Lot 239 · Old Master and British Works on Paper Including drawings from the Oppé Collection
sophonisba receiving the cup of poison
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $3,893–$5,191
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master and British Works on Paper Including drawings from the Oppé Collection, London · 6 July 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4494762
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giovanni Maria Viani, sophonisba receiving the cup of poison. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2016, lot 239. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4494762.
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Giovanni Maria Viani, sophonisba receiving the cup of poison. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2016, lot 239. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4494762.
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From the same sale Old Master and British Works on Paper Including drawings from the Oppé Collection · Jul 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| athens: the temple of olympian zeus, from the south | Louis François Sébastien Fauvel | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| study of a right hand, playing a musical instrument | Ferraù Fenzoni | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| three studies of a left hand | Jacques De Gheyn II | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| a child on a mule, beside a second mule | Called Da San Giovanni Giovanni Mannozzi | £700–£1,000 | |
| Ploughing | David Cox Snr. O.w.s. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| caricature: an assembly in a piazza | Stefano Della Bella | £8,000–£12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | Two figures in an interior, possibly an apothecary | $5,040 | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | |
| François Boucher | a wooded landscape with an angler and countryfolk by a tower | Sotheby's, Nov 2015 | ||
| François Boucher | A Swiss reverse glass painting | Lempertz, Nov 2022 | ||
| Giovanni Boldini | giovanni boldini | elégante vue de face | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Gaetano Gandolfi | Architectural Study | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | ||
| Pier Leone Ghezzi | Saint Nicholas of Tolentino; and Saint Francis of Assisi (2 | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Giovanni Boldini | Signore che leggono, 1910-1919 approximately | Finarte, Jun 2026 | ||
| Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 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.