Lot 130 · 19th Century European Paintings including Spanish Painting, The Orientalist Sale, and German, Austrian, Scandinavian and Symbolist Works
the giants' staircase in the courtyard of the doge's palace
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $8,288–$11,603
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th Century European Paintings including Spanish Painting, The Orientalist Sale, and German, Austrian, Scandinavian and Symbolist Works, London · 24 November 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3895610
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giovanni Grubacs, the giants' staircase in the courtyard of the doge's palace. Sotheby's, 24 Nov 2009, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3895610.
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Giovanni Grubacs, the giants' staircase in the courtyard of the doge's palace. Sotheby's, 24 Nov 2009, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3895610.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Dance | Gustavo Simoni | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Cairo | Max Schmidt | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Les Choristes | Edgard Maxence | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The Scholar | Ludwig Deutsch | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| La favorite | Adolph Dillens | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Löwe im Versteck (Lion in his Den) | Wilhelm Kuhnert | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Grubacs | Venezia, la Piazzetta | $7,163 est. | Finarte, Jun 2026 | |
| Giovanni Grubacs | The Rialto Bridge | Bonhams, Jun 2015 | ||
| Giovanni Grubacs | Two Views of Venice: St. Marc Square and the Bridge of Sighs | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2024 | ||
| Giovanni Grubacs | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Oct 2015 | ||
| Giovanni Grubacs | Venice, The Bacino di San Marco, with the Piazzetta and the | Bonhams, Jun 2020 | ||
| Giovanni Grubacs | Grand Canal with a view of Santa Maria della Salute | Bonhams, Jun 2015 | ||
| Giovanni Grubacs | The Piazzetta and Doge's Palace | Bonhams, Jun 2015 | ||
| Giovanni Grubacs | St Mark’s Square looking towards San Giorgio Maggiore, Venic | Christie's, Jan 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.