Lot 1134 · Old Master Paintings And Drawings
The Virgin appearing before Saint Francis
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- Estimate
- €1,200–€1,400 hammer ≈ $1,414–$1,650
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Lempertz — Old Master Paintings And Drawings · 16 May 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2067177
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-2067177 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-2067177
Antonio Balestra, The Virgin appearing before Saint Francis. Lempertz, 16 May 2018, lot 1134. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2067177.
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Antonio Balestra, The Virgin appearing before Saint Francis. Lempertz, 16 May 2018, lot 1134. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2067177.
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From the same sale Old Master Paintings And Drawings · May 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Preaching to a Rich Man | Flemish School | €12,000–€14,000 | |
| River Landscape with a Village and Travellers | Breydel, Called Le Chevalier, Karel | €10,000–€12,000 | |
| Wooded Landscape with a Cottage | Mattheus Molanus | €10,000–€12,000 | |
| Still Life with Flowers and Fruit | Antoine Monnoyer | €20,000–€25,000 | |
| Two Panoramic River Landscapes | Netherlandish School | €7,000–€8,000 | |
| The Vision of Saint Filippo Neri | Italian School | €2,000–€2,400 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman School, 17th Century | [no title recorded] | $1,523 | Dorotheum, Dec 2025 | |
| Antonio Balestra | An angel in flight ( recto ); Studies of hands and a man see | Christie's, Dec 2011 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | Masked Actor | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | Recto: The Virgin teaching the Christ Child to read (Holy fa | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | Portrait of a gentleman, bust length | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | Ships in Harbor | Freeman's | Hindman, Jul 2025 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | Interior Scene , 1959 | Freeman's | Hindman, Feb 2026 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | Archimedes Burns the Roman Fleet with Mirrors | Freeman's | Hindman, Feb 2023 |
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.