Lot 222 · Old Master Drawings
recto: design for a frieze with nereids, tritons and putti;verso: apollo and marsyas, after the antique
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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Drawings, New York · 30 January 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4140227
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Prospero Fontana, recto: design for a frieze with nereids, tritons and putti;verso: apollo and marsyas, after the antique. Sotheby's, 30 Jan 2013, lot 222. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4140227.
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Prospero Fontana, recto: design for a frieze with nereids, tritons and putti;verso: apollo and marsyas, after the antique. Sotheby's, 30 Jan 2013, lot 222. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4140227.
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From the same sale Old Master Drawings · Jan 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hercules and Omphale | Willem Van Mieris | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| The Concert | — | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Portrait of a boy | Vincenzo Gemito Naples | $18,000–$22,000 | |
| Design for an ornamental garden with a central fountain and figures nearby | Daniel Marot I | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Scene of Martyrdom | Called Il Giovane Jacopo Palma | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Seated Man | Moses Ter Borch | $10,000–$15,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospero Fontana | A) The Emperor Julian | B) The contest between Reason and Pa | $10,219 | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | |
| Prospero Fontana | a: the emperor julianb: the contest between reason and passi | Sotheby's, Jul 2007 | ||
| Prospero Fontana | design for a spandrel with two male nudes | Sotheby's, Jul 2012 | ||
| François Boucher | A peasant girl carrying a basket | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Prospero Fontana | Phaeton receiving the chariot of the sun from his father Apo | Christie's, Jul 2001 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, a view of San Giorgio Maggiore with the Giudecca and | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | The boudoir | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Prospero Fontana | Two music-making angels | Sotheby's, Jan 2012 |
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.