Lot 65 · Sotheby's L04040
a design for a frontispiece, with king louis xiv seated on a throne beside abundance and other allegorical figures
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $7,356–$11,035
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04040 · 6 July 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3079061
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Nicolas Pierre Loir, a design for a frontispiece, with king louis xiv seated on a throne beside abundance and other allegorical figures. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2004, lot 65. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3079061.
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Nicolas Pierre Loir, a design for a frontispiece, with king louis xiv seated on a throne beside abundance and other allegorical figures. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2004, lot 65. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3079061.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L04040 · Jul 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ on the Cross | Giuseppe Bernardino Bison | £1,800–£2,200 | |
| Roman Battle Scene | Pieter Coecke Van Aelst The Elder | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| study of a seated man | Honoré Daumier | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Head of Bacchus | — | €3,000–€5,000 | |
| Battle Scene | Veen, Otto Van. 1556-1629 | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| The Flagellation | Niccoló Circignani | £1,800–£2,200 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Pierre Loir | a design for a frontispiece, with king louis xiv seated on a | $7,582 | Sotheby's, Jul 2010 | |
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| Francesco Guardi | Venice, a view of San Giorgio Maggiore with the Giudecca and | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, Ra | Sleeping Lion | Lyon & Turnbull, Dec 2025 | ||
| Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, Ra | Head of a young stag | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Jacques De Gheyn The Younger | six head studies of soldiers | Sotheby's, Jan 2018 | ||
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| Francesco Guardi | Venice, the entrance to the Arsenale | Sotheby's, Jul 2012 |
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.