Lot 220 · Old Masters Day Sale
An architectural capriccio with figures by ruins
Francesco Guardi · oil on panel, oval
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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $77,380–$103,173
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Day Sale, London · 7 July 2017
- Dimensions
- 10 ¾ x 8 5/8 in. (27.5 x 21.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3908175
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Guardi, An architectural capriccio with figures by ruins. Christie's, 7 Jul 2017, lot 220. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908175.
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Francesco Guardi, An architectural capriccio with figures by ruins. Christie's, 7 Jul 2017, lot 220. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908175.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Guardi | Capriccio landscape with a ruined arch and figures beside a | $170,323 | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | |
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, a view of the Grand Canal with San Simeone Piccolo | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, A View of the Island and the Church of San Giorgio M | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2026 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | The interior courtyard of a Venetian palazzo, with two figur | Christie's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | A capriccio of a rustic house by the lagoon ; and A lagoon c | Christie's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | the island of san cristoforo in the venetian lagoon | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, a view of the Piazzetta toward the Libreria, with th | Christie's, May 2025 |
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.