Lot 41 · Christie's Interiors
An Allegorical Ceiling Design: Minerva and Other Figures Holding a Portrait Cartouche Surrounded by Twelve Compartments with Personifications of Innocence, Genius, Chastity, Truth, Friendship, Peace, Generosity and Concordance (?)
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $8,188–$11,462
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 7 July 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4922345
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Johann Michael Rottmayr, AN ALLEGORICAL CEILING DESIGN: MINERVA AND OTHER FIGURES HOLDING A PORTRAIT CARTOUCHE SURROUNDED BY TWELVE COMPARTMENTS WITH PERSONIFICATIONS OF INNOCENCE, GENIUS, CHASTITY, TRUTH, FRIENDSHIP, PEACE, GENEROSITY AND CONCORDANCE (?). Christie's, 7 Jul 1998, lot 41. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4922345.
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Johann Michael Rottmayr, AN ALLEGORICAL CEILING DESIGN: MINERVA AND OTHER FIGURES HOLDING A PORTRAIT CARTOUCHE SURROUNDED BY TWELVE COMPARTMENTS WITH PERSONIFICATIONS OF INNOCENCE, GENIUS, CHASTITY, TRUTH, FRIENDSHIP, PEACE, GENEROSITY AND CONCORDANCE (?). Christie's, 7 Jul 1998, lot 41. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4922345.
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From the same sale Christie's Interiors · Jul 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Printed Text Framed with Figures and Calligraphic Ornaments | Valerio Spada | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| The Front Legs of a Rearing Horse | Jean-baptiste Oudry | £2,000–£4,000 | |
| Two Rabbits | Franz Werner Von Tamm | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Saint Gregory the Great Staying the Plague in a Procession Leading to… | Francesco Vanni Sienne | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| A Kneeling Monk ( Recto ); Figure Studies ( Verso ) | Bolognese School, Circa 1700 | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Ezekiel Holding a Tablet Supported by a Putto | Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Dit Le Guerchin | £10,000–£15,000 |
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