Lot 24 · Old Master Works on Paper: Prints and Drawings for under £5,000
Poseidon rising from the waves with nereids
Giovanni Battista Cipriani · graphite, pen and grey ink and brown wash
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,021–$1,532
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Works on Paper: Prints and Drawings for under £5,000, London · 6 December 2018
- Dimensions
- 7⅜ x 9⅜ in. (18.5 x 23.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3765898
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Poseidon rising from the waves with nereids. Christie's, 6 Dec 2018, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3765898.
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Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Poseidon rising from the waves with nereids. Christie's, 6 Dec 2018, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3765898.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modo de Volar, from: Los Proverbios | Francisco José De Goya Y Lucientes | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| The Card Player | Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| View of the Tour de Nesle, Paris, seen from the East | Israël Silvestre | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| The Circumcision of Christ, from: The Life of the Virgin | Albrecht Dürer | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Le Cinq Morts (The Five Deaths) | Stefano Della Bella | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| Male nude with staff (recto); and Male nude (verso) | Florentine School, 19th Century | £1,000–£1,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Battista Cipriani | recto: a nymph and a cupid dragging a satyr;verso: a satyr | $4,542 | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | |
| Giovanni Battista Cipriani | Putti in Flight | Lempertz, May 2017 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Cipriani | Euphrosyne portant une couronne de fleurs | Christie's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Cipriani | Minerva and the Muses | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Cipriani | Allegory of Autumn | Sotheby's, Apr 2005 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Cipriani | Ceres Holding a Sheaf of Wheat and a Scythe | Sotheby's, Jan 2010 | ||
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| Thomas Rowlandson | 'Human nature is fond of Novelty. Pliny' | Bonhams, Sep 2022 |
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