Lot 263 · L11037
a nocturnal landscape with figures fleeing the fire of alexandria
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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $94,348–$125,797
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L11037, London · 8 December 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4059703
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pierre-jacques Volaire, a nocturnal landscape with figures fleeing the fire of alexandria. Sotheby's, 8 Dec 2011, lot 263. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4059703.
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Pierre-jacques Volaire, a nocturnal landscape with figures fleeing the fire of alexandria. Sotheby's, 8 Dec 2011, lot 263. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4059703.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ carrying the Cross | — | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| The Death of Cleopatra | — | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The adoration of the Magi | — | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A View of Edinburgh from Corstophine Hill | Alexander Nasmyth | £14,000–£18,000 | |
| A Couple Playing Backgammon | Jacob Duck | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A View of St. James's Park, London | Richard Wilson R.A | £30,000–£50,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-jacques Volaire | Vesuvius erupting at night with spectators in the foreground | $103,443 | Sotheby's, Jul 2013 | |
| Pierre-jacques Volaire | The eruption of Mount Vesuvius, 15 June 1794 | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Pierre-jacques Volaire | the waterfalls at tivoli with figures resting and hunting | Sotheby's, Dec 2011 | ||
| Pierre-jacques Volaire | a mediterranean bay with a merchantman unloading, seamen pla | Sotheby's, Dec 2003 | ||
| Pierre-jacques Volaire | a nocturnal mediterranean coastal scene, with vesuvius in th | Sotheby's, Jan 2014 | ||
| Nicolas De Largillière | Portrait de femme à mi-corps, dit 'portrait de la comtesse d | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | A courtyard near the Campo Vaccino in Rome | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | A great colonnaded building, the roof partly open to the sky | Christie's, Feb 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.