Lot 171 · Old Masters including Old Master & British Drawings and Watercolours
Saint John the Evangelist
Francesco Solimena · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $20,123–$26,831
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters including Old Master & British Drawings and Watercolours, London · 8 December 2017
- Dimensions
- 18¾ x 14 1/8 in. (47.6 x 35.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3860085
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Solimena, Saint John the Evangelist. Christie's, 8 Dec 2017, lot 171. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3860085.
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Francesco Solimena, Saint John the Evangelist. Christie's, 8 Dec 2017, lot 171. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3860085.
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From the same sale Old Masters including Old Master & British Drawings and Watercolours · Dec 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Allegory of Love | Peter Wtewael | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| The Fable of the Satyr and the Peasants | Studio Of Jacob Jordaens | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| A tax collector writing; and A woman counting money | David Ii Teniers | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| An overturned basket of flowers with a tortoise | Pseudo-jan Van Kessel II | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Madonna and Child in Glory | Circle Of Carlo Maratta | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The Grand Canal, Venice, with the Santa Maria della Salute | After Bernardo Bellotto | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Solimena | Faith triumphant over the Continents | $39,637 | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | |
| Francesco Solimena | Allegory of Justice triumphing over War and Wealth | Templum Auctions, Apr 2026 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | Noli me tangere | Sotheby's, Jul 2013 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2021 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | joseph and potiphar’s wife | Sotheby's, Dec 2016 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | Saint Augustine triumphing over Heresy | Sotheby's, Jul 2015 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | The Christ Child in the manger adored by angels | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | San Michele arcangelo combatte gli angeli ribelli | Sotheby's, Jun 2011 |
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.