Lot 184 · Old Masters including Old Master & British Drawings and Watercolours
An architectural capriccio with a man collecting branches and figures by ruins
Francesco Guardi · oil on panel
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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $53,662–$80,494
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters including Old Master & British Drawings and Watercolours, London · 8 December 2017
- Dimensions
- 7 x 4 5/8 in. (17.7 x 11.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3860093
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Guardi, An architectural capriccio with a man collecting branches and figures by ruins. Christie's, 8 Dec 2017, lot 184. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3860093.
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Francesco Guardi, An architectural capriccio with a man collecting branches and figures by ruins. Christie's, 8 Dec 2017, lot 184. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3860093.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Guardi | A capriccio with a classical arch beside a river bank with a | $60,960 | Christie's, Feb 2026 | |
| Francesco Guardi | An architectural capriccio with figures conversing | Christie's, Dec 2017 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, May 2022 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | venice, a view of the grand canal with san simeone piccolo | Sotheby's, Jan 2019 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | A capriccio with figures promenading by ruins | Christie's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Capriccio landscape with ruins and figures in the foreground | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | portrait of a boy of the gradenigo family, possibly ferigo ( | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | A pair of capriccio river landscapes with figures in the for | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 |
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.