Lot 132 · Old Master Drawings
recto: portrait of a Venetian nobleman; verso: studies of figures in a landscape and boats
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,090–$10,787
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Drawings, London · 9 July 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3778275
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3778275 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3778275
Francesco Guardi, recto: portrait of a Venetian nobleman; verso: studies of figures in a landscape and boats. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2008, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3778275.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3778275.
Francesco Guardi, recto: portrait of a Venetian nobleman; verso: studies of figures in a landscape and boats. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2008, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3778275.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Old Master Drawings · Jul 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| a decorative design with Minerva and History attended by a putto | François Boucher | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| head and shoulders study of a moustachioed man in profile, wearing a … | Pieter Jansz. Quast | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| the interior of a rustic kitchen, with a view to a courtyard beyond | Cornelis Saftleven | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| an Italianate landscape, with a shepherd's hut | — | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| the battle of the centaurs and the lapiths | Giovanni Battista Franco, Called Il Semolei | £4,500–£6,000 | |
| a castle on the Bosphorous | Achille Etna Michallon | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Guardi | Capriccio; a fantasy vedute with ruins of classical architec | $24,853 | Koller, Sep 2023 | |
| Francesco Guardi | Portrait of a boy of the Gradenigo family, possibly Ferigo ( | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2024 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | A capriccio of the Venetian lagoon, with figures promenading | Christie's, Dec 2019 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Capriccio with a ruined arch, a tower beyond and a seaport w | Christie's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | A basket of flowers on a rocky bank with further blooms, spr | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | St Mark's Square in Venice. | Koller, Mar 2018 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Architectural capriccio | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 |
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.