Lot 135 · Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours
The Arch of Trajan, Ancona, Italy
O.w.s. Samuel Prout · pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour and with scratching out
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,908–$2,543
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours , London · 4 July 2023
- Dimensions
- 11 3/4 x 8 7/8 in. (29.8 x 22.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3346505
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3346505 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3346505
O.w.s. Samuel Prout, The Arch of Trajan, Ancona, Italy. Christie's, 4 Jul 2023, lot 135. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3346505.
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O.w.s. Samuel Prout, The Arch of Trajan, Ancona, Italy. Christie's, 4 Jul 2023, lot 135. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3346505.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Crucifixion of Christ with the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene and Sa… | VENETIAN SCHOOL, FIRST HALF OF 16TH CENTURY | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| A rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) | AFTER JACOPO LIGOZZI (1547-1627) | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The new road over the Pontine Marshes, near Rome | JOHN 'WARWICK' SMITH, O.W.S. (IRTHINGTON, CUMBRIA 1749-1831 LONDON) | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Bellagio, Lake Como | THOMAS MILES RICHARDSON, JUN., R.W.S. (LONDON 1813-1890) | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Saint Blaise, enthroned and crowned by an angel, with two boy attendants | Called Giulio Romano Giulio Pippi | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| The Marriage of the Virgin | Avanzino Nucci | £4,000–£6,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O.w.s. Samuel Prout | Figures at a Market Before a Continental Cathedral | $2,273 | Christie's, Jul 1998 | |
| O.w.s. Samuel Prout | Figures before a thatched cottage, Devon | Christie's, Nov 2003 | ||
| O.w.s. Samuel Prout | Figures watching a passing storm | Christie's, Nov 1998 | ||
| O.w.s. Samuel Prout | Figures by a fishing smack with shipping off-shore | Christie's, Jan 2015 | ||
| O.w.s. Samuel Prout | Fishing smacks off Dover | Christie's, Jun 1999 | ||
| O.w.s. Samuel Prout | A riverside cottage in Exeter | Christie's, Dec 2014 | ||
| English School | Vue d'Athènes | Bonhams, May 2026 | ||
| English School | 19th Century Figures walking in a hilly landscape | Bonhams, Apr 2025 |
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