Lot 38 · Old Masters Evening Sale
An elegant couple in Carnival costume
Pietro Longhi · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £200,000–£300,000 hammer ≈ $253,238–$379,858
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Evening Sale, London · 8 December 2016
- Dimensions
- 24 3/8 x 19 ¼ in. (62 x 49 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3966948
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pietro Longhi, An elegant couple in Carnival costume. Christie's, 8 Dec 2016, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3966948.
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Pietro Longhi, An elegant couple in Carnival costume. Christie's, 8 Dec 2016, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3966948.
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