Lot 92 · 19th and 20th Century Sculpture Including an Important French Collection
the myrtle's altar
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $9,007–$12,009
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th and 20th Century Sculpture Including an Important French Collection, London · 16 December 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4436632
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Andrea Carlo Lucchesi, the myrtle's altar. Sotheby's, 16 Dec 2015, lot 92. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4436632.
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Andrea Carlo Lucchesi, the myrtle's altar. Sotheby's, 16 Dec 2015, lot 92. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4436632.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Carlo Lucchesi | the myrtle's altar | $16,688 | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 | |
| Benoit Rougèlet | Le fil rompu (The Broken Thread) | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Lion qui marche et Tigre qui marche | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Andrea Carlo Lucchesi | The myrtle's altar | Christie's, Jun 2004 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Thésée et le Minotaure | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Emmanuel Frémiet Paris | chevaux de course et jockeys (racehorses and jockeys) | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | antoine-louis barye | thésée et le minotaure | Sotheby's, Jan 2020 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Cheval Turc N°2, antérieur gauche levé | Bonhams, Jun 2023 |
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.