Lot 58 · Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna
An Allegory of Knowledge
Ciro Ferri · black and white chalk on grey-brown buff paper
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,790–$6,317
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna, London · 2 July 2019
- Dimensions
- 11¾ x 7 5/8 in. (29.9 x 29.4 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3709383
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ciro Ferri, An Allegory of Knowledge. Christie's, 2 Jul 2019, lot 58. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3709383.
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From the same sale Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna · Jul 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Anthony Abbot experiencing a vision | Giovanni Battista Della Rovere | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Studies of legs, lower torsos, arms and a shoulder ( recto ); Faint s… | Aurelio Luini | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| The Death of Lucretia | Ferraù Fenzoni | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Nativity | Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Il Grechetto | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| A crowd scene | Francesco Novelli | £800–£1,200 | |
| Three figure studies | Hendrick Avercamp | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciro Ferri | Study for a Carta Gloria | $4,032 | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | |
| Ciro Ferri | An Allegory of the Medici family | Bonhams, Dec 2016 | ||
| Ciro Ferri | portrait of a lady, half length, holding a fasces | Sotheby's, Feb 2018 | ||
| Abraham Bloemaert | Recto: A sitting woman, seen from the front, and two standin | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Ciro Ferri | recto: study for a head of st. ignatius verso: study of an a | Sotheby's, Jul 2013 | ||
| Ciro Ferri | study for the lamentation of christ | Sotheby's, Jan 2019 | ||
| Ciro Ferri | A standing woman holding a jug ( recto ); and A drapery stud | Christie's, Dec 2005 | ||
| Ciro Ferri | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2020 |
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.