Lot 156 · Paintings, Furniture and Works of Art From the Collection of Gianni Versace Villa Fontanelle, Moltrasio
Hercules at the Crossroads between vice and virtue
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- Estimate
- £25,000–£40,000 hammer ≈ $34,954–$55,926
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — PAINTINGS, FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF GIANNI VERSACE VILLA FONTANELLE, MOLTRASIO , London · 18 March 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3842577
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Pelagio Palagi, Hercules at the Crossroads between vice and virtue. Sotheby's, 18 Mar 2009, lot 156. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3842577.
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Pelagio Palagi, Hercules at the Crossroads between vice and virtue. Sotheby's, 18 Mar 2009, lot 156. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3842577.
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|---|---|---|---|
| The Road to Pompei | Ettore Forti | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Diana and another divinity | Simone Du Deschaux | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Cupid riding a lion | — | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| An elegant couple beside a lady playing the harp | — | £800–£1,200 | |
| The Death of Eucles | Frederick George Cotman | £6,000–£10,000 | |
| the sacrifice of Polyxena | — | £10,000–£15,000 |
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