Lot 108 · Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours
Time unveiling Truth
French School, Early 19th Century · black and white chalk on buff paper
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,207–$1,811
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 9 December 2015
- Dimensions
- 15 1/8 x 21 in. (38.5 x 53.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4075940
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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French School, Early 19th Century, Time unveiling Truth. Christie's, 9 Dec 2015, lot 108. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4075940.
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French School, Early 19th Century, Time unveiling Truth. Christie's, 9 Dec 2015, lot 108. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4075940.
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From the same sale Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours · Dec 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Presentation in the Temple | Jacopo Negretti, Palma il Giovane (Venice circa 1548-1628) | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The archangel Michael triumphs over the Turks | Belisario Corenzio | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| A levitating Saint holding the Christ Child | Bolognese School, 17th Century | £800–£1,200 | |
| A queen consigned to hell by avenging angels | Sebastiano Galeotti | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Two seated putti holding a duck | Spanish School, 19th Century | £800–£1,200 | |
| A unicorn surrounded by animals, two men standing on the right | French School, Circa 1900 | £3,000–£4,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French School, Early 19th Century | Portrait of a gentleman, possibly François-René de Chateaubr | $1,378 | Sotheby's, Jan 2018 | |
| French School, Early 19th Century | portrait of prince james francis edward stuart (1688-1766), | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| French School, Early 19th Century | french school, early 20th century | view of the beach at lio | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| French School, Early 19th Century | Portrait of a young boy, circa 1815 | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | Portrait of a gentleman, bust length | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| French School, Early 19th Century | A still life in a bar | Christie's, Jul 2000 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2024 | ||
| French School, Early 19th Century | Fishing before a French fort | Christie's, Jun 2013 |
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.