Lot 37 · Sotheby's L03033
a mediterranean port by moonlight with fishermen pulling in their nets
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£40,000 hammer ≈ $52,380–$69,840
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L03033 · 11 December 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3022167
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pierre-jacques Volaire, a mediterranean port by moonlight with fishermen pulling in their nets. Sotheby's, 11 Dec 2003, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3022167.
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Pierre-jacques Volaire, a mediterranean port by moonlight with fishermen pulling in their nets. Sotheby's, 11 Dec 2003, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3022167.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L03033 · Dec 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sleeping Christ Child | Bartolomé Esteban Murillo | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| The rape of the Sabines | Johann Heiss | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Christ carrying the Cross | Andrea Solario | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| A fire in a village at night | Egbert Lievensz. Van Der Poel | £12,000–£16,000 | |
| A Still Life of Flowers in a Glass Vase on a stone ledge | Ernst Stuven | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| The Madonna and Child with a goldfinch ('The Solly Madonna') | Called Raphael Raffaello Sanzio | £30,000–£50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-jacques Volaire | débarquement sur une côte de la méditerranée | $51,272 | Sotheby's, Mar 2007 | |
| Pierre-jacques Volaire | A mediterranean bay with figures unloading a man-o'-war, fig | Christie's, Sep 2005 | ||
| Pierre-jacques Volaire | rome: fireworks ("la girandola") over castel sant' angelo, s | Sotheby's, Dec 2005 | ||
| Pierre-jacques Volaire | a river landscape with figures fleeing a burning city | Sotheby's, Jan 2004 | ||
| Pierre-jacques Volaire | coastal landscape near naples | Sotheby's, Jun 2014 | ||
| Pierre-jacques Volaire | a mediterranean bay with a merchantman unloading, seamen pla | Sotheby's, Dec 2003 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | The Madonna in prayer | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | Washerwomen and a seated child with a dog, by a grand stairc | Sotheby's, Feb 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.