Lot 225 · Old Master Paintings Day Sale
a still life with a lambis lambis, a cypraea, a cymatiide, a cenithium, a galaodea and other shells
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $29,260–$43,891
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings Day Sale, London · 4 December 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3823322
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bartolomeo Bimbi, a still life with a lambis lambis, a cypraea, a cymatiide, a cenithium, a galaodea and other shells. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 225. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3823322.
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Bartolomeo Bimbi, a still life with a lambis lambis, a cypraea, a cymatiide, a cenithium, a galaodea and other shells. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 225. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3823322.
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From the same sale Old Master Paintings Day Sale · Dec 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula and the ten thousand virgins | Peter De Witte, Called Candid | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Alpheus and Arethusa | — | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| A capriccio view of the custom house and embankment in London with fi… | Jean-baptiste Lallemand | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Tobias and the Angel | — | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Landscape with a view of Dordrecht from the south with a lumber yard | Aelbert Cuyp | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Coriolanus begged to spare Rome; The Magnanimity of Scipio | Erasmus Quellinus The Younger | £30,000–£50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartolomeo Bimbi | Still life with apples and pears on a silver charger, quince | $40,320 | Christie's, Oct 2022 | |
| Bartolomeo Bimbi | Tulips, roses, poppies, chrysanthemums, hyacinths and other | Christie's, Apr 2003 | ||
| Bartolomeo Bimbi | A crown imperial lily, a white iris, lilies, carnations, ros | Christie's, Apr 2004 | ||
| Bartolomeo Bimbi | Still life with citrons, apples, an artichoke, plums, aprico | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| George Romney | Portrait of Colonel Albemarle Bertie, 9th Earl of Lindsay | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Bartolomeo Bimbi | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2021 | ||
| Bartolomeo Bimbi | a white parrot on a perch | Sotheby's, Jan 2019 | ||
| David Teniers The Younger | Parables of the rich man and Lazarus | Lempertz, Nov 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.