Lot 28 · Old Master Prints
The Lion Bas-Reliefs & The Man on the Rack, from: Carceri d'Invenzione
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,344–$2,015
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Prints, London · 14 December 2017
- Dimensions
- Plate 555 x 416 mm., Sheet 735 x 506 mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3851509
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Lion Bas-Reliefs & The Man on the Rack, from: Carceri d'Invenzione. Christie's, 14 Dec 2017, lot 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3851509.
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Lion Bas-Reliefs & The Man on the Rack, from: Carceri d'Invenzione. Christie's, 14 Dec 2017, lot 28. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3851509.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Emperor Charles V | Barthel Beham | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Los Chinchillas, plate 50 from: Los Caprichos | Francisco José De Goya Y Lucientes | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| Christopher, Margrave of Baden | Hans Baldung Grien | — | upcoming |
| Two Mercenaries and a Woman with Death in a Tree | Urs Graf. | — | upcoming |
| The Peasant’s Feast, or: The Twelve Months | Hans Sebald Beham | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The Conversion of Saint Paul | Circle Of Tiziano Vecellio, Called Titian | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | [no title recorded] | $5,385 | Dorotheum, Apr 2023 | |
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | The Sawhorse, Plate XII from: Carceri d'Invenzione | Christie's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | Six Plates, from: Vedute di Roma | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | Opere Varie di Archiettura, Prospettive, Grotteschi, Antichi | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | A group of 12 plates from Vedute di Roma and Le Antichità Ro | Freeman's | Hindman, Jun 2024 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | The Pier with a Lamp, from: Carceri d'Invenzione | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano Veneto, 1720 - Venezia, | Bertolami Fine Art, Nov 2025 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | the forum of augustus; the temple of the sibyl, tivoli; the | Sotheby's, Sep 2013 |
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.