Lot 9 · Old Masters Evening Sale
Thirty-five expressive heads ( Réunion de 35 têtes diverses )
Louis-léopold Boilly · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £400,000–£600,000 hammer ≈ $528,859–$793,288
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Evening Sale, London · 30 June 2026
- Dimensions
- 16 3⁄8 x 21 ¾ in. (42.5 x 55.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3065381
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3065381 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3065381
Louis-léopold Boilly, Thirty-five expressive heads ( Réunion de 35 têtes diverses ). Christie's, 30 Jun 2026, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3065381.
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Louis-léopold Boilly, Thirty-five expressive heads ( Réunion de 35 têtes diverses ). Christie's, 30 Jun 2026, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3065381.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis-léopold Boilly | A trompe l'oeil of an ivory and wood crucifix | $823,500 | Christie's, Apr 2017 | |
| Hubert Robert Paris | hubert robert | view of the palazzo durazzo, genoa, with was | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | morning; evening | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| François Boucher | le peintre de paysage | Sotheby's, Jun 2012 | ||
| François Boucher | The Landscape Painter | Christie's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Louis-léopold Boilly | A trompe-l'oeil with a cat and a wooden log through a canvas | Christie's, May 2004 | ||
| François Boucher | Une dame à sa toilette, also called La Mouche | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| François Boucher | The Flute Player | Le Joueur de flageolet | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 |
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.