Lot 30 · Old Masters & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours (Evening Sale)
A capriccio with a ruined arch and a town wall
Francesco Guardi · oil on panel, oval
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- Estimate
- £120,000–£180,000 hammer ≈ $195,744–$293,616
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours (Evening Sale), London · 17 February 1998
- Dimensions
- 11 x 8 7/8 in. (28 x 22.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4898953
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Guardi, A capriccio with a ruined arch and a town wall. Christie's, 17 Feb 1998, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4898953.
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Francesco Guardi, A capriccio with a ruined arch and a town wall. Christie's, 17 Feb 1998, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4898953.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Gijsbert Gillisz. de Hondecoutre (1604-1653), half-length… | Hendrick Bloemaert | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| A George III meat skewer, | A George III meat skewer, | £25–£200 | |
| A George III wine funnel | A George IV Wine Funnel | £300–£350 | |
| A modern set of four bon-bon dishes | A modern set of four bon-bon dishes | £200–£300 | |
| An Edwardian Hanoverian pattern soup ladle; | An Edwardian Hanoverian pattern soup ladle; | £300–£400 | |
| A George IV wine funnel | A George IV Wine Funnel | £300–£350 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, A View of the Island and the Church of San Giorgio M | $192,000 | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | |
| Francesco Guardi | Capriccio landscape with a ruined arch and figures beside a | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Jun 2021 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, the entrance to the Grand Canal with Santa Maria del | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | An architectural capriccio with figures by ruins | Christie's, Jul 2017 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Dolo, A View of the Porta del Dolo on the Brenta Canal | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, A View of the Piazza San Marco from the Museo Correr | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | view of the grand canal with the rialto bridge and the riva | Sotheby's, Jan 2014 |
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.