Lot 34 · 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe
A Bearded Old Man gazing down to the Laft
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- Estimate
- £25–£200 hammer ≈ $41–$328
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe, London · 29 January 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4937047
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Giovanni Battista Cipriani, A Bearded Old Man gazing down to the Laft. Christie's, 29 Jan 1998, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4937047.
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Giovanni Battista Cipriani, A Bearded Old Man gazing down to the Laft. Christie's, 29 Jan 1998, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4937047.
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|---|---|---|---|
| On the Thames, near Gravesend | English School | £25–£200 | |
| Bramber Castle | Charles Rowbotham | £200–£300 | |
| Venus and Adonis | German School | £300–£500 | |
| Leda and the Swan | Thomas Rowlandson | £200–£300 | |
| A three-masted Ship at Harbour | Fred Lawson | £200–£400 | |
| Cottages near Bolton Castle | Rev. James Bourne | £400–£600 |
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| Giovanni Battista Cipriani | Classical Figure | $844 | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2020 | |
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