Lot 248 · Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours
The Assumption of the Virgin
Corrado Giaquinto · black chalk, pen and brown ink, watercolour, oval, unframed
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,359–$3,145
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 8 December 2011
- Dimensions
- 32½ x 13 in. (82.5 x 33 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4640301
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4640301 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4640301
Corrado Giaquinto, The Assumption of the Virgin. Christie's, 8 Dec 2011, lot 248. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4640301.
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Corrado Giaquinto, The Assumption of the Virgin. Christie's, 8 Dec 2011, lot 248. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4640301.
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