Lot 113 · Old Master & Early British Paintings
the miracle of saint francis xavier and the crab
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $24,715–$32,954
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master & Early British Paintings , London · 29 October 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3888194
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Solimena, the miracle of saint francis xavier and the crab. Sotheby's, 29 Oct 2009, lot 113. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3888194.
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Francesco Solimena, the miracle of saint francis xavier and the crab. Sotheby's, 29 Oct 2009, lot 113. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3888194.
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From the same sale Old Master & Early British Paintings · Oct 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| the denial of Saint Peter | Georges De La Tour | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Danaë | — | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Portrait of Pope Innocent X | — | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Portrait of a Gentleman, said to be Cornet George Joyce | Jacob Huysmans | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Hercules and Omphale | Hans Cranach | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| A double portrait of Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden and his wife Anne | Thomas Hickey | £8,000–£12,000 |
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| 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 | The Penitent Magdalene | Christie's, Dec 2015 |
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.