Lot 73 · Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours
A seated woman holding a fan
Jean-Antoine Watteau · red chalk, the lower right corner made up
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $10,330–$15,495
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours, London · 5 July 2017
- Dimensions
- 4 x 2½ in. (10.1 x 6.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3908562
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Jean-Antoine Watteau, A seated woman holding a fan. Christie's, 5 Jul 2017, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908562.
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Jean-Antoine Watteau, A seated woman holding a fan. Christie's, 5 Jul 2017, lot 73. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3908562.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study for the tomb of the humanist Niccolò Perotti | Umbrian School, circa 1480 | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| The Massacre of the Innocents ( recto ); Study of a head ( verso ) | Timoteo Viti | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| The Virgin Mary with the Christ Child with a monk behind | Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli | £12,000–£18,000 | |
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| Study of a seated man | Giovanni Battista Piranesi | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Saint Anthony of Padua and the Christ Child, flanked by an Angel and putti | Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | £8,000–£12,000 |
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