Lot 51 · 19th Century European Art including The Orientalist Sale
Blowing Bubbles
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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th Century European Art including The Orientalist Sale, New York · 18 April 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3750130
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Giovanni Battista Torriglia, Blowing Bubbles. Sotheby's, 18 Apr 2008, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3750130.
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Giovanni Battista Torriglia, Blowing Bubbles. Sotheby's, 18 Apr 2008, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3750130.
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From the same sale 19th Century European Art including The Orientalist Sale · Apr 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who Goes There? | Charles H. Van Den Eycken | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Feeding the Chickens | Jean Francois Raffaelli | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| The Letter | Wladyslaw Czachorski | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| The Citrus Seller | Jean-jules-antoine Lecomte Du Noüy | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| At Work and Play on the Patio | Manuel García Y Rodríguez | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Ruth | Giovanni Battista Lombardi | $20,000–$30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | La curiositá | $141,371 | Christie's, Jun 2002 | |
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | Admiring the Baby | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | giovanni battista torriglia | admiring the baby | Sotheby's, Jan 2020 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | A New Friend | Christie's, Apr 2007 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | The See-Saw | Sotheby's, Jun 2009 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | The Thread of Life | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Torriglia | First Steps | Christie's, Apr 2008 | ||
| Jean-baptiste-camille Corot | Inondation dans une saulie | Sotheby's, Feb 2024 |
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.