Lot 34 · Old Master Paintings
a vanitas still life with a glass vase of flowers, a candle, a wine flask and a sand timer on a ledge
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings, New York · 5 June 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4270815
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Solimena, a vanitas still life with a glass vase of flowers, a candle, a wine flask and a sand timer on a ledge. Sotheby's, 5 Jun 2014, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4270815.
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Francesco Solimena, a vanitas still life with a glass vase of flowers, a candle, a wine flask and a sand timer on a ledge. Sotheby's, 5 Jun 2014, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4270815.
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From the same sale Old Master Paintings · Jun 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annunciation to the Shepherds | Maître Des Cortèges | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Architectural Capriccios: a pair | Leonardo Coccorante | $70,000–$90,000 | |
| Madonna and Child with the Infant St. John the Baptist | Called L'orbetto Alessandro Turchi | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| The Rape of Europa | Jean-baptiste Marie Pierre Paris | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| The Finding of Moses | Circle of Jan Brueghel the Younger and Hendrick van Balen | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Young Saint John the Baptist | Elisabetta Sirani | $40,000–$60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Solimena | [no title recorded] | $22,773 | Dorotheum, Apr 2019 | |
| Francesco Solimena | Noli me tangere | Lempertz, Mar 2017 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | an allegory of summer | Sotheby's, Jan 2007 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | personification of charity, a bozzetto | Sotheby's, Jan 2019 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | recto: studies for an annunciationverso: sketch of a female | Sotheby's, Jul 2013 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | Phaethon asking to drive the chariot of Apollo | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | David Refusing the Armor of King Saul | Sotheby's, May 2006 | ||
| Francesco Solimena | Faith triumphant over the Continents | Sotheby's, Jul 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.