Studies of arms, hands and drapery. Christie's, 11 Jun 1998, lot 556. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300683.

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From the same sale Old Master, 19th Century and British Drawings and Watercolours · Jun 1998

LotArtistEstimateResult
A draped figure Florentine School, 19th Century £1,500–£2,000
A theorbo-player by a balustrade, with a subsidiary study of his hands Aurelio Lomi £3,000–£4,000
A reclining male nude, his head resting on his right arm Carlo Cignani £1,500–£2,000
Apollo and a nymph with two river gods Follower Of Simon Vouet £800–£1,200
A mendicant friar preaching to country people from an antique basin Hubert Robert Paris £1,000–£1,500
Head of a bearded man Circle of Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, il Parmigianino (Parma 1503-1540 Casalmaggiore) £1,000–£1,500

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