Lot 53 · Old Master Pictures
An architectural capriccio with elegant figures and a classical arch, a statue above a portico in the distance
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- Estimate
- £100,000–£150,000 hammer ≈ $174,245–$261,368
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Pictures , London · 10 December 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5967048
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Guardi, An architectural capriccio with elegant figures and a classical arch, a statue above a portico in the distance. Christie's, 10 Dec 2003, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5967048.
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Francesco Guardi, An architectural capriccio with elegant figures and a classical arch, a statue above a portico in the distance. Christie's, 10 Dec 2003, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5967048.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A village kermesse | Marten Van Cleve | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| A sibyl, half-length, in a fur-trimmed black and gold embroidered dre… | Ambrosius Benson | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| The Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist, Saint An… | Hendrick Van Balen And Jan Brueghel I | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| The interior of a church with two gentlemen conversing in the foreground | Emanuel De Witte | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| A poppy, a snowball, pink and yellow roses, carnations, grapes, black… | Maria Van Oosterwyck | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Wing of an altarpiece: The Arrest of Christ (outer face); and The Ent… | Ludwig Schongauer | £20,000–£30,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Guardi | A capriccio of a rustic house by the lagoon ; and A lagoon c | $214,200 | Christie's, Feb 2025 | |
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, A View of the Island and the Church of San Giorgio M | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | a view of la porta del dolo on the brenta canal | Sotheby's, Jan 2019 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Capriccio landscape with a ruined arch and figures beside a | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice, looking towards the | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, a view of the Piazzetta toward the Libreria, with th | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Lagoon capriccio with a tower | Sotheby's, Jan 2015 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, San Giorgio Maggiore | Christie's, Jun 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.