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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $21,945–$29,260
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings Day Sale, London · 4 December 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3823593
- Record
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Antonio Balestra, Achilles discovering his father's sword. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 249. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3823593.
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Antonio Balestra, Achilles discovering his father's sword. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 249. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3823593.
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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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Balestra | Adonis sleeping | $27,366 | Bonhams, Jul 2012 | |
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| Antonio Balestra | The meeting between Laban and Jacob | Christie's, Jan 2001 | ||
| Antonio Balestra | The Madonna and Child with Saint Luigi Gonzaga and angels | Christie's, Jul 1999 | ||
| Antonio Balestra | The Finding of Moses | Christie's, Oct 2003 | ||
| Antonio Balestra | Veturia and Volumnia before Coriolanus | Lempertz, Nov 2024 | ||
| Antonio Balestra | Joseph interpreting dreams | Christie's, Jul 2000 | ||
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