Lot 40 · Old Master and British Drawings
Colombina touching Brighella's mask ; and Colombina picking something from his basket
Pietro Antonio Novelli · black chalk, pen and black ink, gray wash
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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 5 February 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Drawings, New York · 5 February 2026
- Dimensions
- 14 1⁄8 x 10 7⁄8 in. (36 x 27.6 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3102203
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3102203 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3102203
Pietro Antonio Novelli, Colombina touching Brighella's mask ; and Colombina picking something from his basket. Christie's, 5 Feb 2026, lot 40. estimate $4,000–$6,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3102203.
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90% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
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Pietro Antonio Novelli, Colombina touching Brighella's mask ; and Colombina picking something from his basket. Christie's, 5 Feb 2026, lot 40. estimate $4,000–$6,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3102203.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pietro Antonio Novelli | a) a seated lionb) a recumbent lion | $4,955 | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | |
| Pietro Antonio Novelli | the holy family enthroned in the clouds, with a monk in ador | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Pietro Antonio Novelli | A vision of the Madonna and Child with Saint Dominic | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Pietro Antonio Novelli | two groups of putti at play | Sotheby's, Jul 2004 | ||
| Pietro Antonio Novelli | A decorative design with two putti holding back a curtain to | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Pietro Antonio Novelli | Untitled | Sotheby's, Jun 2007 | ||
| Pietro Antonio Novelli | Hector parting from Andromache and Astyanax | Christie's, Dec 2011 | ||
| Pietro Antonio Novelli | Offerings brought to a priestess | Christie's, Apr 2007 |
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.