Lot 138 · Master Drawings
six head studies, including a soldier, his helmet festooned with a fire breathing dragon
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Master Drawings , New York · 28 January 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4443960
- Record
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Mauro Gandolfi, six head studies, including a soldier, his helmet festooned with a fire breathing dragon. Sotheby's, 28 Jan 2016, lot 138. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4443960.
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Mauro Gandolfi, six head studies, including a soldier, his helmet festooned with a fire breathing dragon. Sotheby's, 28 Jan 2016, lot 138. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4443960.
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From the same sale Master Drawings · Jan 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| self portrait in a turban | Elisabeth-louise Vigée Le Brun | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| a mythological scene with the figure of diana wearing the crescent mo… | Taddeo Zuccari | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| study of two hands playing the harpsichord | French School, 19th Century | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| The Feast | Louis-félix De La Rue | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| three studies for a reclining female nude | Jacques Edouard Gatteaux | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| sheet of figure studies including a man with turban | Stefano Della Bella | $5,000–$7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauro Gandolfi | a sheet of studies of four heads | $13,750 | Sotheby's, Jan 2013 | |
| Mauro Gandolfi | a sheet of studies of heads | Sotheby's, Jan 2007 | ||
| Mauro Gandolfi | An Allegory of Peace | Christie's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Mauro Gandolfi | a sheet of studies of six heads | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | Angelica and Medoro carving their names on the tree trunk | Sotheby's, Jan 2024 | ||
| Mauro Gandolfi | The Holy Family | Sotheby's, Jan 2016 | ||
| Mauro Gandolfi | a sheet of head studies of orientals | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Mauro Gandolfi | A study of three male heads | Christie's, Oct 2019 |
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.