Lot 137 · Elegance: Jewels, Watches & Handbags
The Baptist preaching in the wilderness
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $7,564–$10,590
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Elegance: Jewels, Watches & Handbags, London (South Kensington) · 4 July 2000
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4786157
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ubaldo Gandolfi, The Baptist preaching in the wilderness. Christie's, 4 Jul 2000, lot 137. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4786157.
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Ubaldo Gandolfi, The Baptist preaching in the wilderness. Christie's, 4 Jul 2000, lot 137. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4786157.
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From the same sale Elegance: Jewels, Watches & Handbags · Jul 2000
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A bracelet watch, by Audemars Piguet | A bracelet watch, by Audemars Piguet | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| A stag and a hind at a stream below cliffs | Louis Gabriel Moreau, called Moreau l'Ainé (1739-1805) | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Hermès, 1999 | A CARAMEL 'HAUTE À COURROIES' BAG | £2,500–£3,000 | |
| Saint Anthony Abbot asking the Centaur the way | Jacopo Negretti, Palma il Giovane (1544-1628) | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| The Resurrection ( recto ); A subsidiary study of the same compositio… | Giacinto Calandrucci Palerme | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Four studies for the infant Virgin | Carlo Maratta | £8,000–£12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubaldo Gandolfi | Hercules resting against a plinth unframed | $8,564 | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | |
| Ubaldo Gandolfi | recto: male academy, seen from behind verso: a preliminary s | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | ||
| Ubaldo Gandolfi | the adoration of the magi | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | ||
| Ubaldo Gandolfi | academy study: nude man seated on a boulder | Sotheby's, Jan 2017 | ||
| Ubaldo Gandolfi | St. Paul | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | ||
| Ubaldo Gandolfi | The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Ubaldo Gandolfi | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Sep 2025 | ||
| Ubaldo Gandolfi | two putti in flight | Sotheby's, Jan 2017 |
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.