Lot 55 · Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours
Portrait of the artist, half-length, holding a porte-crayon, in a trompe l'oeil oval frame
Alessio De Marchis · black chalk, stumping
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,299–$3,066
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 27 April 2010
- Dimensions
- 14½ x 9¾ in. (36.8 x 24.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4474525
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alessio De Marchis, Portrait of the artist, half-length, holding a porte-crayon, in a trompe l'oeil oval frame. Christie's, 27 Apr 2010, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4474525.
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Alessio De Marchis, Portrait of the artist, half-length, holding a porte-crayon, in a trompe l'oeil oval frame. Christie's, 27 Apr 2010, lot 55. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4474525.
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From the same sale Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours · Apr 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstraction 2 | Abdul Hadi El-Gazzar (Egyptian, 1925 - 1965) | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Ou Ali Mama'ou Khabar? (And Ali Has No Idea?) | Zena El-Khalil (Lebanese, b. 1976) | $18,000–$24,000 | |
| Bound | Manal Al-Dowayan (Saudi Arabian, b. 1973) | $3,000–$4,000 | |
| Standing Couple | Ahmed Al-Askalany (Egyptian, b. 1978) | $10,000–$12,000 | |
| The Greater Middle East | Mahmoud Bakhshi Moakhar (Iranian, b. 1977) | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Trees | Jahangir Shahdadi (Iranian, b. 1943) | $4,000–$6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessio De Marchis | Landscape with Travelers and a view of Rome | $2,394 | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | |
| Alessio De Marchis | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2020 | ||
| Alessio De Marchis | figures with a herd of cattle and camels watering at a ford, | Sotheby's, Jan 2007 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | Emperor Nero Fleeing With His Entourage | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | Portrait of a lady | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | A portrait of a young lady in profile | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| French School, 19th Century | recto: two head studies (possibly after a roman relief) vers | Sotheby's, Feb 2021 | ||
| Alessio De Marchis | An extensive wooded landscape with a farmhouse | Christie's, Jul 1999 |
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.