Lot 20 · Old Masters
A vanitas still life with a skull atop a book, an hourglass and two glass vases of flowers
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Called Il Guercino · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $2,000,000–$3,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters, New York · 1 May 2019
- Dimensions
- 12 1/8 x 15 1/8 in. (30.8 x 38.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3733961
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Called Il Guercino, A vanitas still life with a skull atop a book, an hourglass and two glass vases of flowers. Christie's, 1 May 2019, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3733961.
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Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Called Il Guercino, A vanitas still life with a skull atop a book, an hourglass and two glass vases of flowers. Christie's, 1 May 2019, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3733961.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Called Il Guercino | Jacob holding Joseph's bloodied coat | $1,865,000 | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | |
| Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Called Il Guercino | Semiramis called to Arms | Sotheby's, Jul 2005 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | venice, a view of the grand canal with san simeone piccolo | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | Portrait of a Lady as Flora | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 | ||
| Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Called Il Guercino | portrait of fra bonaventura bisi, called "il pittorino" | Sotheby's, Feb 2013 | ||
| François Boucher | The Sleep of Venus | Sotheby's, Jan 2014 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | morning; evening | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Called Il Guercino | The penitent Magdalene | Sotheby's, Jan 2015 |
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.