Lot 17 · 19th and 20th Century Sculpture Including an Important French Collection
bust of Raphael
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- Estimate
- £7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $10,508–$15,012
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th and 20th Century Sculpture Including an Important French Collection, London · 16 December 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4436612
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Pietro Fontana, bust of Raphael. Sotheby's, 16 Dec 2015, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4436612.
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Pietro Fontana, bust of Raphael. Sotheby's, 16 Dec 2015, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4436612.
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From the same sale 19th and 20th Century Sculpture Including an Important French Collection · Dec 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Michael | Jacques Marin | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| bust of the Prince Imperial | Jean-baptiste Carpeaux | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Femme Orientale | Called Auguste Clésinger Jean-baptiste | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Dante as a Youth | Benedetto Civiletti | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Venus and Cupid | Pietro Franchini | £12,000–£15,000 | |
| Elephant with its Mahout | Roger Godchaux | £30,000–£50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pietro Fontana | bust of Raphael | $4,437 | Sotheby's, Dec 2016 | |
| Alfred Boucher | Alfred Boucher (1850-1934) Au Butpatinated bronze, signed 'A | Bonhams, Jul 2021 | ||
| Albert-Ernest De Carrier-Belleuse | Enfant Sources | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Jean-baptiste Carpeaux | La Princesse Mathilde | Christie's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Jean-baptiste Carpeaux | After | Bertolami Fine Art, Dec 2025 | ||
| Jean-baptiste Carpeaux | Circa 1870 | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Aimé-jules Dalou Paris | Femme cousant (La couseuse) | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Albert-Ernest De Carrier-Belleuse | Été (Allegory of Summer) | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 |
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.