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- Estimate
- $50,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 1 February 2023
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — European Art, New York · 1 February 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3390316
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Fortunato Galli, Starlight. Christie's, 1 Feb 2023, lot 71. estimate $50,000–$80,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3390316.
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90% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
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Fortunato Galli, Starlight. Christie's, 1 Feb 2023, lot 71. estimate $50,000–$80,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3390316.
From the same sale European Art · Feb 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flora | GIUSEPPE LAZZERINI, THE YOUNGER (ITALIAN, d. 1895) | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| The Minnow Fishers | ROBERT GEMMELL HUTCHISON, R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH, 1855-1936) | $12,000–$18,000 | upcoming |
| The Knight of Death | MAURICE RAY (FRENCH, 1863-1938) | $15,000–$20,000 | upcoming |
| The Old Superb | MONTAGUE DAWSON, F.R.S.A., R.S.M.A. (BRITISH, 1890-1973) | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Nymph Entwined in a Rosebush | Cesare Lapini | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| La bagnante | Pietro Bazzanti | $80,000–$100,000 | upcoming |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine-louis Barye | Pair of Chevaux Turcs No.2 (antérieur droit levé, antérieur | $63,630 | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 | |
| Fortunato Galli | Esmerelda | Christie's, Oct 2007 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Python enlaçant une gazelle (Python Crushing a Gazelle) | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Charles-François Daubigny | coteaux-la bonneville | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Pair of Candelabra | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | In the hammam | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Jean-baptiste Carpeaux | La Danse (esquisse) | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | At Prayer, Cairo | Sotheby's, Apr 2017 |
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.