Lot 1 · Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours
The Massacre of the Innocents ( recto ); Study of a head ( verso )
Timoteo Viti · black chalk, pen and brown ink
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- Estimate
- £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $32,282–$45,195
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours, London · 5 July 2017
- Dimensions
- 6¼ x 12½ in. (15.8 x 31.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3908508
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3908508 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3908508
Timoteo Viti, The Massacre of the Innocents ( recto ); Study of a head ( verso ). Christie's, 5 Jul 2017, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908508.
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Timoteo Viti, The Massacre of the Innocents ( recto ); Study of a head ( verso ). Christie's, 5 Jul 2017, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908508.
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