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Lot 212 · Old Masters Part II: Paintings, Sculpture, Drawings and Watercolours

A winged messenger addressing the Muses of Sculpture and Painting

Giovanni Battista Cipriani · pencil, black and red chalk on paper

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Estimate
£1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,267–$1,900
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Masters Part II: Paintings, Sculpture, Drawings and Watercolours, London · 4 December 2024
Dimensions
8 ¼ x 7 in. (21 x 17.8 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3197647
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Giovanni Battista Cipriani, A winged messenger addressing the Muses of Sculpture and Painting. Christie's, 4 Dec 2024, lot 212. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3197647.

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Giovanni Battista Cipriani, A winged messenger addressing the Muses of Sculpture and Painting. Christie's, 4 Dec 2024, lot 212. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3197647.

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A figure of Germanicus Caesar AFTER THE ANTIQUE, BY ORAZIO ALBRIZZI (ITALIAN, ACTIVE C.1612-1651) £30,000–£50,000
Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg HANS SCHÄUFELIN I (?NUREMBERG C.1482-1539⁄40 NÖRDLINGEN) AND WORKSHOP £10,000–£15,000
Virgin and Child (Virgo Lactans) CIRCLE OF DIEGO DE SILOÉ (1490-1563), CIRCA 1530-40 £20,000–£30,000
Apollo Belvedere ATTRIBUTED TO GIANFRANCESCO SUSINI (FLORENCE 1585-1653) £50,000–£80,000
Saint Carlo Borromeo visiting victims of the Plague NORTHERN FOLLOWER OF ORAZIO BORGIANNI £12,000–£18,000
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Giovanni Battista Cipriani Charity $1,497 Sotheby's, Jul 2022
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Giovanni Battista Cipriani Autumn Christie's, Apr 1999
Giovanni Battista Cipriani Classical Figure Lyon & Turnbull, May 2020
Giovanni Battista Cipriani Minerva and the Muses Sotheby's, Jan 2023
Giovanni Battista Cipriani A study of a Nymph and Satyr Christie's, Jun 2001
Giovanni Battista Cipriani A group of four drawings, including A young woman with a chi Christie's, Dec 2009

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