Lot 151 · Old Master Paintings and Sculpture: Part II
Portrait of Cardinal Marco Sittico Altemps (1533-1595), bust-length
Scipione Pulzone · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $100,000–$150,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 5 February 2025
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Paintings and Sculpture: Part II, New York · 5 February 2025
- Dimensions
- 21 ¼ x 17 1⁄8 in. (54 x 40.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3185536
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3185536 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3185536
Scipione Pulzone, Portrait of Cardinal Marco Sittico Altemps (1533-1595), bust-length. Christie's, 5 Feb 2025, lot 151. estimate $100,000–$150,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3185536.
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90% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 91%, 91% sold.
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Scipione Pulzone, Portrait of Cardinal Marco Sittico Altemps (1533-1595), bust-length. Christie's, 5 Feb 2025, lot 151. estimate $100,000–$150,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3185536.
From the same sale Old Master Paintings and Sculpture: Part II · Feb 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Figure Group of Saint Anna Selbdritt | FRENCH, LATE 14TH/15TH CENTURY | $25,000–$40,000 | |
| Base for a column | ALMOST CERTAINLY WORKSHOP OF BENEDETTO DA ROVEZZANO (1474-1552), FLORENTINE, CIRCA 1505-1515 | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| A platter of pears with flowers on a pillow, all resting on a console… | ATTRIBUTED TO ANTONIO GIANLISI II (CREMONA 1677-1727) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Red, green and black grapes on vines with pomegranates above a stone table | PIETRO PAOLO BONZI, CALLED GOBBO DEI CARRACCI (CORTONA c.1567-1636) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Monumental busts of Mars and Venus | ITALIAN, EARLY 18TH CENTURY | $30,000–$50,000 | upcoming |
| A Renaissance Style Pendant | POSSIBLY CIRCLE OF REINHOLD VASTERS (1827-1909), LATE 19TH CENTURY | $5,000–$10,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scipione Pulzone | The Madonna Annunciate | $110,123 | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | |
| Scipione Pulzone | Portrait of Alessandro Farnese (1468-1549), Pope Paul III (1 | Christie's, Jul 2007 | ||
| Willem Claesz. Heda | Still life with a ham | Nature morte au jambon | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Scipione Pulzone | Ritratto di dama con libro ('Lucrezia Cenci') | Christie's, Dec 2000 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, the Piazzetta looking south, with a view of the Doge | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | A mountainous river landscape with boaters, fishermen and a | Christie's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, A View of the Island and the Church of San Giorgio M | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 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.