Lot 234 · Old Master & Early British Paintings
A capriccio harbour scene with figures unloading boats
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $13,055–$19,582
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master & Early British Paintings, London · 14 April 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4002505
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Guardi, A capriccio harbour scene with figures unloading boats. Sotheby's, 14 Apr 2011, lot 234. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4002505.
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Francesco Guardi, A capriccio harbour scene with figures unloading boats. Sotheby's, 14 Apr 2011, lot 234. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4002505.
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From the same sale Old Master & Early British Paintings · Apr 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| An outdoor scene with a saint in ecstatic rapture, surrounded by devotees | Jacopo Alessandro Calvi, Called Il Sordino | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| View of Thanjavur, India, with the Brihadeeswarar Temple | Sir Charles D'oyly | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The Persian Sybil | Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Called Il Guercino | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Portrait of a Ship Owner | John Wollaston | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The Pieta | Francesco De Mura | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Mary Magdalene | — | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Guardi | Architectural Capriccio with ruined Archway and small Harbou | $17,704 | Lempertz, May 2023 | |
| Francesco Guardi | Follower of | Bertolami Fine Art, Feb 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Francesco Guardi: Two Paintings: Floral Still Life with a Wi | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, May 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | view of cannaregio with the ponte dei tre archi and figures | Sotheby's, Jul 2007 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Architectural capriccio | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Two Capricci with Ruins | Lempertz, May 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | A basket of flowers on a rocky bank with further blooms, spr | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2024 |
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.