Lot 130 · Old Master Drawings
a group of men pulling a corpse from a mass grave
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $8,066–$12,099
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Drawings, London · 4 July 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3657373
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean-baptiste Deshays, a group of men pulling a corpse from a mass grave. Sotheby's, 4 Jul 2007, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3657373.
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Jean-baptiste Deshays, a group of men pulling a corpse from a mass grave. Sotheby's, 4 Jul 2007, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3657373.
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From the same sale Old Master Drawings · Jul 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moses | Jan De Bisschop | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Landscape with buildings by trees | — | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Christ crowned with thorns | François Boucher | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| the madonna and child, with a bishop saint and saint roch | Orazio De Ferrari | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Travellers resting | Francesco Casanova | £3,000–£3,500 | |
| Merry Company under an Arbour | The Elder Jordaens Jacob | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-baptiste Deshays | The Punishment of Korah | $8,820 | Christie's, Feb 2024 | |
| Jean-baptiste Deshays | The Death of Cleopatra; a sketch | Christie's, Oct 2009 | ||
| Jean-baptiste Deshays | The Raising of Lazarus | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | The Virgin and Child | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Jean-baptiste Deshays | The blessing of a child | Christie's, Jan 2004 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2024 | ||
| Jean-baptiste Deshays | Woman with a Lute | Sotheby's, Jun 2010 | ||
| Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | God the Father in Glory | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 |
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.