Lot 20 · Important Old Master Paintings Part I
A scholar holding a book
The Monogrammist Is · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- $130,000–$160,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — IMPORTANT OLD MASTER PAINTINGS PART I, New York · 26 January 2005
- Dimensions
- 19¼ x 14¾ in. (49 x 37.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5848313
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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The Monogrammist Is, A scholar holding a book. Christie's, 26 Jan 2005, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5848313.
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The Monogrammist Is, A scholar holding a book. Christie's, 26 Jan 2005, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5848313.
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From the same sale Important Old Master Paintings Part I · Jan 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| An extensive river landscape with peasants during the harvest, a lake… | Jan Frans van Bloemen, L'Orizzonte (Antwerp 1662-1749 Rome) and Placido Costanzi (Naples c. 1690-1759 Rome) | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Corbaci Bashi ; two female figures in traditional costume; a Janissar… | Jean-Baptiste van Mour (Valenciennes 1671-1737 Constantinople) and Followers | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Huntsmen on horseback with a tower beyond; and Huntsmen on horseback … | Abraham Van Calraet | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| A village scene with peasants at work | Theobald Michau | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| An elegant couple walking through a market in the Piazza del Popolo, Rome | Johannes Lingelbach | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Figures amongst classical ruins; and Figures by a pool of water surro… | Gennaro Greco | $20,000–$30,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Guardi | An architectural capriccio with a campiello | $453,600 | Christie's, Jun 2022 | |
| Called Il Sassoferrato | Madonna at Prayer | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | capriccio view of a venetian campo | Sotheby's, Jan 2020 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, A View of the Island and the Church of San Giorgio M | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| The Monogrammist Is | Portrait of an elderly woman, looking left | Sotheby's, Dec 2010 | ||
| David Teniers The Younger | Interior of a laboratory with an Alchemist at work and a stu | Bonhams, Dec 2022 | ||
| David Teniers The Younger | Village landscape with herdsmen, a milkmaid, cattle, sheep a | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | venice, a view of the piazzetta looking south with the palaz | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 |
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.