Lot 639 · Old Master, 19th Century and British Drawings and Watercolours
Figures by a beached boat
François Louis Thomas Francia · pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,888–$8,146
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master, 19th Century and British Drawings and Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 11 June 1998
- Dimensions
- 5 7/8 x 8½ in. (15 x 21.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5300732
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5300732 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5300732
François Louis Thomas Francia, Figures by a beached boat. Christie's, 11 Jun 1998, lot 639. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300732.
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François Louis Thomas Francia, Figures by a beached boat. Christie's, 11 Jun 1998, lot 639. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300732.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Studies of arms, hands and drapery | Italian School, 17th Century | £400–£600 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| François Louis Thomas Francia | a lady holding an umbrella, a windmill beyond | $6,766 | Sotheby's, Dec 2008 | |
| François Louis Thomas Francia | view of st. omer, france | Sotheby's, Jun 2006 | ||
| François Louis Thomas Francia | The Arch of a Bridge with a Man netting fish by a Sluice Gat | Sotheby's, May 2014 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | A) Outside the Angel Inn, Islington, London; B) Continental | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | Gouty Gulston the Antiquarian at Antwerp | Sotheby's, Jan 2024 | ||
| Peter De Wint O.w.s. | Barges on the River Thames near Windsor | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | Journeying from a coastal inn | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| Edward Lear | Zante | Bonhams, May 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.