Lot 58 · Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors Including an Important Canadian Collection and a Distinguished Private Collection
Venus at the Forge of Vulcan ( recto and verso )
Girolamo Brusaferro · ), black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, partially blackened for transfer (
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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors Including an Important Canadian Collection and a Distinguished Private Collection, New York · 18 October 2005
- Dimensions
- 12 x 17½ in. (30.3 x 44.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4458670
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Girolamo Brusaferro, Venus at the Forge of Vulcan ( recto and verso ). Christie's, 18 Oct 2005, lot 58. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4458670.
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Girolamo Brusaferro, Venus at the Forge of Vulcan ( recto and verso ). Christie's, 18 Oct 2005, lot 58. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4458670.
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From the same sale Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolors Including an Important Canadian Collection and a Distinguished Private Collection · Oct 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moses and the Brazen Serpent | Joseph Cellony le Jeune (Aix-en-Provence 1730-1786) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| The Sacrifice of Isaac | Attributed to Jacopo Negretti, Palma il Giovane (Venice circa 1548-1628) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| The quarrel of Venus, Jupiter and Minerva | Giovanni Battista Castello, il Bergamasco (Gandino 1509-1569 Madrid) | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| An angel in the clouds | Attributed to Gennaro Landi (active, 17th century) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Head of a bearded man in profile facing left, possibly a self-portrait | Girolamo Francesco Mazzola, il Parmigianino (Parma 1503-1540 Casalmaggiore) | $300,000–$500,000 | |
| Head of a man with growths on his neck, in profile to the left | Jusepe de Ribera, lo Spagnoletto (Valencia 1591-1652 Naples) | $70,000–$100,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girolamo Brusaferro | [no title recorded] | $3,908 | Dorotheum, Dec 2016 | |
| Italian School, 17th Century | Head of an Evangelist | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Luca Giordano | a kneeling woman with her right arm outstretched | Sotheby's, Jul 2013 | ||
| Girolamo Brusaferro | Christ healing the Centurion's servant | Sotheby's, Jul 2005 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | A Roman Emperor | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Francesco Foschi | Winter landscape with bridge, village, beggar and | Bertolami Fine Art, Nov 2022 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | Architectural Capriccio of Rome with the Arches of Constanti | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Girolamo Brusaferro | Rebecca al pozzo | Sotheby's, Dec 2003 |
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.