Lot 87 · British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings
Gondolas on the Grand Canal, Venice
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- Estimate
- £25–£200 hammer ≈ $42–$335
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings, London (South Kensington) · 21 October 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6491659
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Umberto Ongania, Gondolas on the Grand Canal, Venice. Christie's, 21 Oct 1999, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6491659.
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Umberto Ongania, Gondolas on the Grand Canal, Venice. Christie's, 21 Oct 1999, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6491659.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The open road | William Tatton Winter | £300–£500 | |
| Figures on a country lane | English School | £200–£300 | |
| Moored barges on a Dutch canal | Jan Van Couver | £200–£400 | |
| The footbridge | Claude Hayes | £400–£600 | |
| Cattle in landscape | John Keeley (1849-1930) | £200–£400 | |
| The Minster and Treasury House, York | Thomas Dudley (fl.1879-1910) | £25–£200 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umberto Ongania | A figure in a gondola on a Venetian canal | $401 | Christie's, Mar 2000 | |
| Umberto Ongania | Figures before the Grand Canal, Venice | Christie's, Jun 1999 | ||
| Umberto Ongania | St Mark's square at dawn, Venice | Christie's, Mar 2002 | ||
| Umberto Ongania | Feeding the pigeons on the Piazzetta, Venice | Christie's, Jul 2007 | ||
| French School | Harbor View | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| Umberto Ongania | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2021 | ||
| English School | early 19th Century A country path | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| English School | Portrait of a woman 30 x 25in (76.2 x 63.5cm); framed 35 1/4 | Bonhams, Sep 2025 |
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.