Lot 10 · Of Royal and Noble Descent
partial view of wall elevation in the gallery; virgin with the unicorn and surrounding wall decoration
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- Estimate
- £300–£500 hammer ≈ $370–$616
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Of Royal and Noble Descent, London · 19 January 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4537578
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Pietro Aquila, partial view of wall elevation in the gallery; virgin with the unicorn and surrounding wall decoration. Sotheby's, 19 Jan 2017, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4537578.
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Pietro Aquila, partial view of wall elevation in the gallery; virgin with the unicorn and surrounding wall decoration. Sotheby's, 19 Jan 2017, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4537578.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| A Queen Anne silver-gilt two-handled cup and cover, Simon Pantin, Lon… | — | £6,000–£8,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pietro Aquila | Pietro Aquila (1630 - 1692) | $504 est. | Bertolami Fine Art, Nov 2025 | |
| Pietro Aquila | after Annibale Carracci Aurora and Cephalus, c. 1677 Etching | Bertolami Fine Art, Nov 2021 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano Veneto, 1720 - Venezia, | Bertolami Fine Art, Apr 2026 | ||
| Francisco José De Goya Y Lucientes | Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes: El Vergonzoso | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Jan 2024 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | Veduta delle Cascatelle a Tivoli Etching, 527 x 750 mm Focil | Bertolami Fine Art, Jun 2023 | ||
| Francisco José De Goya Y Lucientes | At the Conde Palatino | Art La Rosa - Casa d'Aste, Oct 2022 | ||
| Giovanni Battista Piranesi | Rovine della Terme Antoniane (Baths of Caracalla: Bird's Eye | Freeman's | Hindman, Sep 2021 | ||
| Pietro Aquila | after Carlo Maratti (1625-1713) B. Virgo in gloria cum quinq | Bertolami Fine Art, Nov 2022 |
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.