Lot 53 · Master Paintings
The Murder of the Magus Smerdis; The Coronation of Darius: a pair
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- Estimate
- $80,000–$120,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Master Paintings, New York · 20 May 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4926711
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Niccol� Giolfino, The Murder of the Magus Smerdis; The Coronation of Darius: a pair. Sotheby's, 20 May 2021, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4926711.
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Niccol� Giolfino, The Murder of the Magus Smerdis; The Coronation of Darius: a pair. Sotheby's, 20 May 2021, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4926711.
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|---|---|---|---|
| The Holy Family | Follower Of Andrea Del Sarto | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Adoration of the Shepherds | Antonio Balestra | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Portrait of a lady in a pink dress, three-quarter length | — | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Saint Vincent; Saint Stephen: | Vincenzo Di Bertone Civitali | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| A witchcraft scene | Joseph Heintz The Younger | $12,000–$18,000 | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niccol� Giolfino | two panels probably from a cassone:the murder of the magus s | $116,982 | Sotheby's, Jul 2011 | |
| Claude Joseph Vernet | Claire de lune | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| Jean-Baptiste Pillement | A river landscape at dawn with a shepherdess leading a flock | Christie's, May 2024 | ||
| Donato Creti | A sleeping boy holding an apple | Sotheby's, Jul 2011 | ||
| Edwaert Collier | Vanitas Still Life with Nautilus Chalice and Bust | Lempertz, May 2022 | ||
| Claude Joseph Vernet | Calm Seas: Fishing Boats in a Rocky Bay | Lempertz, Nov 2022 | ||
| Claude Joseph Vernet | a capriccio view of montferrat at dawn with the gorges de ve | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | ||
| Donato Creti | A young woman holding a flower reclining in a landscape, a y | Christie's, Oct 2020 |
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.