Lot 304 · Old Master Pictures & Drawings
Head of a man
Florentine School, Late 15th Century · red chalk, upper right corner tip cut, on a late 18th Century English mount
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- Estimate
- £500–£700 hammer ≈ $865–$1,211
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Pictures & Drawings , London (South Kensington) · 7 December 2005
- Dimensions
- 4½ x 4 3/8 in. (117 x 110 mm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5736834
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Florentine School, Late 15th Century, Head of a man. Christie's, 7 Dec 2005, lot 304. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5736834.
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Florentine School, Late 15th Century, Head of a man. Christie's, 7 Dec 2005, lot 304. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5736834.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A bird of paradise on a branch | Circle of Aert Schouman (Dordrecht 1710-1792 The Hague) | £500–£800 | |
| A Dutch man-o'-war and other shipping in choppy seas | Circle Of Jan Peeters | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew | German School, 18th Century | £600–£800 | |
| Design for a frontispiece flanked by personifications of divine and s… | Central Italian School, 17th Century | £400–£600 | |
| Study of a left hand | Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | £2,000–£3,000 | |
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| Italian School, 17th Century | Four studies: A) St. Francis in prayer B) St. Francis in pra | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Flemish School 18th Century | St George and the dragon | Bonhams, Feb 2024 | ||
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