Lot 31 · Old Master Drawings incl.Leonardo da Vinci's Horse and Rider
Phaeton receiving the chariot of the sun from his father Apollo
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,236–$7,060
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Drawings incl.Leonardo da Vinci's Horse and Rider, London · 10 July 2001
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6242559
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Prospero Fontana, Phaeton receiving the chariot of the sun from his father Apollo. Christie's, 10 Jul 2001, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6242559.
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Prospero Fontana, Phaeton receiving the chariot of the sun from his father Apollo. Christie's, 10 Jul 2001, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6242559.
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From the same sale Old Master Drawings incl.Leonardo da Vinci's Horse and Rider · Jul 2001
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Virgin and Child with the Infant Baptist in a wooded landscape ne… | Lodovico Carracci | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| A youth playing the viola da gamba | Bartolommeo Cesi | £50,000–£80,000 | |
| The prophet Jeremiah | Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Dit Le Guerchin | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A seated soldier seen from behind, figures by a horse beyond | Gaetano Gandolfi | £10,000–£12,000 | |
| Bacchus and Vertumnus | Circle Of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| King Louis XIV in council attended by magistrates | Sébastien Leclerc | £3,000–£5,000 |
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| François Boucher | A peasant girl carrying a basket | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
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| Prospero Fontana | recto: design for a frieze with nereids, tritons and putti;v | Sotheby's, Jan 2013 | ||
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