Lot 84 · Old Master & British Drawings
caricature of a fat gentleman seen in profile
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $23,053–$30,737
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master & British Drawings, London · 8 July 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4380993
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, caricature of a fat gentleman seen in profile. Sotheby's, 8 Jul 2015, lot 84. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4380993.
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, caricature of a fat gentleman seen in profile. Sotheby's, 8 Jul 2015, lot 84. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4380993.
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From the same sale Old Master & British Drawings · Jul 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of a Woman, Downward Gaze | Adolph Menzel | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Design for a stage set: The Temple of Neptune | Louis-jean Desprez | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| The holy family | Luca Giordano | £3,000–£3,500 | |
| The Blind Carrying the Crippled | Jean-Baptiste Greuze | £18,000–£22,000 | |
| Noah leading the animals into the Ark | Called Le Romain Jean-baptiste Deshays | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| The Adoration of the Golden Calf | Hans Johann Rottenhammer The Elder | £60,000–£80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | A reclining figure, seen from below | $27,720 | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | |
| Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | Caricature of a gentleman walking to the left and holding a | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | The Holy Family | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | Vari Capricci | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | Étude de deux Orientaux | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | Study of two figures seen from below | Sotheby's, Jan 2022 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | head of a cherub | Sotheby's, Jan 2019 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | Caricature of a man resting his hands on his hips | Christie's, Feb 2025 |
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.