Lot 172 · Old Master Paintings and Sculpture
Prophets of the Old Testament
Francesco Solimena · oil on canvas, made up to the upper and lower right corners
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- Estimate
- £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $30,713–$42,998
- Result
- upcoming — 9 December 2022
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, London · 9 December 2022
- Dimensions
- 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3397202
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3397202 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3397202
Francesco Solimena, Prophets of the Old Testament. Christie's, 9 Dec 2022, lot 172. estimate £25,000–£35,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3397202.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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Francesco Solimena, Prophets of the Old Testament. Christie's, 9 Dec 2022, lot 172. estimate £25,000–£35,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3397202.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Solimena | Faith triumphant over the Continents | $39,637 | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | |
| Francesco Solimena | Noli me tangere | Sotheby's, Jul 2013 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2021 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | Allegory of Justice triumphing over War and Wealth | Templum Auctions, Apr 2026 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | joseph and potiphar’s wife | Sotheby's, Dec 2016 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | Saint Augustine triumphing over Heresy | Sotheby's, Jul 2015 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | The Christ Child in the manger adored by angels | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | San Michele arcangelo combatte gli angeli ribelli | Sotheby's, Jun 2011 |
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.