Lot 363 · Sotheby's L05034
rome: fireworks ("la girandola") over castel sant' angelo, st. peter's basilica illuminated beyond
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- Estimate
- £18,000–£22,000 hammer ≈ $31,373–$38,345
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05034 · 8 December 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3360200
- Record
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Pierre-jacques Volaire, rome: fireworks ("la girandola") over castel sant' angelo, st. peter's basilica illuminated beyond. Sotheby's, 8 Dec 2005, lot 363. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3360200.
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Pierre-jacques Volaire, rome: fireworks ("la girandola") over castel sant' angelo, st. peter's basilica illuminated beyond. Sotheby's, 8 Dec 2005, lot 363. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3360200.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The penitent Magdalene | Eglon Hendrik Van Der Neer | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Angels supporting the Veil of Saint Veronica | Master Of The Legend Of St. Ursula | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| An interior with peasants playing cards | Hendrick Martensz. Sorgh | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Apollo and Diana Slaying the Children of Niobe | — | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist | Pier Francesco Mola | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Moses and the Israelites gathering Manna | The Elder Jordaens Jacob | £15,000–£20,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-jacques Volaire | débarquement sur une côte de la méditerranée | $51,272 | Sotheby's, Mar 2007 | |
| Pierre-jacques Volaire | a river landscape with figures fleeing a burning city | Sotheby's, Jan 2004 | ||
| Pierre-jacques Volaire | A mediterranean bay with figures unloading a man-o'-war, fig | Christie's, Sep 2005 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | A classical capriccio of figures conversing before a statue | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Pierre-jacques Volaire | a moonlit river landscape with figures fleeing a burning cit | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| Henri-pierre Danloux | A young boy pleading with his older sister for the return of | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Pierre-jacques Volaire | coastal landscape near naples | Sotheby's, Jun 2014 | ||
| Pierre-jacques Volaire | a mediterranean bay with a merchantman unloading, seamen pla | Sotheby's, Dec 2003 |
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.