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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,979–$6,631
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th & 20th Century Sculpture, London · 11 July 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4679945
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Vincenzo Vela, The Last Days of Napoleon. Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2018, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4679945.
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Vincenzo Vela, The Last Days of Napoleon. Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2018, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4679945.
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From the same sale 19th & 20th Century Sculpture · Jul 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| grand prix de Monaco | André Vincent Becquerel | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| The Young American | Lady Alexandra Colebrooke | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Amazone | — | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Amazone | Marcel Bouraine | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Andromeda | Thomas Vinçotte | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Thaïs | — | £18,000–£25,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincenzo Vela | The Last Days of Napoléon | $5,000 | Sotheby's, Jun 2014 | |
| Vincenzo Vela | Napoleon | Christie's, Jun 2002 | ||
| Vincenzo Vela | the last days of napoleon | Sotheby's, Jul 2013 | ||
| Aimé-jules Dalou Paris | Farm | Historia Auktionshaus, Apr 2024 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Cheval Turc No. 3 | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | A lioness | Une lionne | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Vincenzo Vela | The Last Days of Napoleon | Sotheby's, Dec 2011 | ||
| Jean-léon Gérome | Study of a whippet | Christie's, Feb 2025 |
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.